Category: Google Search Engine

It looks like Google is rolling out a small update for knowledge panels in the mobile search results with more card-like results and a larger card at the top and also summary cards.

I am hearing reports of issues with Google Merchant Center, specifically DNS issues, timeout issues, 404 issues and other crawl issues being reported by Merchant Center when there are no real issues.

Google announced it upgraded the Google Search Generative Experience experiment to now also bring in reviews and photos from not just the web but also from Google Business Profiles. This makes Google SGE better at helping you plan trips, travel, resta…

Google announced it is rolling out a feature to try on clothing and products on models virtually. This virtual try-on uses generative AI to show you clothes on a wide selection of real models, Google said. Google is also releasing new filters for appa…

Google announced a slew of things yesterday around Google Lens, the big items is that Google Lens is coming to Google Bard. Also, Google Lens can detect skin conditions, help you shop and a lot more.

Google is sending out emails to some on Google Merchant Center asking them if they want to beta test a new call-to-action button to send searchers who are ready to buy directly to your check out page, instead of the product page.

Google is investigating a possible bug where the Google Search results are disappearing from the search results page. This seems like it is happening to some searchers on iPhone devices when conducting searches on Google using Chrome.

Google has finally launched the perspectives filter in the Google mobile search results. There is a ton of confusion around what perspectives is because Google has released or tested a number of search features over the past year, but the perspectives…

Google announced a few news-related updates, including that the Google News Showcase is finally coming to US news publishers, an updated follow tab in the Google News app, and survey features in Google Reader Revenue Manager.

Google has released its first set of quality updates to the new Search Generative Experience that began to rollout a few weeks ago. The most noticeable update is that it is much faster, in fact, twice as fast, in responding with an AI-generated snapsh…

Google announced that they added Implicit Code Execution to Bard, making Bard 30% more accurate in internal logic challenge tests. It basically made Bard better at math and data analysis. Also, Bard can export tables directly into Google Sheets.

Google Search now labels some of its translations as being verified. When Google Search translates words or phrases, Google may show a “verified” label and write “This translation was verified by Google Translate contributors.”

Google seems to be testing a new setting icon on recipe search results. I am not able to replicate it but recipe gear icon shows options for about this receipt, your preferences, your cookbook and send feedback.

The other day we reported that Google was showing 3D product images not just on mobile search but on desktop. Now, Google is testing showing a QR code that the searcher can scan with their mobile phone so they can quickly see the product in 3D, since t…

The new Google Search Generative Experience started to rollout to some users and while there are some legit complaints, overall, it seems like many SEOs are not too impressed with SGE compared to traditional Google Search.

Google Search can now show you both e-book and physical hardcover book availability at a library near you. In 2017, Google offered this feature for e-books but now it seems available for physical books as well, although, I am not sure how new this is.

Google Search is now rolling out the new perspectives that it said would be coming at its Google I/O event. It is basically where Google shows more than one featured snippet, often two or three.

Google’s all-new search engine, the Search Generative Experience, which began to rollout for some, is really not more personalized than what you get from Google’s traditional search results. Google is currently not offering a more personalized search r…

Google released an update to Google Bard last night that allows you to share your precise location with Bard for it to give you more accurate and relevant local results.

Google’s new Search Generative Experience seems to be missing one thing that SEOs and reporters often look at: the number of results Google returns for that query.