Google Ads seems to be rolling out the expected age exclusions feature for Performance Max, PMax, campaigns. In January, Google told us it would be coming and then we saw the Google Ads Editor add the feature in version 2.9. …
New Google Merchant Center Popular Products Report
Google Merchant Center has added a new report named popular products report. This report will show you your popular products, popular brands, top-selling products, etc, all on Google.…
Google: No Positive SEO Effect From .esports Domain
Google’s John Mueller was quick to debunk a claim that owning an .esports domain will have no positive SEO effect. He said on Bluesky, “There’s no positive SEO effect from a TLD like that.”…
Google Made Search Much Faster – But How Much Faster?
Google recently said it made Search “much faster,” at least that is what Rajan Patel, the VP of Engineering at Google Search said on social. There is a larger blog post that Google wrote up on this, which I initially …
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ruled A Monopoly Again, Heated Volatility, Google ccTLD Change, Ads Safety Report & AI Overviews
Google was ruled, for the second time, an illegal monopoly again by a Federal Judge yesterday. And another week and more heated volatility in the Google Search results. Google also announced they will redirect……
Judge: Google Illegally Engaged In Anticompetitive Monopolistic Ad Tech Practices
A US judge ruled Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some ad tech. This is the second time a judge ruled Google willfully engaged in monopolistic practices. The remedies for these rulings are still being worked out but …
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 17, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
Google: Nothing Has Changed With International SEO with ccTLD Change
As I covered yesterday, Google is going to redirect its ccTLDs to Google.com. And as I reported yesterday, Google also said “it won’t affect the way Search works.” Despite Google saying that, there are tons of people in our industry …
Google Tests Video Player To Shopping / E-Commerce Card
Google launched its shopping / e-commerce card in the search results as a test several months ago. Since then, the card has undergone various tweaks. Now, Google is testing showing an animated/playable video in the shopping card block.…
Google Ads API Version 19.1 Now Available
Google has released version 19.1 of the Google Ads API, v19.1 added 11 new features, removed 0 features and changed 23 different features. This goes across assets, campaigns, Demand Gen, conversions, LSAs, and more.…
Google Ads Personalized Boost Ad Performance Email
Google is sending some of its advertisers personalized emails about how they can boost their ads performance by following a few steps. The email is titled, “Your step-by-step guide to boost ads performance.”…
Google AI Mode May Get Direct Query URL Method
While you can access Google AI Mode directly at google.com/aimode, there is currently no way to go direclty to something like google.com/aimode?q=QUERYGOESHERE. But that might come, said Robby Stein, VP, Product at Google Search.…
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 16, 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 Search ranking volatility is heating up now……
Google Search ccTLDs Are Going Away
Google.com will soon be the only way to access Google Search. The ccTLD versions of Google will redirect to Google.com. That means if you try to go to Google.ca, Google.fr. Google.co.uk and so on, those will all redirect to Google.com.…
Google Sued For Â5 Billion In UK Class Action Lawsuit Over Search Dominance
CNBC reports Google has been sued in the UK for <<£5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages over allegations that the U.S. tech giant abused its “near-total dominance” in the online search market to drive up prices.…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up April 16th
It’s been about a week and what would be do without reporting on yet more Google Search ranking volatility… I am seeing signs of a Google Search ranking update and volatility over the past 24 hours, maybe kicking in April …
Google Testing New Label In Search Results Snippets
Google is testing a “new” label in the search result snippets. Several people are noticing this “new” label next to search result snippets that have new content.…