We had more ranking volatility with the Google Search results, this time we reported on it on Thursday. There are some rumors of a local update where Google would remove an organic listing when it shows in the local pack……
Google Response Search Ads (RSAs) Second Headline In Sitelinks & More
Google posted a new Google Ads update for Response search ads (RSAs) where up to two RSA headlines can serve in the space that previously only sitelinks were eligible for when Google’s system predicted they would improve performance.…
Google Hotel Results Tests Book With Official Site Box
Google is testing a new box that highlights that you can book the hotel at the official site, the hotel’s direct website. This does not look like a sponsored result, but just a way to highlight the official website of …
Google Ads To Stop Placing Your Ads On Parked Domains By Default
Google will soon stop placing your Google Ads on parked domain names by default. Instead, you will need to opt in to showing your ads on these parked domains.…
Google Sponsored Ads For People Also Consider?
Last week, Shameem Adhikarath spotted a sponsored label on top of the “People also consider” box within the Google Search results. I figured it was a bug with ads not loading but then Shay Harel spotted the same thing a …
Bing Copilot AI Answers Tabbed Carousel Card
Microsoft has this new style for some of the Bing Search Copilot answers. They can show a card or box that has a tabbed carousel where you can swipe through different sections of an article to get different categories of …
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 20, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up Again
It’s been almost two weeks since I last reported on a Google Search ranking update (unconfirmed) and that may be a recent record. But that being said, I am now seeing some signs of another unconfirmed Google update. The tools …
Google Lens AI Overviews Expands & iOS App Search Screen
Google announced a couple new Google Lens features; (1) they are expanding how AI Overviews show on Google Lens results and (2) Chrome and Google’s iOS app now let you search your screen with Google Lens.…
Google Ads AI Images Can Now Create People & Faces
Google announced three updates to its image and assets system including its generative AI can now generate people and faces. Google also announced asset audience recommendations and asset testing for feed-only Performance Max campigns.…
Google Top Quality Store Pages Add AI-Generated Review Summaries
Google is showing AI-generated review summaries on some top quality store pages. So when you click on a specific retailer or merchant’s top quality store link, at the top of the reviews you may see an AI-generated summary of those …
Google: Audio Version Of Page Does Not Benefit Your Google Rankings
Martin Split from Google said that having an audio version of a page or a blog post, does not impact your Google rankings. He said it is good for your users, but has no SEO impact.…
Google Business Profiles Posts Integrates AI-Enhanced Images
Google Business Profiles now can add backgrounds to the images you upload to your Google Posts, using AI. Victoria Kroll from Google wrote that you can now “can create an engaging AI-generated background for the photos you plan to use …
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 19, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
Bug: Google Business Profiles Management Pages Currently Broken
If you try to access your Google Business Profile page right now, you likely won’t be able to. It seems Google Business Profile edit section within Google Search is broken and serves a 500 error when you try to do …
Google Business Profiles Support Backlogged
Google Business Profiles support team is currently a bit delayed, with a backlog of support requests, video verification delays, and reinstatement request backlogs.…
Google Business Profile Listings With Yandex Reviews
We know Google can show reviews from third-party sources in Google Business Profile listings. We’ve seen Google take reviews from Yelp, travel sites and other third-party websites. But these days, more often than not, you see reviews only from Google. …