Microsoft Bing is testing a section under its featured snippet answers named “answered by Bing expert.” Bing will show an answer pulled from the source website, put the author’s name by the answer, and call them a “Bing Expert.” …
Day: July 15, 2022
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 15, 2022
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 had a large indexing issue on Friday… …
Confirmed: Google Ads Advertiser Console Delayed
So while Google Search is currently having massive indexing issues, the Google Ads advertiser console is having issues loading ad spend and other data. Google confirmed the issue saying “affected users are able to access Google Ads, but may not …
Bing “See Your Ad Here” Spot
Microsoft is testing in Bing Search a link named “see your ad here.” I guess this is promoting Microsoft Advertising’s search ad platform to encourage advertisers to bid on those keywords for that query. …
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility, People Also Ask Drop, Search Console Hidden Queries, Google Ads Features & Much More
We had more volatility from Google Search on July 10th. Google shows half the number of people also ask boxes in the search results. Google Search Console anonymizes many queries… …
Google Search Indexing Issue Morning Of July 15th?
There may be another indexing issue in Google Search. None of the articles I posted this morning on this site are showing yet in Google Search, even when I search for it by the exact title or do a site …
Google Business Profile Manager Bug Listings and More Disappearing
There are a number of complaints in the Local Search Forums with the Google Business Profile Manager. Supposedly in some cases, listing and other details are being hidden or just disappearing. …
Google Analytics 4 Now Supports UTM Term, UTM Content, Conversion & Bounce Rate Metrics
Earlier this week, Google Analytics 4 posted that it has gained additional metrics and dimensions to all Google Analytics 4 accounts. These new metrics and dimensions include UTM term, UTM content, conversion, and bounce rate. …
Google Discover Stories With TikTok, Facebook, YouTube For Destination Queries
Google is testing a new format for destination queries that not only shows things to do but now showed this story format “Discover” section. Google embeds stories from TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and possibly other platforms for this section. …
Google Search Tests Rich Cards Layout With Net Worth, News, Videos & More
Google is testing a new layout for celebrity names and other similar queries that show these portal-like rich cards at the top of the Google Search results. For a search on [oprah winfrey] you can see a large image slider, …
Microsoft Bing Video Playlist In Web Search Interface
Microsoft Bing Video search results has had a playlist feature since at least 2020. But now it seems Microsoft is testing displaying the playlist icon in the Bing web search results, not just the video results. …
E-commerce 101 for Musicians
The world of e-commerce can be a confusing one for independent musicians. With brands like Shopify and SquareSpace to research and terms like drop shipping to learn, it’s tough to just get started, let alone have success. That’s why we’re …