Google Loses Another Round in Legal Battle Against SerpApi Over Scraping
Google has lost again in SerpApi’s scraping legal fight in court, with the court giving Google 21 days to amend its complaint. But this is a major win for SerpApi and this case seems like it might be coming to a close soon.
ChatGPT lets you claim your business and track the clicks it sends you
OpenAI’s business beta adds profiles and reporting, with customer-facing agents starting in the US.
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Businesses in ChatGPT Business Hub Live With Click Data
OpenAI has just announced the ChatGPT Business Hub, Businesses in ChatGPT. This business hub offers analytics on mentions, profile views, and, you guessed it, clicks to websites! Yes, OpenAI is showing us how many people click from ChatGPT to our websi…
Google’s November core update could reshuffle your search rankings
Google’s first core update since May applies worldwide, with a rollout that could take two weeks.
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Google November 2026 Core Update Is Rolling Out
Google officially announced the rollout of the November 2026 core update just now, on Tuesday at around 1:07 pm ET. This core update is expected to take about 2 weeks to roll out. Google said, “This is a regular update designed to better surface releva…
Testing llms.txt vs. AI Info Pages: GEO Quick Wins or Waste of Time?
TL;DR
I compared llms.txt and AI info pages to determine if these were easy GEO wins or tactics without data proof
llms.txt files failed to perform across several parameters: 0 for 2 on formal client tests, and almost no citation prese…
Gemini 4 Carbon Available In Google Search AI Mode
Google released Gemini 4 Carbon, its “strongest model with frontier performance in cybersecurity capabilities and long-horizon agentic workflows across complex knowledge work, software engineering, and scientific reasoning,” and it is now available in …
Yahoo Search Launches Pivot Search, Yahoo Scout App & More
Yahoo announced updates across Yahoo Search and Yahoo Scout including that Yahoo Scout is now out of beta and Yahoo Search added Pivot Search. Plus, Scout has now processed over 3 billion answers since it launched earlier this year.
Bing tests large image ad in the center of the SERP
Bing appears to be testing a large image ad below Shopping results, featuring a blue title, description, and “Learn more” button.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 10, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google said it can take time for search to understand the unique value of new websites…
Best Chrome extensions for everyday SEO checks
We checked 12 Chrome extensions for everyday SEO tasks. Each one handles a real job, from meta tags and redirects to keywords, backlinks and local listings.
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Google: It Can Take Time To Understand The Unique Value Of New Websites
Google’s John Mueller said it can take Google Search some time to understand a new site’s “unique value” and then rank it accordingly. He said on Bluesky in response to a new site not being fully indexed quickly enough, “It’s a fairly new site, and you…
Google AI Overview Local Pack Dropping Action Buttons, Photos & Reviews
Google is testing removing the action buttons, reviews, photos, etc from the AI Overview version of the local pack. This makes it harder for searchers to visit your website, call your business, get directions and so on, from Google Search.
Google Ads: Ads With Pay-Per-Lead Goals Terms
Google Ads is rolling out a new option named “Ads with pay-per-lead goals terms.” Advertisers must opt into this setting to activate it.
Bing Shopping Personalizing Search Results With Questions
Microsoft Bing is testing asking searchers questions to personalize the shopping search results. In a test, Bing will show you questions and say, “Let’s personalize your results,” then ask you a number of questions to fine-tune your shopping search re…
Google tests a Found on site label below sponsored results
Google is testing a ‘Found on site’ label with a blue hyperlink below sponsored results, the latest in a series of new line designs under ads.
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Filter Google Product Results For Non-Incentivized Reviews
You can now filter your product results to show non-incentivized reviews only. When you click on a product in the search results, either normal search or AI Mode, the product listing detail panel will show up on the right, and for there, you can filter…
ChatGPT Ads While It Creates Your Image Live
OpenAI announced a month ago that it would release a “new visual ad format in ChatGPT” to show ads while ChatGPT makes images for users. Well, that ad format seems to be live – because if you ask ChatGPT to make an image, it will show an ad while the i…
ChatGPT Ads While It Creates Your Image Live
OpenAI announced a month ago that it would release a “new visual ad format in ChatGPT” to show ads while ChatGPT makes images for users. Well, that ad format seems to be live – because if you ask ChatGPT to make an image, it will show an ad while the i…
ChatGPT Ads While It Creates Your Image Live
OpenAI announced a month ago that it would release a “new visual ad format in ChatGPT” to show ads while ChatGPT makes images for users. Well, that ad format seems to be live – because if you ask ChatGPT to make an image, it will show an ad while the i…