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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 14, 2025

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 14, 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. The Google June 2025 core update is still super heated...

Jul 14, 2025 - 10:00 am
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Google Updates Merchant Return Policies & Loyalty Programs

Google Updates Merchant Return Policies & Loyalty Programs

Google has updated a number of search-related help documents for its merchant return policies and loyalty programs. Google said these updates are to "remove unclarities in the documentation and examples."

Jul 14, 2025 - 7:41 am

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Google Local Service Ads Reviews Now Managed By Business Profiles

Google Local Service Ads Reviews Now Managed By Business Profiles

We knew this was coming but as of July 11th, your reviews on Google Local Service Ads are now managed by Google Business Profiles. I know a number of local folks noticed who have LSAs noticed their Business Profiles reviews jumped on Friday, and this is why.

Jul 14, 2025 - 7:31 am
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Google AI Mode With Link Cards Only - A Bug?

Google AI Mode With Link Cards Only - A Bug?

Google is either testing showing link cards only within AI Mode or it might be a bug. Randomly over the past few weeks or so, I've seen reports of people noticing AI Mode responses without any content, but instead just the link cards.

Jul 14, 2025 - 7:21 am
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Google AI Overviews Now With Many Videos

Google AI Overviews Now With Many Videos

Google is now showing not just short videos in AI Overviews but also longer-form videos in the AI Overviews. AI Overviews may show no videos or may show several videos as you scroll through the AI-generated response. Google AI Overviews can now show many videos in these AI-generated answers.

Jul 14, 2025 - 7:11 am