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Google Ads Certification Process Updated For Crypto

Google posted an update to its Google Ads certification process for several cryptocurrencies and complex speculative financial products.

PSA: Bing Webmaster Tools Does Not Distinguish Between http and https

Did you know that Bing Webmaster Tools treats http and https as the same property, it does not distinguish between http and https? This is different from Google Search Console, which lets you set up a property for each and every variation.

Eyes wide open: How to mitigate the security and privacy risks of smart glasses

Smart glasses allow anyone to track and record the world around them. That could put your data and the privacy of those nearby at risk.

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 11, 2026

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 officially drops support for FAQ rich results…

Google Merchant Center Gains More Out-of-Stock Options

Google has updated its Google Merchant Center landing page requirements help documentation to expand and offer more options for out-of-stock products. Google wants you to “ensure your landing page clearly displays product availability for online purchases.”

Google Tag Manager May Be Coming To Google Ads Interface

Google may be integrating Google Tag Manager directly into the Google Ads interface. The integration of Tag Manager also comes with a new interface and user experience.

Google Vehicle Ads Now In Standard Shopping Campaigns

Google now allows you to run vehicle ads in your Standard Shopping campaigns. Previously, this was only available in Performance Max for Vehicle ads only, according to PPC News Feed.

Google Ads Posts Site Visits Assets Documentation

Google Ads has posted new help documentation on site visits assets, which we covered as tests numerous times – the label that says how many people visited the site. Well, now there is official documentation for it and we know they are officially called site visits assets.

Google Search Drops FAQ Rich Results In Search & Search Console

Google announced on Friday that Google Search, as of May 7th, no longer shows FAQ rich results within the Google Search results. Google will also drop reporting on it within Google Search Console and the respective APIs in the future.

Google Ads Journey-Aware Bidding, Expands Smart Bidding Exploration & Budget Pacing

Google Ads announced it is expanding both Smart Bidding Exploration and budget pacing. Smart Bidding Exploration beta for Performance Max with product feeds and Shopping campaigns will launch in few weeks and budget pacing in Search and Shopping campaigns is rolling out in the coming months.

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated Today – May 8th

Many of the third-party tracking tools, not all, but many, are showing some heated volatility this morning around Google Search’s ranking positions. I am also seeing some early chatter within the SEO industry about movement in their rankings. It is possible that there may have been an unconfirmed Google update in the past 24-hours or […]

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 8, 2026

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 new Google search ranking volatility heat up today, it seems weird…

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google AI Systems Black Box, Links In AI, UCP Checkout Expands, ChatGPT Ad Manager, Ask.com Shutters & More

This week in search we covered more heated Google ranking volatility this morning, it seems big – so stay tuned. We also covered how Google spoke about how they try to isolate their AI systems because…

Google Ads To Require Passkey For Certain Sensitive Actions After July 15

Google sent out emails to advertisers that starting July 15, 2026 the Google Ads system will require the use of passkeys for certain sensitive actions. This is likely due to the spike in Google Ads hijacks over the past year or so.

Microsoft Advertising Custom Columns Supports All Conversion Metrics

Microsoft Advertising custom columns now support all conversion metrics – instead of just specific conversion metrics. This gives advertisers more flexibility on tracking campaign performance.