Craig Hordlow

Google may automatically add booking links to some local business profile listings. I noticed that on my own profile, I had a booking link added and Brandon Schmidt, Joy Hawkins and Syed Amir posted on Friday that this seems to …

A couple of weeks ago, Google announced Multiturn ads, ads show up on responses to follow-up user queries. Well, those ads seem live. I was testing AI Mode on Friday afternoon and here are screenshots and videos of Multiturn ads …

It’s been about two weeks since we reported on a Google Search ranking update, whether confirmed or unconfirmed. But the truth is, the October 27th update lingered on for like a full week. Since then, ranking volatility has been relatively …

Google has updated two help documents, the aggregator unit and supplier unit documentation to include support for “things to do” queries. Things to do is not new in Google Search, but Google has just added them to the aggregator unit …

Google Ads is testing a new section in the advertiser console named “Asset Activity.” Asset Activity is labeled “Beta” within Google Ads and it uses Google AI to give you information on your Google Ads assets, such as asset performance, …

Google is testing more AI-generated summaries within its search ads. This one shows AI-generated summaries above the grouping of the sponsored results, summarizing all the ads from all the advertisers, with also AI-generated summaries below each ad description.…

Google has launched Data Manager in Google Analytics. Data Manager in Google Analytics, “is a centralized data management tool, which lets you manage your data streams and connected products all from a single home page,” Google wrote. “It can help …

Microsoft is showing ads at the top of the Bing AI Mode (formerly Copilot Search) results. Bing will show both normal search ads and also shopping ads at the top.…

OpenAI is developing a Search Console- or Webmaster Tools-like tool that lets businesses manage and track their success on ChatGPT. This tool will let you “Claim your business in ChatGPT.”…

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……

As you know, Google dropped its free product listings in Europe because of the Digital Markets Act. Google called it the biggest reduction in search quality in its history. But data from BrightEdge says that Google Shopping appears 16 to …

Google is throwing up pop-up notifications in AI Mode to encourage searchers to turn on Personal Intelligence. The pop-up says “Supercharge Search with Personal Intelligence” with a blue continue button to configure it.…

Google has created a new help document named Manage offers on your Business Profile. Offers in Google Business Profiles is available only in select regions and languages and these can be created through Offers Post or special offers discovered through …

Google is now asking searchers to “continue with this search” when they go to AI Mode. This is a way to encourage searchers who started a search in AI Mode to continue and do more searches. You know, because Google …

This week, we covered Facebook’s latest AI-slop strategy that likely will get hit by Google’s scaled content abuse policy. Google said important URLs can still show in Google Search even after a 400 status……

Google published its monthly “Google Small Business Bulletin” where it gives tips and recaps what new features launched in Google Maps and Google Business Profiles. We covered most of it but I think we missed that Google expanded messaging to …