Daily Search Forum Recap: April 18, 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.
Google was ruled an illegal monopoly once again…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ruled A Monopoly Again, Heated Volatility, Google ccTLD Change, Ads Safety Report & AI Overviews
Google was ruled, for the second time, an illegal monopoly again by a Federal Judge yesterday. And another week and more heated volatility in the Google Search results. Google also announced they will redirect…
Google Made Search Much Faster – But How Much Faster?
Google recently said it made Search “much faster,” at least that is what Rajan Patel, the VP of Engineering at Google Search said on social. There is a larger blog post that Google wrote up on this, which I initially decided not to cover but I changed…
New Google Merchant Center Popular Products Report
Google Merchant Center has added a new report named popular products report. This report will show you your popular products, popular brands, top-selling products, etc, all on Google.
Google: No Positive SEO Effect From .esports Domain
Google’s John Mueller was quick to debunk a claim that owning an .esports domain will have no positive SEO effect. He said on Bluesky, “There’s no positive SEO effect from a TLD like that.”
Google Ads PMax Age Exclusions Rolling Out
Google Ads seems to be rolling out the expected age exclusions feature for Performance Max, PMax, campaigns. In January, Google told us it would be coming and then we saw the Google Ads Editor add the feature in version 2.9. And now, some are seeing …
Google Discover Cropping Publisher Images In New Full Width Redesign
Google has been rolling out its new full-width redesign of Google Discover. But the issue is that it is taking publishers’ images and cropping them to fit this new width.
How to Be an Effective SEO Mentor — Whiteboard Friday
When you’re set up for success, being a mentor can be a rewarding experience for you and your mentee. Miracle’s in-depth framework presented in this week’s Whiteboard Friday covers considerations like building trust, setting boundaries, and the qualiti…
Judge: Google Illegally Engaged In Anticompetitive Monopolistic Ad Tech Practices
A US judge ruled Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some ad tech. This is the second time a judge ruled Google willfully engaged in monopolistic practices. The remedies for these rulings are still being worked out but may strengthen the …
Google Ads Personalized Boost Ad Performance Email
Google is sending some of its advertisers personalized emails about how they can boost their ads performance by following a few steps. The email is titled, “Your step-by-step guide to boost ads performance.”
Google Ads API Version 19.1 Now Available
Google has released version 19.1 of the Google Ads API, v19.1 added 11 new features, removed 0 features and changed 23 different features. This goes across assets, campaigns, Demand Gen, conversions, LSAs, and more.
Google: Nothing Has Changed With International SEO with ccTLD Change
As I covered yesterday, Google is going to redirect its ccTLDs to Google.com. And as I reported yesterday, Google also said “it won’t affect the way Search works.” Despite Google saying that, there are tons of people in our industry thinking that int…
Google Tests Video Player To Shopping / E-Commerce Card
Google launched its shopping / e-commerce card in the search results as a test several months ago. Since then, the card has undergone various tweaks. Now, Google is testing showing an animated/playable video in the shopping card block.
Google AI Mode May Get Direct Query URL Method
While you can access Google AI Mode directly at google.com/aimode, there is currently no way to go direclty to something like google.com/aimode?q=QUERYGOESHERE. But that might come, said Robby Stein, VP, Product at Google Search.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: April 16, 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.
Google Search ranking volatility is heating up now…
WordPress 6.8: The highlights you should know about
On April 15th, 2025, WordPress 6.8 was released. This release, named Cecil, is aimed at bringing more control when it comes to the design of your website. It also comes with features that improve performance and enhance security for users and developers. Let’s dive into a few of the highlights in this latest release. The […]
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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up April 16th
It’s been about a week and what would be do without reporting on yet more Google Search ranking volatility… I am seeing signs of a Google Search ranking update and volatility over the past 24 hours, maybe kicking in April 15th through April 16th, today.
Google Sued For Â5 Billion In UK Class Action Lawsuit Over Search Dominance
CNBC reports Google has been sued in the UK for
Google Search ccTLDs Are Going Away
Google.com will soon be the only way to access Google Search. The ccTLD versions of Google will redirect to Google.com. That means if you try to go to Google.ca, Google.fr. Google.co.uk and so on, those will all redirect to Google.com.