Daily Search Forum Recap: November 15, 2024

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 Maps added products nearby in the maps results. Google launched its Gemini app for iPhone devices. Google Chrome will showcase Merchant Center promotions. Google Search has this new AI sales assistant it is testing out. Bing autosuggestions now have rich entity cards and popular searches. Plus, I posted the weekly SEO video recap.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google November 2024 Core Update, AI Overview Hyperlinks, SEO, Ads, AdSense & More
  Google launched the November 2024 core update earlier this week, and we are now starting to see movement and ranking shifts because of it. Google AI Overviews is testing using real hyperlinks, instead of paperclips. Google cautioned...
• Google Maps Search For Products Nearby Carousel
  Google Maps will now show you if you can find products nearby, like you'd see in directly in Google Search and Google Shopping. This "Products nearby" carousel now shows up directly in the Google Maps app, the company announced.
• Google Search AI Sales Assistant
  Google seems to be testing a new AI chat feature for e-commerce searches and retailers that is titled "Get help from Google's sales assistant." This will launch an AI chat feature that gives you AI-based product results based on your chat session.
• Google Chrome To Spotlight Merchant Center Promotions
  Google sent emails to some Google Merchant Center advertisers and free users about a new feature in Chrome where the Google web browser will showcase your promotions directly in the browser. It will pop up promotion codes during the holiday shopping season.
• Bing Autosuggest Adds Rich Cards, Images & More Search Features
  Bing Search has updated its autosuggest (auto complete) search bar to include rich entity cards and popular follow-on searches directly in the suggestion pane. Jordi Ribas, the Head of Search at Microsoft said on X, "The large images with additional context help users easily jump to their intended topic with less typing."
• iPhone Gets Native Google Gemini App
  Google has released a native app for Google Gemini for iPhone devices. This comes after Google added Gemini to the Google app on iOS, created a native Gemini app for Android and also had it available on the web.
• Roller Skating with Juggling Pins Around Google
  Here is a video I found on Instagram of someone roller skating around Google with juggling pins and a costume. I found this on Instagram where you can play the full video.

Other Great Search Threads:

• I analyzed 3049 e-commerce related SERPs over the last couple of years. Here are a few of my findings related to the newer types of Product Packs., Boyd Norwood on X
• I saw a new post in my feed reader from the Google blog titled but when I tried to access it, it wasn’t there. I checked the URL, and it shows a date that’s four days from now! @rustybrick have you seen this before?, Lino Uruñuela on X
• The rel canonical has no effect on srsltid parameters from auto-tagging., John Mueller on LinkedIn
• This is a thing of beauty in Technical SEO. I’ve been working with this eCommerce store on various aspects, with one of them being related to better visibility in free product listings. With this change, earlier this year they i, Brodie Clark on X

Search Engine Land Stories:

• SEO reality check: 13 hard-hitting truths you need to hear
• How to do audience research for SEO
• Google Gemini app now available for iPhone users
• Google Maps adds products nearby for product searches
• 12 tips for better SEO client meetings

Other Great Search Stories:

Industry & Business

• AI pioneer Francois Chollet leaves Google, TechCrunch
• Can AI-Powered Search Engines Disrupt Google’s Monopoly?, CMSWire
• CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash, Washington Post
• EU AI Act: Draft guidance for general purpose AIs shows first steps for Big AI to comply, TechCrunch
• Google, Virginia policy makers discuss growing data center demand, Virginia Mercury
• The future of SEO: Semrush on acquiring Search Engine Land, Duda
• Trump lobbied to scrutinize AI rules, Semafor
• US regulators plan to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business, Financial Times (Sub)
• Watch Google's Public Policy Head on Global Tech Regulation, Bloomberg
• Musk's amended lawsuit against OpenAI names Microsoft as defendant, TechCrunch

Links & Content Marketing

• At Least One of These Predictions for Marketers Is True, Content Marketing Institute
• How To Do Comprehensive Research for Your Topic Cluster — Whiteboard Friday, Moz

Local & Maps

• Millions of phones create most complete map ever of the ionosphere, New Scientist
• New Google Metasearch Experience: Implications for Hotels & Advertisers, Koddi
• Plan your holiday drives with Google Maps’ trends, Google Blog

Mobile & Voice

• I tested Apple's Google Lens alternative, and it's actually kind of good, Android Authority
• Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die.", CBS News
• OpenAI, Google expand AI app options, Axios
• Siri might ignore commands spoken in Apple commercials soon, Engadget

SEO

• 134 SEO Tips For Ecommerce Stores, Freddie Chatt
• Google Hosts Website Creators as Search Complaints Grow, The Information
• The Value of Intent-Driven SEO in AI-Powered Search Engines, Bing Search Blog
• 24 Ways I'm Using AI Tools for SEO, Moz
• How To View Status Graph in Google Merchant Center Next, FeedArmy
• What’s a Healthy Mix of Brand and Non-Brand SEO Traffic Look Like?, Kaitlin R. McMichael

PPC

• An update on political advertising in the European Union, Google Blog
• Google says it will stop serving political ads in the EU, The Verge
• Unwrap growth: your final holiday season checklist, Microsoft Advertising
• Google Ads: Pros and Cons, Hallam
• Google Ads: why you should be bidding on competitor keywords, Hallam
• New to Google Ads? Start with Maximize Conversions!, Jyll Saskin Gales

Search Features

• Arc Search for Android leaves beta, bringing new features, 9to5Google
• ChatGPT can now read some of your Mac's desktop apps, TechCrunch

Other Search

• The Enterprise Search App That Got Google and OpenAI’s Attention, The Information

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