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's API is delayed. Google Ads new consumer finance policy is a bit overreaching says advertisers. Google Business Profiles suspension emails now let you appeal. Google local reviews has notices for when review posting is turned off. Microsoft wants to bring Deep Search to Copilot/Bing Chat.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google Search Console API Is Delayed
For the past few days or so it seems that the Google Search Console API has been delayed. There has been complaints about this on social media and in the Google forums. It is not uncommon for Search Console to run into these delays but I see a lot of recent complaints about this, so I am reporting on it. - Google Ads New Consumer Finance Policy Too Overreaching Says Advertiser
A couple of weeks ago, Google introduced a new Google Ads policy saying it won't allow personalization of ads for consumer finance in the United States or Canada. Well, it seems like that policy may be too overreaching and causing headaches for advertisers not even in the consumer finance space. - Microsoft To Bring Deep Search To Bing Chat / Copilot But It Is Way Too Slow Now
Microsoft is working to bring its new Deep Search feature to Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat. The issue is, (1) Deep Search is only available to a limited number of searchers in Bing Search and (2) it is way too slow to bring it to a chat interface. - Google Business Profile Suspension Emails Add Appeal Option
Google has added to the new Google Business Profile suspension emails the ability to make an appeal request, right from the email. The latest update was that the emails showed details on why your business was suspended but now Google gives you a blue appeals button to fight back on that suspension. - Google Local Notice When Review Posting Is Turned Off
At the beginning of this year we covered the updated posting restrictions guidelines for Google Maps where Google said they can turn off posting for a particular place. Well, we are now seeing an example of that in action, where Google is testing the reviewer that posting has been turned off. - Google NYC Chanukah Party For Jewglers
Here are some photos from the Google office in New York City of the chanukah party they had for Jewglers. Jewglers are Jewish Googlers. I found this photo on Instagram.
Other Great Search Threads:
- I'm seeing a "Recently viewed cars" feature in the SERPs. I know about the "Recently viewed" section in image search (https://t.co/64MCB0BFZk), the "You recently viewed" feature in local search, Landon Moore on X
- I'm thinking of re-thinking our Search Off The Record podcast series, and would love your input!, John Mueller on LinkedIn
- Early happy 28th year of WebmasterWorld!, WebmasterWorld
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google Ads rolls out extra help for business operation verification
- Google on maximizing PMax results and preparing for SGE
- SearchBot December update: User samples and new prompts
- Why traffic declines despite solid rankings and what to do
- Enterprise page speed optimization: Keys for effective collaboration
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
Industry & Business
- Google Chicago office: Plans to update the Thompson Center, Google Blog
- Google Ventures adds partner to back AI, open source startups, Yahoo Finance
- Google’s Antitrust Loss to Epic Could Preview Its Legal Fate in 2024, New York Times
- Leaked Audio: Google CEO Says Company Could Have Handled Layoffs Better, Business Insider
- Luiz Barroso, Who Supercharged Google’s Reach, Dies at 59, New York Times
- Google’s Parent Alphabet Gets Higher Price Target. AI Will Help Next Year., Barron's
Links & Content Marketing
- Human Marketing vs. AI + Humans: Who Won?, Content Marketing Institute
- Your guide to successful content creator partnerships, MarTech
Local & Maps
- Google Maps to get sneaky new feature that hides your travel activity | Mashable, mashable.com
- Google Maps' New Colors Bugging You? Switch to Satellite View, Make Use Of
Mobile & Voice
- Google brings Assistant Quick Phrases to Pixel Buds Pro, Android Authority
- Skip 'Hey Google' for call controls with new Pixel Buds Pro update, Android Police
SEO
- 10 Most Common SEO JavaScript Issues and How to Fix Them, Onely
- Branded vs Non-Branded Traffic: What’s More Important for SEO?, seoClarity
- Duplicate Meta Descriptions: Here’s How to Fix Them, Semrush
- Ecommerce Navigation: Best Practices and Examples, Semrush
- Google’s Mobile SERP: Everything You Need to Know, Semrush
- How to Reach Your First $10k Month as an SEO Freelancer [Free Templates], Moz
- Profile Page Schema Markup for Author Profiles, Hill Web Creations
- SEO vs. Google Ads: Where Should Marketers Invest?, Online Marketing Blog
- Tis the season for SEO, SERP's Up SEO Podcast
PPC
- Deprecating Content API Easy Onboarding In Merchant Center, Google Ads Developer Blog
- Harness the power of sporting events with the Microsoft Audience Network, Microsoft Advertising
- Question Keywords: How to Find and Use Them, Semrush
- Amazon’s value to brands’ holiday plans spikes, Google’s stalls, Digiday
- Some agency execs are mystified by heightened invalid traffic counts from Google compared to DSP reports, Digiday
Search Features
- Google Keeps Mistakenly Claiming Celebrities Are Dead, Newsweek
- Google: Gemini Pro API, Imagen 2, Duet AI and more updates, Google Blog
- How Google helps publishers innovate and fight misinformation, Google Blog
Other Search
- Google Gemini API: New developer and enterprise AI products, Google Blog
- Major updates and improvements to SISTRIX in 2023 summarised, SISTRIX
- What’s new in Google’s SGE? Fresh data from Onely, Onely
- Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used, Ars Technica
- The International Roster of Artists for Season 8 by Google’s Creator Labs is out, Vogue
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