Daily Search Forum Recap: April 3, 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.
We are seeing more Google Search ranking volatility kick off yesterday…
Google April Post Core Update Ranking Volatility Heats Up
We are less than a week after the Google March 2025 core update finished rolling out and we are seeing some heated volatility again, maybe more heated than what we saw during the last core update.
Google Ads Tests Show More Overlay To Load More Ads
We’ve seen a similar format in the Google Shopping results with a show more button to show more shopping ads but now we are seeing something similar within the main Google Search results. Google is testing overlaying a show more button on the second ro…
Microsoft Bing Copilot Answers Serving Product Results
Microsoft seems to be serving produt and shopping results within the Bing Copilot Answer boxes. When I first saw this I thought this was a bug, but it keeps happening and I can replicate this.
Google Maps Desktop Promoting Mobile App
Google is testing promoting the Google Maps app in the desktop interface of Google Maps. Google is placing a little icon at the bottom left corner of the desktop interface that says “Mobile app.” When you click on it, it takes you to an overlay that h…
Google AI Review Summaries Now In Local Knowledge Panels
Last November, Google began using AI to generate review summaries in Google Maps. Well, now they seem to be showing up in the local knowledge panels on the right side of the Google Search results page.
Google Local Service Ads Advertisers Console Down All Day
Google’s Local Service Ads advertiser console, where advertisers go to manage their LSAs, has been inaccessible for many advertisers since this morning. Google has not yet confirmed the issue but I see a number of complaints from advertisers starting …
Google: We Don’t Have A Brand-Ranking System But…
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, said it again, that Google does not have a system to recognize if a site is run by a big brand and then automatically just ranks it higher. He said on X, “but no, we don’t have a brand-ranking system.”
Microsoft Bing Copilot Search Now Live
In late February, Microsoft began quietly testing its new AI Search interface and engine probably named Bing Copilot Search or maybe just Copilot Search. Well, now it seems to be more rolled out, according to Mayank Parmar at Windows Latest.
Google Search Tests Indent Vertical Bars By Title & Descriptions
Google is testing placing vertical gray bars by the search results titles and descriptions, indenting them in a bit, for stylist purposes. I am not sure what this adds to the search results, but Google decided to test it.
Google Local Questions & Answers Feature Gone?
It seems the Google Search local feature that showed Questions and answers on local panels is no longer working for most businesses. I know Google disabled them in India, but they worked fine everywhere else.
Microsoft Advertising Updates For Shopping Campaigns, Audience Ads, PMax & More
Microsoft Advertising’s team posted its monthly recap of what is new with the Microsoft Advertising platform. There are new items across Shopping campaigns, audience ads, and Performance Max (PMax) management and more.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: April 1, 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 seems to be ranking Reddit’s AI-translated pages all too well…
Google Ranking Reddit AI Translated Pages Too Well
It appears that Google is letting Reddit’s AI translated pages rank too well within its search results. This is in addition to Google letting Reddit get a lot of other search visibility, but AI translation, well, that should really not perform so well.
Google AI Overviews Tests Check Important Info Disclaimer
Google is testing adding a disclaimer or piece of text on the AI Overviews within the desktop and mobile search results that says “Check important info.” I guess this is Google being a bit more cautious about some AI Overviews?
Bing Tests New Sitelinks Hover Shadow & Related Search Designs
Microsoft is testing a new design and user experience for the Bing sitelinks and related searches. The sitelinks have this hover over shadow effect, while the related searches go from a rounded pill design to line separator design.
Bing Copilot Answer Buttons To Image & Video Search
Microsoft is now placing quick buttons or tabs to quickly jump from the Bing Copilot Answer to Bing image or video search results. I am not sure why or when Bing decides to show this but they are, for some (not all) queries that respond with a Copilot …
April 2025 Google Webmaster Report
It’s time for the monthly Google Webmaster Report – the April 2025 version. This month we had the Google March 2025 core update kick off and finish rolling out. Google launched AI Mode, AI Overviews are now powered by Gemini 2.0, we saw some weird AI …
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 31, 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.
I posted three different Google March 2025 core update polls…