Google Search Ranking Volatility Continues October 19th & 20th
Nope, Google won't let up with its Google Search ranking volatility. We are seeing sites that are showing better rankings one day, only to see those rankings jump back up the next day and continue to see this pattern over and over again. It is like Google cannot make up its mind and it is beyond unusual to see this happening for this long of a period of time.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 21, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Nick Fox New Lead Of Google Search; Replaced Prabhakar Raghavan
Nick Fox is now the new head of Google Search, replacing Prabhakar Raghavan who is moving into Chief Technologist role at Google. Nick Fox has been with Google since July 2003 and is someone we have quoted here for 20 years on this site.
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Google To Pause Ads Related To Elections After Polls Close On Nov. 5
Google will temporarily pause ads related to the US elections after the polls close on November 5th. Google said this "is a temporary measure, and we will notify advertisers when this policy is lifted."
Google Local Service Ads At It Again With Request Competitive Quotes
Google is at it again, double dipping on Local Service Ads clicks, by adding a "Request competitive quotes" button after you have already selected the business you want a quote from. Google is now showing you other competitive to get quotes from, even though you clicked on a specific business.
Google Generative AI Snippets Throughout Search Results
Google has been doing a lot with generative AI and I know some of you have seen featured snippets, some knowledge panels, local listings and other forms of generative AI in the search results. Here is an example of Google Search placing generative AI snippets and cards within the middle of the search results, in the featured snippets things to know like results.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 18, 2024
Oct 18, 2024Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Shopping Goes AI, Bing Webmaster Tools Updates & Semrush Acquires SMX & Search Engine Land
Oct 18, 2024Google Search Tests Article List View Instead Of Carousel
Oct 18, 2024Google Tests People Also Ask More Results Centered Button
Oct 18, 2024Google Tests New Image Pack Design In Search
Oct 18, 2024Google Search Translate Feature Can Show Images
Oct 18, 2024Google Local Pack Map Tests Open In Maps Button
Oct 18, 2024Daily Search Forum Recap: October 17, 2024
Oct 17, 2024Bing Webmaster Tools Gets 16 Months Of Data, Recommendations & Copilot Tools To Come
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