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 Ads to roll out the new advertiser console design starting on August 30th and the old one will go away. Google Search Console no longer supports cache updates in the removal tool. Google Search Console also dropped the how-to enhancements section. Google Search is testing a new top search shopping filter bar. Google Image search is testing pinch to zoom. And I posted the weekly SEO video recap. Good weekend all.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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Google Ads Rolling Out New Ads Design Starting On August 30 (Goodbye Old Design)
In March 2023 Google began testing a new design for the Google Ads advertiser console. Google announced that it will start to roll out this new design to all advertisers starting on August 30, 2024 and will sunset the all design. -
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Volatility, Coupon Sites Abuse, Mobile Indexing Change, AI Overviews Decline & Ad News
Google had some more intense search ranking volatility this week, both on June 1st and also around June 5th. Google said white-labeled coupon sites would be penalized by its site reputation abuse policy... -
Google Search Console Removal Tool Drops Cache Updates
Google has placed a notice at the top of the Google Search Console removal tool that says, "Cache updates are no longer available." It added that you "can still request snippet updates." -
Google Search Console Removes How-To Enhancement Report
Google has removed the How-to enhancement report from Google Search Console. When Google stopped showing how-to rich results in the search results, it said it would keep the reports "for the time being," I guess that time has been completed. -
Google Search Shopping Filter Top Bar
In addition to the shop deals top bar we spotted earlier, now we are seeing reports of Google Search testing a shopping search filter bar at the top. This makes a lot more sense as a search filter than the shop deals bar, which just promotes unrelated queries. -
Google Image Search Tests Pinch To Zoom
Google Image search is testing the ability to pinch to zoom, to expand the details on a specific image within the mobile interface. So instead or in addition to clicking on an image, you can pinch to zoom to see more details on that image. -
Camembert Quartet Playing In Google Event Room
Here is a video from one of the Google conference rooms, event rooms, of the Camembert Quartet playing or practicing music. I spotted this on Instagram and figured for those who like music, they might enjoy it.
Other Great Search Threads:
- After 11 years schema.org UI is getting a refresh If you've got any feedback, now's the time to say it., Jarno van Driel on X
- Sorry that this will seem like a vague answer -- but if you think it's useful for your readers, do it. We list plenty of pages in the top results that have videos for readers., Google SearchLiaison on X
- We've shipped new file upload & data analysis capabilities in Copilot with commercial data protection. Upload a file and perform advanced analysis & visualizations. Plus, math queries are more accurate because it generates code in p, Jordi Ribas on X
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Study: 96% of sites in Google’s top 10 positions have 1,000+ links from unique domains
- Google Ads launches Brand Recommendations powered by AI
- 5 local SEO insights from Google’s API documentation leak
- How the Google leak confirms the significance of author and publisher entities in SEO
- Microsoft Ads to allow Google conversion goal imports
- Generative AI’s role in shaping the future of advertising
- 6 SEO tactics for home service companies
Other Great Search Stories:
Industry & Business
- How Google Parent Alphabet Could Become the Next $3 Trillion Stock, Barron's
- The Hidden Life of Joshua Wright, Google's Secret Weapon, Wall Street Journal
- Google's new Singapore data center offers sustainability features, Nikkei Asia
Links & Content Marketing
- A Guide to Repurposing Content, Go Fish Digital
- Google Says Links are Less Important: Our Data Tells a Different Story, Internet Marketing Ninjas Blog
- Why Brands May Be Saying Less But Not Doing Less for Pride Month, Content Marketing Institute
Local & Maps
- Google Maps Layer Adds List of Public Restrooms, CNET
- Google Maps location privacy update: Data stored on your phone, BGR
- This Apple Maps Feature Lets You Compare Routes To Google Maps, SlashGear
Mobile & Voice
- Hinge patent application hints at Apple Glass development, AppleInsider
- Even Spotify could soon get its own Gemini Extension (APK teardown), Android Authority
- How Apple Fell Behind in the AI Arms Race, Wall Street Journal
- Jim Cramer: Apple needs to deliver an AI-powered Siri at WWDC on Monday, CNBC
SEO
- A Deep Dive into SEO for Ecommerce Product Pages, Semrush
- Cosmic Rays & Crawlers: When Google Search is under the weather, Search Off the Record
- Reddit’s SERP dominance and what it means for your brand, DAC
PPC
- Google Compliance: All You Need to Know to Stay Compliant with Google Ads, PPC Hero
- How Microsoft Advertising is revolutionizing productivity with AI, Microsoft Advertising
- Introducing Brand Recommendations in Google Ads, Google Ads Help
Search Features
- DuckDuckGo AI Chat: anonymous access to popular chatbots, DuckDuckGo
- How Global Fishing Watch used AI to map human activity at sea, Google Blog
Other Search
- Google's updated AI-powered NotebookLM expands to India, UK and over 200 other countries, TechCrunch
- OpenAI Offers a Peek Inside the Guts of ChatGPT, Wired
- Google makes its note-taking AI NotebookLM more useful, The Verge
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