Google Updates When Local Questions & Answers Display
For the past several months, we’ve been seeing signs that the Google Maps and local questions and answers feature is being phased out. Well, it seems like it is not going away but rather changed when it does and does not show.
Google: Ads Can Show Above/Below or Within AI Overviews But Not Both At Same Time
Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, confirmed on X that ads can show above/below the AI Overviews or within the AI Overviews but not in both positions at the same time. She wrote, “Your ad could trigger to show either above/below AIO or within AIO, but…
Google Ads To Allow Melatonin Ads Beyond US & Canada
Google is updating its Unapproved Substances section of the Healthcare and Medicines policy in June to allow the promotion and serving ads for Melatonin. This is currently allowed in the U.S. and Canada, but will now be allowed beyond.
Google Search Results Light Background Shadow Color On Hover
Google is testing another search results snippet hover effect. This one will color the background a light gray shadow like color. We’ve seen variations of this before (see articles below).
Bing Tests Related Searches Alternative Texts
Microsoft is testing using alternative names and titles for the related searches section within the Bing Search results. I was able to trigger four alternatives to the normal related searches header.
Clicks Don’t Pay the Bills: Use This Audit Framework To Prove Content Revenue [Mozcon 2025 Speaker Series]
Struggling to prove content’s revenue impact? Learn a practical audit framework to trim waste, forecast ROI, and show content’s true business value.
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 28, 2025
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’s CEO, Sundar Pichai…
The beginner’s guide to SEO reporting
When you work on your site’s SEO, reflecting on those efforts should be part of your ongoing strategy. Whether it’s for a client, your manager, or your team, creating an SEO report is the best way to do so. This helps you justify your efforts, keep track of performance and figure out what needs to […]
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How To Read Patents For SEO
Seems like everyone wants to be the first to read some fantastic patent and discover the secret to Google’s algorithms. If only it worked that way. If only it were that easy. If only some people weren’t consumed by hubris, announcing great …
Google’s Sundar Pichai Doesn’t Think Web Publishing Is Dead
Nilay Patel of The Verge had a great one-on-one conversation with Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO. Nilay did put on the pressure around how the changes with AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search are impacting publishers in a very negative way, but Sun…
Google Business Profiles Chat Clicks Performance Analytics
Google added a new type of data point to the Google Business Profiles performance reports named Chat Clicks. Chat clicks show you how many people are clicking over from your chat conversations in the local and maps results within Google Search and Maps.
Poll: Most SEOs Are Scared About Google AI Mode
With Google rolling out AI Mode in the US and calling it the future of Google Search, many SEOs are worried about how organic search will lead traffic and conversions for their business and their clients. Well, a small poll showed that most SEO are sca…
Google Search Products Third-Level Overlay With Store Pricing & More
Google Search now lets you see the pricing history and pricing details, including more store details of a specific product, directly from the search results. When you click on the three dots in the product secondary overlay, you get this third-level ov…
Google Search Products Third-Level Overlay With Store Pricing & More
Google Search now lets you see the pricing history and pricing details, including more store details of a specific product, directly from the search results. When you click on the three dots in the product secondary overlay, you get this third-level ov…
Google AI Overviews Tests Query Expansion Tabs
Google needs even more queries, the 10% growth isn’t enough, so Google AI Overviews is testing query expansion tabs at the top of the AI Overviews. We’ve seen variations of this within the AI Overviews, but now they are testing them at the top of the A…
Google Search Console Tests New Crawl Stats UI
Google is testing a new design for the crawl stats section in Google Search Console. Instead of the more list view section below the main chart at the top, this new interface is much more visual with numerous charts.
Google Moving Notifications To Merchant Center Next June 25
Google announced it will be removing the notifications and email archive section from Google Merchant Center into Google Merchant Center Next on June 25, 2025. After June 25th, Google Merchant Center will no longer have your email notifications archiv…
Bing Tests Sticky Footer With Related Searches
Microsoft is testing a sticky footer in the Bing Search results that show related searches. So the related searches section sticks to the footer, making these related searches way more in your face.
Google Technical SEO & Programmatic SEO Are Different
Google’s John Mueller does not want you to lump programmatic SEO with technical SEO. He said they are different things and that while technical SEO “will definitely continue to be a thing,” programmatic SEO is another story.
Google Tests AI Overviews Follow Up In AI Mode vs Dive Deeper in AI Mode
Google is testing replacing the “Dive deeper in AI Mode” button with “Follow up in AI Mode.” This is the button you can sometimes see at the bottom of the AI Overview, after you expand the AI Overview within Google Search.