It has been a while since I reported on a Google Search ranking update. I blame the tools, but in all seriousness, I am seeing a spike in volatility and, now probably more importantly, a spike in chatter over the past 24 hours, related to Google Search ranking changes, referral traffic changes and overall disruption […]

For the past several hours, Google Dataset Search has not been able to return any search results or matches. Google Dataset Search returns a response that says “Your search – [keyword phrase here] – did not match any datasets.”

Google, for the umpteenth time, has updated how it shows links and carousel link cards in AI Mode and AI Overviews. Google always says this is to encourage searchers to click from the AI response to the publisher or creator, but it feels as if those efforts to drive clicks from AI search continue to […]

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Google has launched its Universal Cart today in Google Search and Gemini within the United States. This is powered by the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and it was launched right before the big holiday shopping season.

Bing is testing showing “Related searches based on your browsing” similar to how Google is/was showing this a few months ago. In Bing’s test, this is below the Microsoft Ads in the search results.

Google is testing a redesigned search bar within the Google mobile app. The new search bar is now has the + sign in it, and instead of saying “Search,” it says “Ask Google.” The search bar is also white, as opposed to gray and is thinner and higher up on the page.

Google Ads has released version 26 of the Google Ads API. This is a major release of the Google Ads API updates including SMS messaging, local services, hotel center accounts, lift measurements, EU political items, conversion features, and so much more.

Google Ads has updated the sexual content policies to “provide additional examples and clearer information to advertisers,” the company wrote. The main section that was updated was the “Sexually suggestive elements and themes” section.

Google has a new Google Ads beta format named automotive model feeds on search ads, also known as Vehicle Top Ads (Beta). This is a new search ad format designed specifically for vehicle manufacturers to showcase vehicles with rich visuals and key details in the search results.

Google posted its first video in a series of what they are calling The Non-Canonical Cabinet. In this video, Cherry Prommawin and Gary Illyes discussed how Google Search deals with URLs. They discuss URLs as a ranking signal, hyphens versus underscores, emojis and much more.

Google Ads is rolling out two new “controls” in the advertising platform named channel prioritization and budget allocation. These are rolling out globally across Google Search, Google Shopping, Performance Max, and soon Demand Gen.

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 has rolled out its latest Gemini model, Argon 4…

Google Ads seems to be testing a new report named the Search terms and ad combinations report. This report shows how search queries, ad creatives, and landing pages work together.