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

Microsoft is testing the ability to upload an image directly within the Bing search bar. You click on a plus sign and Bing shows you “search with an image” and “make an image.” I get the search with an image feature but why add generative AI features, like make an image, in this search bar?

Google has updated its Manage customer reviews help documentation to expand and clarify the “Understand what happens to your replies” section. It now specifies why a business reply to a review may be hold, how long it takes and more.

Google is testing extremely long and expandable search result snippet descriptions in the search results. These are also AI-generated snippets, which we’ve seen before, but not this long. This goes on for eight lines of text.

If you submitted a review appeal within Google Business Profiles it will likely take longer than normal to hear back. Google’s review appeals are delayed and Google cannot provide a specific response timeframe for pending cases.

Google Discover is testing and maybe rolling out an option to “Tailor your feed.” This allows you to tailor the feed with “Say in your own words what you want to see,” and Google will try to figure it out.