Category Archives: Google Update

Google Ads With Related To Your Search LabelGoogle is testing showing a label on some search ads that reads “Related to your search.” I am not sure why Google needs to label the search ads as being related to your search, I mean, I’d hope the search ads shown from your query is related toContinueContinue reading “Google Search Ads With Related To Your Search Label”

Google Search Console Reporting Bug With AMP Pages & Web Stories In Google ImagesGoogle has posted yet another reporting and data logging issue with Google Search Console. This one occurred between March 28, 2024 through April 2, 2024 and impacted reporting on AMP pages and Web Stories in Google Images. This was just a reportingContinueContinue reading “Google Search Console Logging Error With AMP Pages & Web Stories In Google Images”

Report: Google Considers Charging For AI Search Features Like SGE AI OverviewsA report from the Financial Times (subscription required) says that Google is considering charging for some of its AI-related search features, such as the Search Generative Experience (SGE) and AI overviews. This is likely because of the cost to serve AI search results andContinueContinue reading “Google May Charge For AI Search Features Like SGE AI Overviews”

Google Related Searches Displaying Local CarouselGoogle is testing showing local carousels, local search results to Business Profile listings, within the related searches section. It seems off but Google is sub-categorizing them with the types of local results they are.This was spotted by Greg Sterling who posted about this on X, he wrote, “David Mihm discoveredContinueContinue reading “Google Related Searches With Local Carousel”

Google Explains Why It Shows Reddit & Forum Threads In Search So OftenGoogle’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, explained that while SEOs hate to see Reddit and other forum threads show up so often in the Google Search results, searchers like seeing them. In fact, he said that searchers seek content out from these forums, andContinueContinue reading “Google On Why It Shows Reddit & Forum Threads In Search So Often”