Test: Google AI Overviews Show More Button Jumps Into AI Mode
Google is testing having the “Show More” button within AI Overviews jump you directly into AI Mode as opposed to loading more of the AI Overview beneath it. This appears to be a test, as I am unable to replicate it.
Bing Places New Dashboard Rolling Out
As we reported earlier, Microsoft said a new Bing Places update is coming soon. Well, now it is rolling out to businesses in Bing Places for Business.
Google Tests AI Generated Search Snippet Descriptions
Google was previously testing placing AI-generated snippet summaries below each search result snippet. Now, Google is testing replacing the search result snippet’s description with its own AI-generated description.
Microsoft Advertising Ad Grant Program To Be Shut Down
Microsoft will be shutting down its Microsoft Advertising Ads for Social Impact ad grant program. It will officially be discontinued in December 2025.
Google Reveals Dates For Call Ads Going Away
A year ago, we learned that Google would transition from Google call ads, call-only ads, to using call assets within responsive search ads (RSAs) but we didn’t know the dates. Now, Google said this will happen in two phases: February 2026 and February …
Evidence-Based Mapping of Google Updates to Leaked Internal Ranking Signals
Disclosure: I use generative AI when specifically writing about my own experiences, ideas, stories, concepts, tools, tool documentation or research. My tool of choice for this process is Google Gemini Pro 2.5 Deep Research. I have over 20 years writing…
The Definitive Guide To Image SEO: Google Content Warehouse ImageData Schema Analysis
Go inside Google’s leaked ImageData schema. In my latest article I reveal the real ranking signals for images, from NIMA quality scores to entity associations. Level up your SEO.”
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Google’s LocalWWWInfo: An Analysis of Local SEO Signals in the Google Leak
After 25 years in search engine optimisation, it’s rare to see a development that provides such stark clarity as the May 2024 Content Warehouse API leak. My analysis has focused intensely on the LocalWWWInfo data model. For years, we’ve mov…
The PerDocData: An SEO’s Strategic Analysis of Google’s Leaked Core Document Model
Having spent 25 years analysing Google’s results pages, the leak of the PerDocData model is nothing short of a Rosetta Stone. At Hobo, I’ve always worked from the evidence we had, and to be fair, my analysis concludes that Google spokespeop…
Google’s Leaked CompressedQualitySignals: Advanced SEO Analysis
In my latest article about Google Content Warehouse leak I delve into the most important module of the whole leak (in my opinion). Navigating the world of search engine optimisation for a quarter of a century is to live in a state of perpetual adaptati…
The CompositeDoc: Google’s Core Document Data Structure Leaked
After about a quarter of a century in the trenches of SEO (search engine optimisation), I’ve seen fads come and go. I’ve witnessed the rise and fall of countless ‘guaranteed ranking’ tactics and watched as the digital landscape …
The QualityNsrPQData Model: The Core of Google’s Page Quality Assessment
After 25 years in this industry, I’ve seen it all. I was optimising websites for search engines like Alta Vista and Lycos before Google was even a registered domain. In those early days, SEO was a simpler, cruder art. We were a long way from the …
The Definitive Guide to Mobile SEO After the Leak: How Google Ranks Your Website
There’s a reason Google openly tells us “Google uses the mobile version of a site’s content, crawled with the smartphone agent, for indexing and *ranking*. This is called mobile-first indexing.” The emphasis above is mine, natur…
Google Confirms Google Search Serving Issue
Google has confirmed a Google Search serving issue that is currently ongoing and impacting serving “some pages in some locales.” This is a large enough issue that Google posted about it on its Google Search Status Dashboard.
Core Web Vitals SEO After The Google Content Warehouse API Data Leaks
This article dissects the Google Content Warehouse API documentation leak in March 2024 with Core Web Vitals under the spotlight.
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google AI Mode Visual Update, Ads Reporting Updates, ChatGPT Instant Checkout and More
This week we covered the Google AI Mode news that it is more visual for many queries, including shopping queries. Google AI Mode agentic capabilities can now be opted into. Google AI Overviews…
Why Google Search Console LCP Is Not Wrong, According To Google
Barry Pollard from Google did a long explanation on Bluesky on why Google Search Console says an LCP is bad but the individual URLs are fine. I don’t want to mess it up, so I will copy what Barry wrote.
Google Reviews Labeled Incentivized
Did you know Google can label some of the reviews in the product reviews section as “incentivized”? I am not sure I’ve seen this before, have you?
Google Tests Light Gray Title Links On Hover
Google is testing another variation to the title links in the Google Search results – a light gray effect. So when you hover your mouse cursor over the snippet, the title link turns grayed and washed out.
Google Merchant Center Next New Compact Menu Bar
Google has rolled out the new, more compact, menu bar for Google Merchant Center Next. This was part of a slew of user interface updates that Google has been slowly rolling out for Merchant Center Next over the past several months.