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

See what Google Search shared on generative AI at the Search Central Live event in Tokyo on June 15 – 16. The post Generative AI Insights From Google Search Central Live In Tokyo appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

Find out what WordPress’ Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy has to say about Open Source, the future of the CMS, Brand Stories & more. The post Leveraging WordPress To Tell Your Brand’s Story [Podcast] appeared first on Search Engine Journal…

When it comes to local SEO, it’s more important than ever that you optimize your on-site and off-site SEO strategies for clients and customers searching for your local business. Local competition is hotter than ever, and if you’re not …

Gary Illyes from Google posted information on how Google Search handles the 103 early hints HTTP server status response. He said, “Googlebot will ignore the 103 and wait for the subsequent response.”…

Google has done its yearly update for its Merchant Center product data specification. Some of the changes listed below went into effect yesterday, some go into effect July 18, 2023 and some don’t go into effect until September 1, 2023.…

There was some concern that products were going away within Google Business Profiles and being moved fully to Google Merchant Center Next. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, said on Twitter that this is not true; she said, “Products will …

Google Ads has a setting named “automated locations” that has a subsetting to grant Google Ads access to your media and photos from your Google Business Profile. You can turn this on or off under “automated locations” option in Google …

Few buyer journeys start and end with clicking a giant “buy now” button at the top of a homepage or product page. A great blog alone won’t be enough to turn subscribers into buyers if the benefits of what is …

This week, we had yet another pretty hot and unconfirmed Google search ranking update in the middle of the week. Google finally launched that perspectives filter in the mobile US search results. Google updated its Search Generative Experience……

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In February, Google added a “Business” tab to the Android Google Maps app for those who have verified Google Business Profiles. Now that feature is live in the iOS version of the Google Maps app.…

Google has filed a lawsuit to dissuade scammers from using Google Maps and Business Profiles to post fake businesses and fake reviews. Google said “bad actors posted more than 350 fraudulent Business Profiles and tried to bolster them with more …

Learn about the 20-plus-year-old search engine that claims to not track, target, or keep the search history of its users. The post Startpage: The World’s Most Private Search Engine appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

Google Domains has agreed to be acquired by Squarespace, including approximately 10 million domains The post Google Domains Agrees To Be Acquired By Squarespace appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…