This week we covered the ongoing Google Search ranking volatility. I posted the big Google webmaster report for May. Google admitted in a deposition that it used its search data for Gemini AI. Google Search Console leaked that it was showing desktop data for the Google Discover performance report. Google Search Console’s API was stuck most of this week. Google may label commercial search queries features as sponsored. Google Ads channel reporting for PMax is finally rolling out. Google is testing linking the local panel’s review button to AI Overviews. Google is also testing AI Overviews on the right side of the page. Google AI Mode is being tested in the wild, and they added product and place cards, plus more. Google Merchant Center has a Search for Products feature. Google is testing new shipping, Reuters, and payments sections in the retailer knowledge panel. Google is testing a new shopping ads design. Google has this track deals from search button. Bing Copilot answers get videos section. Microsoft reported earnings and its ad revenue is up 21% again. Google AdSense will show ads in AI chatbots. ChatGPT Search now has shopping search features. Apple Intelligence will add Google Gemini and other AI services by end of 2025. Apple updated its Applebot documentation. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.
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Search Topics of Discussion:
- 0:00 - Introduction
- 0:57 - Google Search Ranking Volatility Spiked Friday - April 25th
- 1:45 - May 2025 Google Webmaster Report
- 2:05 - Google Testing AI Mode In Wild; Adds Product/Place Cards, History Tab & More
- 3:08 - Deposition: Google Used Search Signals & Data To Train Gemini AI Models
- 3:34 - Google Search Console Discover Performance Report Hack Suggests Desktop & Mobile Data Filters Coming
- 4:14 - Google Search Console API Data Stuck On April 22
- 4:31 - Google May Label Search Results As Sponsored If They Link To Commercial Queries
- 5:37 - Official Google Ads Channel Reporting For Performance Max & More
- 6:30 - Google Tests Linking Reviews Button On Local Panel To AI Overviews
- 6:55 - Google Tests AI Overviews On Right Hand Side (Local?)
- 7:09 - Google Merchant Center New Search For Products Feature
- 7:36 - Google Tests New Shipping, Returns & Payment Section In Retail Knowledge Panel
- 7:55 - Google Tests New Shopping Ads Design
- 8:24 - Google Track Deals From This Search Toggle Button
- 8:37 - Bing Copilot Answer More Videos Section
- 8:47 - Microsoft Bing Advertising Revenue Up 21% Again
- 9:14 - Google AdSense To Show Ads In AI Chatbots
- 9:37 - ChatGPT Search Gains Shopping Search Features (Not Ads) & More
- 10:24 - Apple Intelligence To Add Google Gemini & Other AI
- 10:50 - Apple Updates Applebot Docs: Explaining Applebot-Extended vs Applebot
- 11:03 - Conclusion
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