Bing Tests Bolds Titles For Search Results & Ads
Microsoft is testing bolding the title links in the Bing search results for both the organic and paid listings. I am not sure if this was a bug or a test, but I suspect it was a test.
Bing Tests Sitelinks Interfaces Again
Microsoft is testing various interfaces for the sitelinks in Bing Search. We’ve seen and reported on Bing testing sitelinks many, many times here, so here are a few more variations.
Google AI Mode Tests Moving Query To Right Side
Google is testing moving your query from the left top position to the right top position of the AI response within AI Mode. This is a subtle change but it is interesting to see Google test these small changes to AI Mode.
How To Diversify Your Traffic Outside of Google SERPS
Is your traffic strategy too reliant on Google SERPs? Learn how digital PR and brand-led content can diversify your traffic and build lasting visibility beyond search.
Chrome Screen AI Protos
├───aocr│ └───google_ocr│ └───engine│ └───page_layout_mutators│ group_rpn_text_detection_mutator_runtime_options.proto│├───aphotos│ └───vision│ └───visionkit│ ├───drishti│ │ hexagon_delegate_calculator.proto│ ││ ├───engines│ │ └───proto│ │ audio_classifications.proto│ ││ ├───pipeline│ │ ├───drishti│ │ │ └───calculators│ │ │ tflite_task_object_detector_calculator.proto│ │ ││ │ └───proto│ │ face_cascade_options.proto│ │ hand_tracking_result.proto│ ││ └───text│ └───proto│ text_orientation_tracker.proto│├───chrome│ └───accessibility│ └───machine_intelligence│ └───chrome_screen_ai│ chrome_screen_ai.proto│├───frameworks│ └───client│ └───data│ data_annotation.proto│├───google│ ├───api│ │ inclusion.proto│ │ visibility.proto│ ││ ├───internal│ │ └───visionkit│ │ […]
RexBERT
RexBERT is a domain-specialized language model trained on massive volumes of e-commerce text (product titles, descriptions, attributes, reviews, FAQs). Unlike general-purpose transformers, it is optimized to understand the quirks of product data and the way consumers phrase queries. For a technical SEO professional, this means better alignment between how search engines interpret product content and […]
Programming Note: Rosh Hashanah 5786 – Happy & Healthy Jewish New Year
This is a programming note that Tuesday and Wednesday are Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and I will be offline the next two days. I will be offline on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23rd and September 24th…
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 22, 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 completed the rollout of the August 2025 spam update today…
Prompt: Rate My Page Quality using the Hobo SEO Method
This is my contribution to democratising high-level SEO analysis. By giving the global AIs a structured, expert-level framework, we move beyond generic advice and get a truly helpful, actionable audit. I hope you find it useful.
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Google’s Wild August 2025 Spam Update Finished Rolling Out
Google has completed the rollout of the August 2025 spam update, following a 27-day rollout cycle. This update started on August 26, 2025 and 12 pm ET, and was completed on September 22, 2025. This was a broad spam update, not a link spam update and wa…
Google Darksteel AI Search Option Test
Google is testing a new AI Search based option codenamed Darksteel. This reminds me of when we caught Google testing 47 different AI Search options back in March but Darksteel was not one of them.
Google Search Console Impressions Drop Impact With Google Blocking Bots
As you know, Google dropped the num parameter to see more search results on a page, then the third-party tools scraping became severely impacted and many saw impression declines in Search Console. Google confirmed the num parameter is not officially su…
Google AI Mode Product Listings Tests AI-Generated Product Summaries
Google is testing AI-generated product summaries in the AI Mode results, after you click on a specific product. I was able to generate this in one out of every four browser attempts, and here is how it works.
Google Search Translate A Conversation Button
Google is testing a button that takes you from Google Search short translations answers, to the ability to translate a full conversation in another interface.
Annotated Page Content (APC)
1. Introduction What is APC? Annotated Page Content (APC) is a structured and actionable representation of a webpage’s content and layout. Its primary function is to enable a deep understanding of page structure, content, and interactive elements by downstream clients, who can receive the information as a protobuf tree. Core Principles APC is designed with […]
The ContentEffort Attribute, the Helpful Content System and E-E-A-T. Is Gemini behind the HCU?
Author’s Note: The following analysis is based on information revealed in the May 2024 leak of Google’s internal documentation. All conclusions about the function, connection, and impact of these attributes (such as contentEffort) are the author&…
E-E-A-T is the Goal, Q-Star is the System, Site_Quality is the Score
In short, E-E-A-T is Quality Score. Or thereabouts.
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Google August 2025 Spam Update To Probably Finish Tomorrow – 9/22
The Google August 2025 spam update will probably be marked as completed tomorrow, September 22, 2025. That is what John Mueller from Google said deep inside a comment on a LinkedIn post. He wrote today, “Just between us, we’ll probably mark it complet…
Deconstructing DomDistiller: How Chrome’s Reader Mode Algorithm Impacts Technical SEO
Chrome’s “Reader Mode” and its underlying engine, DomDistiller, provide a transparent look into the principles of machine readability. It’s a valuable, real-world model of how a sophisticated Google technology parses, evaluates, and isolates main content from boilerplate. Understanding its mechanics is not about optimizing for a browser feature; it’s about reverse-engineering a proxy for how […]
Everything you need to know about AI citations vs backlinks
For years, backlinks have been the gold standard for building authority, driving link juice, and climbing up the SERPs. But with the rise of Generative AI, the search landscape is shifting. Instead of chasing endless links, visibility now also depends on something more intelligent: AI citations. This evolution means your brand can show up in […]
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