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 finally removed the page experience report. Google is testing removing some EU news publishers from some EU regions in Google Search, News and Discover. Google Ads has in store and online tabs. Google Discover and AI Overviews show YouTube videos a lot. Google people also ask is testing removing the more results button.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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Google Search Console Finally Drops The Page Experience Report
Over a year and a half ago, Google told us they would be dropping the page experience report from Google Search Console in the "coming months." Well, it took many "coming months" for it to happen and now the page experience report is no longer available within Google Search Console. -
Google Tests Removing EU-Based News Publishers From Search
Google has begun testing removing EU-based news publishers in Google News, Google Search, and Google Discover for 1% of users in Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain (not France). Google is doing this to provide data on the impact this will make for these publishers if this would be rolled out to 100% of users. -
Google Ads In Store & Online Tab & Near You Sponsored Ads
Google Ads has this newish "in store" and "online" tab sponsored ads interface for its search ads, where you can tab between nearby stores and online stores that have what you are searching for. Plus a newish list view of "near you" stores that have the products you want. -
YouTube Often Within Google Discover Feed & AI Overviews
There are new reports that Google is showing more and more YouTube videos in Google Discover. There is also a new study that says YouTube is the most cited source in Google's AI Overviews. Is Google promoting its own... -
Google People Also Ask Dropping More Results Button?
Google may be testing removing the "more results" button from the people also ask results within Google Search. In some searches, on some browsers, I see the "more results" button after expanding a people also ask result, but in others, I do not see the "more results" button. -
Google Boulder Kids
Here are some kids at the Google office in Boulder, Colorado. I found it funny to see three little kids standing in front of the Google Boulder sign with there Noogler hats on.
Other Great Search Threads:
- It's best to serve a 404 directly without redirect. Anything else is just a waste of resources, and confusing., John Mueller on LinkedIn
- This week, I’ll be diving deeper into confidential matching in Google Ads, why it matters for advertisers of all sizes, and the latest updates. First-party data is more important than ever for measurement and performance. And, AdsLiaison on X
- Anyone Else Notice That There Is A New LSA Favicon? And That It Looks A LOT Like The Google Ads Favicon? I Dont Like That! LOL, Anthony Higman on X
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Perplexity launches AI-powered Shopping Search
- Google AI Overviews ads seen on mobile search
- The future of SEO content is video – here’s why
- Google Search Console removing the Page Experience report
- TikTok launches AI video generation tool for marketers
- Why marketing mix modeling is crucial in 2025 and beyond
- Google Analytics data delayed or missing for some
- How AI agents are revolutionizing digital marketing
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- How To Battle Organic Search Analytics in the AI Era, Content Marketing Institute
Industry & Business
- DOJ Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly, Bloomberg
- How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management, Harvard Business Review
- Nvidia accelerates Google quantum AI design with quantum physics simulation, VentureBeat
Links & Content Marketing
- Content Creation for Business Owners: A No-BS Guide to Getting Results, Forbes
- Leveraging Personalized AI For Content Marketing, Forbes
- Tips for Engaging Subject Matter Experts in Content Creation, CMSWire
Local & Maps
- Fake Reviews Beware: Trustpilot Wins Game-Changing Court Battle, Bill Hartzer
- How to Use Google Keyword Planner for Local Keyword Research, RicketyRoo
Mobile & Voice
- Google Discover testing a tweaked Material You look, PhoneArena
- Google is transforming Chrome OS into Android, Android Authority
- Google may be about to reboot its laptop and tablet hardware again, The Verge
- How YouTube Became a Giant in the Podcasting World, Wall Street Journal
- The best Google Play apps and games of 2024, Google Blog
SEO
- Documenting Google’s site-level evaluation and impact on search rankings using the ‘Gabeback Machine’ [Googler Quotes, Videos, Documentation and more], GSQI
- Google Core Update November 2024, SISTRIX
- Google Gemini Models Now Power Optimizely: What This Means for Marketers, Bill Hartzer
- How to Write THE Perfect SEO Ticket for Your Devs, Sitebulb
- Scientific Approach to Find & Use Low-hanging Fruit Keywords, SEM Kaizen
- What Is a Search Query? (And How It Differs from a Keyword), Semrush
PPC
- 2024 Google Ads Recap, Google Ads Help
- Google Ads Brand Campaigns: Why Smart Bidding Beats Manual, Jyll Saskin Gales
- Google Ads Old Interface Makes a Comeback, PPC News Feed
Search Features
- Google Scholar turns 20: Fun facts about Google Scholar, Google Blog
- Optimising For Google’s New Landscape and The Future of Search, Bitvero
- Perplexity introduces a shopping feature for Pro users in the U.S., TechCrunch
Other Search
- A New Era of Discovery, Google Blog
- Forrester’s Guide To Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Forrester
- Google's AI training depends mostly on public web data, not users' personal info, Axios
- In-Depth Study: ChatGPT's Impact on Business Visibility and Branding by 100X Multisampling, SEO Vendor
- Microsoft starts boiling the Copilot frog: It's not a soup you want to drink at any price, The Register
- Top Generative AI Statistics and 12 Trends To Know, Semrush
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