ChatGPT App Lets You Pick Google Maps Instead Of Apple Maps
OpenAI updated its ChatGPT iOS app to let you select Google Maps instead of Apple Maps as the maps provider for local results. I am told this is new as of the past week or so.
Google AI Overviews Testing Keyboard Shortcuts
Google is now experimenting with keyboard shortcuts to the overlay menu in the AI Overviews within Google Search. Rajan Patel, VP, Engineering for Google Search, said this is just an experiment.
Google AI Overviews Testing Keyboard Shortcuts
Google is now experimenting with keyboard shortcuts to the overlay menu in the AI Overviews within Google Search. Rajan Patel, VP, Engineering for Google Search, said this is just an experiment.
Google Top Stories Preferred Sources Is Live In US & India
Google has launched the Preferred Sources top stories feature fully in the US and India, after testing it in Search Labs for a bit over six weeks. As I said then, this is a nice feature for publishers and hopefully will lead to more traffic from Google…
Google Ads Performance Max Campaigns Gain Gender Exclusion
Google Ads has added the gender exclusions feature for Performance Max campaigns. This was previously announced last week and is now showing up in the Google Ads interfaces for advertisers.
Google & Bing Tests Search Title Expansion, Colors & More
Google and Bing are busy testing changing the search results snippets title. In one case, Google is expanding the title of the search result on mouse hover. In another case, Google is testing changing the color of the title on hover. Bing is also testi…
Google Allows Dating & Companionship Ads In More Countries
Google has removed some of the restricted countries from the list of countries not allowed to serve Dating and Companionship ads. Specifically, Google removed Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and the UAE from the list.
Google Ads Touts New AI To Reduce Invalid Traffic In Some Cases By 40%
Google announced it has new AI and large language models to fight invalid ad traffic or as Google calls it “IVT.” Google explained they have used AI for a long time, but they had some breakthroughs that resulted in a “40% reduction in IVT stemming fro…
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LLM SEO Optimization Techniques: (including llms.txt)
How to make your content visible in the age of AI search So, what exactly is LLM Optimization? Well, the answer to that question depends on who you ask. For example, if you ask a machine learning engineer, they’ll tell you it’s all about tweaking prompts and token limits to get better performance from a […]
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How to drive traffic to my website
Excited to launch your website, but how to drive traffic to your website? A beautifully designed site without visitors is like a shop with no customers — that’s why traffic matters. Wondering how to get visitors to your site? You’re in the right place. In this post, we’ll walk you through simple yet practical tips […]
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Google Ads Updated 14 Policy Help Center Articles
Google has updated fourteen different help center documents, specific to Google Ads policy. Google said the updates “improved organization and readability” of those help center articles.
Bing Tests Recent Searches At Top Of Search Results
Microsoft is testing placing “Recent searches” at the top of the Bing Search results page. This is instead of it being placed at the bottom or the side.
Google From Online Stores Section In Search
Google is testing a new section in the Google Search results titled “From online stores.” We’ve seen a similar section for nearby stores but I am not sure if we’ve seen the online stores version.
Google Search Energy-Saving Green Leaf Label On Product Listings
Google is now showing the energy-saving label with a green leaf icon in the product listings side panel within Google Search. We saw these on special compare and save type of search box but now they may be shown in the product listings box.
Google Merchant Center Ads Promotions Preview & Chat Checkbox
Google Merchant Center now lets you preview your promotions, your sponsored ads, before adding them. Google also added two check boxes to your customer service section for live versus chatbot support.
Google Trends Stalled With Four Hour Filter
Google Trends seems to be broken or stalled over the past few hours. If you filter Google Trends for a specific region and then say only show me trends over the past four hours, you may only see a few keywords show up and not pages of keywords, like yo…
A smoother Redirect Manager and Yoast AI Optimize for Classic Editor
We just introduced two new updates to Yoast SEO Premium that focus on clarity and speed. Yoast SEO Redirect Manager just got a cleaner, more user-friendly workspace. After heavy testing, Yoast AI Optimize is now available for the Classic Editor. It helps you optimize your copy for readability and SEO without disrupting your workflow or […]
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Google Analytics Real Time Reporting Not Working Again
Google Analytics seems not to be functioning properly again. The real-time reporting feature is underreporting numbers for many sites. Google had a similar issue last month and a couple months prior to that.
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 11, 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.
Another weekend…