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 Search Console has a bug with the search appearance filters, it should be fixed soon. Google is testing replacing the X/Twitter header in the search results with "latest posts from." Google Ads has a new ad format named "for your consideration." Google Ads has a new Merchant Center integration with AI images. Google said don't make your m-dot URLs the canonical.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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Google Search Console Performance Report Search Appearance Filter Bug (To Be Fixed)
Google Search Console has a bug with the Search Performance report, where if you want to filter by Search Appearance, it won't show you all the options. Google is aware of the bug and it should be fixed soon. -
Google: Don't Make Your M-Dot URLs The Canonical
Google's John Mueller repeated advice from a while ago that you should not switch your m-dot URLs to be the canonical URL, even though Google is fully switched over to mobile-first indexing. He said this is just because it is how it is done, how it was done, and switching it on Google's end would cause many large sites issues. -
Google May Replace X (Twitter) With Latest Posts From
Google Search may be replacing the heading for "X (Twitter)" posts with "Latest Posts from." This would be a step to removing more X branding from the Google Search results page. -
New Google Ads Format "For Your Consideration"
Google may be testing a new search ad format named "for your consideration." These ads, at least in the example below, show hotel websites that you can go to to find hotels in the area. This may work for other categories of queries, outside of hotels, but this is the example I see right now. -
New Google Ads Google Merchant Center Feed Integration In AI Image Editor
Google has a new Google Ads feature within Google Merchant Center feeds in AI image editor that enables you to import product images from your Merchant Center feeds into your Google Ads account. The images will then be stored and available for use in the Google Ads Asset Library. "You can leverage product images to generate new campaign images using AI-powered image editing in Google Ads," Google added. -
Waymo Car On Display At Google
Google has a Waymo car on display at its Google headquarters in Mountain View, California - the GooglePlex. Waymo is Google's self-driving car project and I guess they wanted to put this on display at the office there.
Other Great Search Threads:
- APPLE INTELLIGENCE, Max Weinbach on X
- Apple Intelligence in action, Zaid on X
- Indexed though blocked by robot.txt, Reddit
- Some context here: These labels are automatically generated based on common topics across many news articles, and they change over time. A search today for Kamala Harris showed Top Stories labeled with “Donal, Google Communications on X
- Actually, you can and often do get news about Donald Trump for Kamala Harris searches. Those labels are automatically generated based on common topics across many news articles, and they change over time. Here, Google Communications on X
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Pinterest explores publisher partnerships to boost ad sales
- Google Discover promoting AI Overviews for Olympic Games in Paris
- Google streamlines ad creation with Merchant Center-Ads integration
- Teams that train together, win together. Send your team to SMX!
- What is generative engine optimization (GEO)?
- New Google Business Profile AI tool creates a menu from an image
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Google Says It’s Still Figuring Out How A Cookie Opt-In Model Will Work, AdExchanger
- Querying Landing Pages with SQL in GA4 in Plain English, Annielytics
- Understanding Cookies Compliance in Digital Marketing, Data Driven U
- Ad tech bosses balance frustration and focus after Google’s latest shift on third-party cookies, Digiday
- Third-party cookies have got to go, W3C
Industry & Business
- AI Overviews Under Fire From Congress: How Will Google Respond?, Rich Sanger SEO
- Yandex Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results, Yandex
Links & Content Marketing
- A Guide to Content Calendars (+ Free Templates for Making One), Semrush
- Set Your Strategy with These 28 B2B Content Marketing Stats, TopRank
Local & Maps
- 1 SEO Tip To Fix Appointment Links On Google Business Profiles (GBP), Sterling Sky
- Google adds new wildfire boundary maps for Europe and Africa, Google Blog
- Google Completes GBP Reviews for LSAs Swap in EU, Near Media
- Why Is Apple Maps Launching a Web App in 2024?, Local SEO Guide
Mobile & Voice
- Apple releases Apple Intelligence, its long-awaited AI features, CNBC
- Gemini expected to grab new extensions in push to phase out Google Assistant, Android Central
- Google Gemini could soon get a lot more useful on your phone, Android Police
SEO
- An Analysis of AI Overview Visibility in Google Search for Trending News, NewzDash
- Google's site reputation abuse spam policy and why an algorithmic approach to combating violations is the way forward, GSQI
- Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones), 404 Media
- What are Core Web Vitals and why do they matter?, SEO For Journalism
- What I Learned About Search From Listening to 2 Musicians, Moz
- Buyer Intent Keywords Convert Better. Here’s How to Find Them, Ahrefs
- SEO Automation Tools: My 10 Favorites to Boost Productivity, Ahrefs
PPC
- 7 Ways to Highlight Promotions in Google Ads, WordStream
- Bringing AI & Contextual Targeting Together for Brand Safety, PPC Hero
- Update to Healthcare and medicines policy (July 2024), Google Advertising Policies Help
- Update to Healthcare and Medicines Policy (September 2024), Google Advertising Policies Help
- Fix Invalid format for sub-attributes [product detail], FeedArmy
Search Features
Other Search
- Google Search Results Study & Survey, Wallethub
- How Project Green Light uses AI to reduce gas emissions, Google Research
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