The Google broad core update for March is not done yet, and we see tremors. Google started to roll out Bard, and while it is fast and has a sleek interface, it was a bit underwhelming when compared to Bing Chat. In fact, Bard is unlikely to link to sources and content creators too often. Even Bing’s CEO at Microsoft said Bard is “pretty far behind” Bing Chat. Bing is testing Chat answer boxes in the search results. Bing Chat is also integrating its Bing Image Creator tool, and it started to work a few days after it was announced. Microsoft is relaxing restrictions on balanced mode before other modes. Microsoft Bing said there is no site blacklist for the Bing Chat sidebar in Edge. Google posted its generative AI policies, will they apply to Search? Google updated the Google Search Status dashboard to include ranking updates. Google Search Console’s URL inspection tool added if a video embed URL page uses indexifembedded. Google said URLs are not removed until after Google processes the robots.txt file and then after the specific URL is processed by Google. Bing Webmaster Tools may be missing a week of data. Google is testing highlighting snippets in the Google Explore search feature. Google Business Profiles displays wrong and dangerously incorrect service pricing for some businesses. Google is testing showing only one star in the local pack. Google Local Service Ads industry and service selector was updated. Some Google Ads campaigns may suffer significantly if they don’t upgrade to Google Analytics 4 by July 1. Microsoft Advertising launched target shoppers by browsing categories with keyword boosters. And if you want to help sponsor those vlogs, go to patreon.com/barryschwartz. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.
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Search Topics of Discussion:
- Google March 2023 Broad Core Update Tremors & Fluctuations Continue
- Google Bard Begins To Slowly Rollout - Citations, Limitations & Early Access
- Google Says Bard Won't Link To Sources Too Often
- Microsoft Bing's CEO: Google Bard Is Pretty Far Behind Bing Chat
- Bing Chat Answers Now In Bing Search Results
- Bing Chat Can Make Images With Image Creator
- Bing Chat Image Creator Now Working
- Microsoft To Relax Bing Chat Limits On Balanced Mode Before Other Modes
- Microsoft: No Site Blacklist For Bing Chat Sidebar
- Where Google Doesn't Let You Use Its Generative AI Features
- Google Ranking Updates Added To Google Search Status Dashboard
- Google Search Console Adds If embedURL Page Uses indexifembedded
- Google: URLs Excluded By Robots.txt Aren't Removed Until URLs Are Individually Reprocessed
- Bing Webmaster Tools API Missing A Week Of Data
- Google Search Explore Highlighting Snippet Text In Blues & Browns
- Google Business Profile Services Displays Incorrect Pricing (Sometimes Free)
- Google Tests Only One Star Icon In Local Pack Results
- Google Local Services Ads Updated The Industry & Services Selector
- Google Ads Can See A Significant Performance Impact By Not Migrating To GA4
- New In Microsoft Advertising: Target Shoppers By Browsing Categories With Keyword Boosters
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