Google Search is testing a feature to quiz you on the product you are looking for and then to give you more tailored recommendations for product suggestions. This box is titled “get tailored recommendations” and it reminds me of the …
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 7, 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.
Google dropped the horrid page annotations feature, thankfully……
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google AI Mode, Gemini 2.0 Powered AI Overviews, Ranking Volatility & New Search Data
Google released its much anticipated AI Mode, which is in beta now, but it super cool. Google AI Overviews are now powered by Gemini 2.0. Google had more search ranking volatility this week. Google said they answered……
Microsoft Shows How Ads Are Chosen In Bing Search
Microsoft is now showing why it selects or chooses to show a specific ad directly in the Bing search results. When you click on the arrow down by the URL of the search ad snippet, you will get window dialog …
Google Search Know Before You Go Section
Google has this new “Know before you go” section in the search results. I mean, it is new for search, not new for Google Maps and not new for local. But I’ve never seen a Know before you go box …
Google Drops The Horrid Page Annotations Feature
Google has shut down, turned off, and disabled, its new page annotations feature. The feature where Google hijacked your content, placed links in your content, links you didn’t add yourself, and directed your content to Google Search. It is no …
Google Ads May Get Channel Reporting For PMax Campaigns
Google may be bringing channel reporting to the Google Ads Performance Max campaigns. I spotted this via Kirk Williams who posted a photo of a slide from Google Think event in Amsterdam where Arjan Schoorl attended. The slide says “Channel …
Google Ads Location Targeting New Add Locations In Bulk
Google Ads has updated its interface for when you select when you want your ads running in specific regions/locations. Now, it has a button to “add locations in bulk,” which should help you add locations faster.…
Google Business Profile Now Associated With Local Service Ads
Google sent out emails to Local Service Ads advertisers notifying them that their Google Business Profile accounts are not affiliated to your Local Service Ads account. That means your reviews will only be accepted through your Google Business Profile link …
AI Search is Here: What do Brands Need to Know?
Users are flocking to AI search platforms, which presents visibility, brand recognition, and brand perception challenges for brands.…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 6, 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.
Google launched its AI mode, but it is in beta and you need …
How to Use Google Advanced Search for Better Research
Learn how to use Google Advanced Search to get better results and improve your topic research.…
Keyword Clustering in a Flash with Keyword Strategy Builder
Clustering keywords lets you target more than one keyword, which can lead to more traffic. To help you get there faster, use the Keyword Strategy Builder.…
Official: Google AI Overviews Powered By Gemini 2.0
In December, Google told us they are testing powering AI Overviews using Gemini 2.0. We think we even saw Google testing this in the wild with deeper AI Overviews with tons of links. Well, now, in the U.S. AI Overviews …
Google AI Mode – It’s Here – Here Is How To Access It
Google has officially announced Google AI Mode, after hearing rumors about it for months and then seeing leaked screenshots of it a few weeks ago. Google said AI mode gives you more advanced reasoning, thinking and multimodal capabilities so you …
Google Search Liaison Gets An Assist
Rajan Patel, a VP, Engineering for Search at Google and the Co-founder of Google Lens, is now also offering an assist to Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liason. For the past several weeks, Rajan Patel’s X profile also was tagged …
Bing Ads Auto Expanding Sitelinks
It looks like Microsoft is testing search ads that auto expand to reveal sitelinks under those ads within the Bing Search results. You don’t need to click or do anything and the ad will dynamically expand to show more sitelinks …