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 finally ended its labs experiment for Search Notes. Google Knowledge Panels tests showing store rating reviews. Google tests renaming short videos to quick takes. Google Ads in Japan changed the term brand match to intent match. Google is testing query refinements under the ad carousel.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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Google Search Notes Finally To End
There was a lot of speculation that Google would remove the Search Notes feature from the Google Search labs results last May after living past its official end date of December 2023. Well, Google told 9to5Google that Notes on Search and Discover is finally going away. -
Google Ads Changed Broad Match To Intent Match In Japan
Google Ads has changed what they call broad match to intent match in Japan. So now it is called (Intent Match), it was called (Partial Match). -
Google Knowledge Panels Tests Store Ratings Reviews
Google is testing showing store ratings review stars in the knowledge panels for some retail stores. Clicking on the stars will take you into the Google Store Rating panel. -
Google Tests Renaming Short Videos To Quick Takes
Google is testing renaming the short videos carousel to quick takes in the Google Search results. Short videos are quick videos Google surfaces in its search results from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and other sources and now Google is testing naming them "Quick Takes." -
Google Ads Query Refinements Under Ad Carousel
Google seems to be testing a query refinement ad option. Where Google is showing other search queries related to the ads it is showing under a sponsored ad carousel in the search results. -
Google Paris France Olympics Signage Adapted
In April, we covered the prep the Google Paris, France office put together for the upcoming Olympics events by dressing up its lobby signage in Olympic sports. Well, the sign changed a bit. Here is a more recent photo I found on Instagram.
Other Great Search Threads:
- Big news…. @Taboola is teaming with @Apple to power advertising on Apple News and Apple Stocks. We're connecting advertisers with huge reach in trusted, premium environments--Apple News is the #1 news app in many markets. Advert, adam singolda on X
- I really hope the next core update makes ranking THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE a priority (again). Not the Reddit discussion about it. Not the syndicated version that links to the source. Not the scraped and rehashed AI version on a spam s, Lily Ray on X
- Speak Arabic? Search Central help community is also available in Arabic. انضم إلى مجتمع مساعدة البحث باللغة العربية من Google لطرح الأسئلة والحصول على إجابات, Google Search Central on X
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Apple revamps App Store search layout, emphasizing ads and suggestions
- Meta expands overlay ads to Instagram Reels
- Google ending Notes on Search by end of the month
- New Google core update coming in weeks
- Google Business Profile chat is gone and call history going away
- 2024 Salary and Career survey: How much search marketers make
- Why advertisers aren’t happy about Google Merchant Center Next
- How to become a recommended solution provider on Google entity lists
- How to start an SEO program from scratch in the AI age
- How AI is reshaping the content creator industry
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- 'It's in Google's best interest': Sources urge more formal Privacy Sandbox legal terms, Digiday
- How Indeed Is Getting Ahead Of The Impending Cookie Collapse, AdExchanger
Industry & Business
- Google chief scientist Jeff Dean: AI needs 'algorithmic breakthroughs,' and AI not to blame for most of data center emissions increase, Fortune
- Google defeats digital maps antitrust case in US court, Reuters
- Google Search Has AI Issues, but Alphabet Stock Bulls Remain Upbeat, Barron's
- Microsoft hiring of AI Inflection staff referred for UK merger probe, CNBC
Links & Content Marketing
- Local link building: Use community involvement to earn backlinks, Wix SEO Hub
- How To Catch Audiences With Extraordinary Hooks, Content Marketing Institute
- Ranking Pages Shows the Content Your Audience is Most Likely to Find in Search Results, SparkToro
Local & Maps
- GBP Optimization Blueprint, Waiting for Search, Here's AMZN's Rufus, Near Media
- Google Maps redesign: Android starts getting new UI, BGR
Mobile & Voice
- Local SEO tips: How site content works, SearchLab Digital
- Gemini now answers general questions on Android lockscreen, 9to5Google
SEO
- 11 SEO techniques you should be using in 2024, Oncrawl
- A Quick Beginner’s Guide to FAQ Schema for Government or Health Sites, BruceClay
- Leveraging search intent for SEO, STAT Search Analytics
- Evolving your SEO strategy for Google’s upcoming AI search experience, Marketing Mag
PPC
- How to Enable Supplemental Data Feed Sources in Google Merchant Center Next, ZATO Marketing
- How to Turn Off Google Ads for Sensitive Topics, Wired
- Taboola to sell ads for Apple, axi
- Upcoming changes to page size in the Google Ads API, Google Ads Developer Blog
Other Search
- Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic Used Thousands of Swiped YouTube Videos to Train AI, Proof News
- Google brings AI agent platform Project Oscar open source, VentureBeat
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