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Google: We Do Not Delete Queries & Replace Them With Better Monetized OnesWired had a piece named How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet. That piece wrote, “Google just flat out deletes queries and replaces them with ones that monetize better.” Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, responded to that on X,ContinueContinue reading “Google Says It Does Not Deletes Queries & Replace Them With Better Monetized Ones”

Add Social Media Links To Your Google Business ProfilesGoogle seems to now support adding social media links to your Google Business Profiles. You can add your Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X (formerly known as Twitter), YouTube and other social links to your business profile.This was spotted by Elizabeth Rule who posted about this on Twitter,ContinueContinue reading “Google Business Profiles Adds Social Media Links”

Google Keyword Planner Stops Forecasting Individual & Ad Group KeywordsGoogle’s Ad Liaison, Ginny Marvin, confirmed on X that Google Ads has stopped maintaining the Keyword Planner individual & ad group keyword forecasting data. She said that “few advertising were using” them, so they stopped forecasting this data as of the summer.I am not sure ifContinueContinue reading “Google Keyword Planner No Longer Forecasting Individual & Ad Group Keywords”

You Can Now Edit Your Social Profiles In Google Business ProfilesSeveral weeks ago some businesses were seeing that they could edit their social profiles within Google Business Profiles. But most businesses did not have access to this feature. Now it seems to be rolling out to all businesses.Darren Shaw noticed it was available for his businessContinueContinue reading “Google Business Profiles Social Profiles Now Live”

Bing Search Trending Carousel With Embedded AdsBing Search may sometimes show a “Trending in Bing” carousel at the top of the search results. That carousel shows alternative search refinements based on your previous query but it also can contain ads.Here is an example of it showing an ad card embedded in the other search refinementsContinueContinue reading “Bing Search Trending Carousel With Ads”