Ask Maps Is Google Q&A’s AI Replacement: Here’s What It Means For Marketers
Jan 22, 2025
Get the latest update on the AI-powered Q&A feature on Google Maps and get detailed answers on the go.
Search Engine Journal
A dozen things I learned in 2024
Jan 22, 2025
Dive into the world of marketing strategy as Sue Unerman takes you on a journey through her year of growth and learning.
Brainlabs
What Happens Next To The U.S. Vs. Google Antitrust Case?
Jan 22, 2025
Find out what lies ahead for the Google antitrust case under the Trump administration.
Search Engine Journal
SEOs Are Recommending Structured Data For AI Search... Why?
Jan 22, 2025
A post on LinkedIn called into question the idea that Schema structured data can be used for ranking in AI search
Search Engine Journal
Are People Clicking Links In ChatGPT Search? Brands Say Yes
Jan 22, 2025
Brands report anecdotal evidence that users are clicking links in ChatGPT and Google Gemini search results, driving traffic and sales.
Search Engine Journal
Google Updates Site Reputation Abuse Policy Documentation
Jan 21, 2025
Google updates site reputation abuse policy documentation, adding clearer guidance from FAQs to help ensure compliance.
Search Engine Journal
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
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.
Bing is now hiding its search results when you search for Google in Bing. Google Ads Pmax report shows private search term data. Google AI Overviews now has translations. Google said work count makes little sense. Bing is testing adaptive zoom.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Microsoft Bing Now Hiding Google Search Results
Recently, we saw Microsoft tricking searchers into thinking they were searching in Google and not on Bing...
Search Engine Roundtable
I Reviewed the Best AI Image Generators for 2025
Jan 21, 2025
Dig into the strengths and weaknesses of Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, ChatGPT / DALL-E 3, Canva Magic Media, and Google Gemini for Workspaces.
Ahrefs
How To Accelerate Your SEO Career
Jan 21, 2025
Get insider tips from accomplished SEO professionals on how to propel your in-house SEO career forward.
Search Engine Journal
What Are The Alternatives For Users If TikTok Is Banned?
Jan 21, 2025
Find out the alternatives to TikTok as the popular video platform faces challenges.
Search Engine Journal
Microsoft Bing Now Hides Google Search Results
Jan 21, 2025
Recently we saw Microsoft tricking searchers to thinking they were searching in Google and not on Bing.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Performance Max Reports With Private Search Term Category
Jan 21, 2025
In the Google Ads Performance Max search category, Google is now displaying "private search term." Private queries are terms that have been searched for by fewer than 50 unique users over the past 90 days, Google explained.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google AI Overviews With Translation
Jan 21, 2025
Google is testing AI Overviews that offer a toggle to turn on and off translations and/or just show the translations by default.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Says Word-Count Itself Makes So Little Sense
Jan 21, 2025
Google's John Mueller replied to a bunch of screenshots of SEO tools showing word counts for the same page that tailed the word counts differently. John said, "This is also why word-count itself makes so little sense."
Search Engine Roundtable
Bing Search Adaptive Zoom Setting
Jan 21, 2025
Microsoft is testing a new search setting named Adaptive Zoom. I am not exactly sure what it does, I tried to toggle it on and off and see how clicking on results or links or pagination changes but I don't see any changes. So I am missing something here.
Search Engine Roundtable
How to create an effective SEO roadmap
Jan 21, 2025
Enhance your website's performance with an effective SEO roadmap. A structured SEO plan can help increase visibility in search engines.
Yoast
Google’s Documentation Update Contains Hidden SEO Insights
Jan 21, 2025
Google's documentation update includes subtle improvements that provide actionable insights for crafting search-optimized content
Search Engine Journal
AI Search Optimization: Make Your Structured Data Accessible
Jan 20, 2025
An investigation reveals AI crawlers miss JavaScript-injected structured data. Use server-side rendering or static HTML to ensure visibility.
Search Engine Journal
Web Accessibility News: January 2025
Jan 20, 2025
Lumar's digital accessibility news round-up for website & a11y pros. Get the latest web accessibility industry news for January 2025.
DeepCrawl
TikTok Ban Sparks 5000% Surge In Alternative App Searches
Jan 20, 2025
Search data shows Americans are exploring TikTok alternatives and workarounds, but struggling to find satisfactory replacements.
Search Engine Journal
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 20, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
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 Ads explains why there may be weekly spend fluctuations. Google Ads gains search term insight data. Google Search is testing trending products at the top right. Google may be going after AI generated content. Google says don't dynamically update your robots.txt file throughout the day...
Search Engine Roundtable
AI Search in 2025: SEO/GEO for LLMs & AI Overviews
Jan 20, 2025
Learn how to adapt your SEO strategy for AI search platforms like Perplexity or ChatGPT Search and AI-augmented SERP features like Google AI Overviews in 2025.
DeepCrawl
Website Migration SEO Best Practices To Preserve Rankings And Avoid Common Pitfalls
Jan 20, 2025
Website migrations, when poorly executed, risk losing traffic, rankings, and revenue. A solid strategy ensures smooth transitions while safeguarding SEO performance.
Search Engine Journal
Google Ads Weekly Spend Fluctuations Usually Related To Market Conditions Or Budget Changes
Jan 20, 2025
Ginny Marvin, Google's Ad Liaison, explained why you might see weekly spend fluctuations in your Google Ads account. "Weekly spend fluctuations are typically due to changing market conditions (weather events, industry trends, etc.) and/or any recent budget changes in the campaign," Ginny Marvin wrote on X.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads PMax Search Terms Insights Gains Source Column
Jan 20, 2025
Google has added a new source column to the Google Ads search terms insights report for Performance Max. The source column can show search themes, URLs, creative assets and more.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Trending Products Carousel On Right
Jan 20, 2025
Google is testing placing a new products carousel, a trending products carousel, on the right side where the brand's knowledge panel would appear. So, instead of having details of that brand, it can show trending products from that brand.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Quality Rep Detects & Treats AI-Generated Content
Jan 20, 2025
Chris Nelson, Senior Staff Analyst, Search Ranking at Google has updated his LinkedIn bio to specify that he manages a large team that builds ranking solutions for Google Search. One line says, "Address novel content issues (e.g., detection and treatment of AI-generated content)."
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Says Don't Update Your Robots.txt File Multiple Times Per Day
Jan 20, 2025
Google's John Mueller said that since the robots.txt file is cached by Google for about 24-hours, it does not make much sense to dynamically update your robots.txt file throughout the day to control controlling. Google won't necessarily see that you don't want Google to crawl a page at 7am and then at 9am you do want Google to crawl that page.
Search Engine Roundtable
FTC: GoDaddy Hosting Was "Blind" To Security Threats
Jan 20, 2025
FTC settlement proposal says GoDaddy was "blind" to security threats in its web hosting, will require implementation of better security
Search Engine Journal
OpenAI Secretly Funded Benchmarking Dataset Linked To o3 Model
Jan 20, 2025
OpenAI secretly funded and had access to a benchmarking dataset, raising questions about high scores achieved by its new o3 AI model.
Search Engine Journal
Confirmed: Google Is Requiring JavaScript To Block SEO Tools
Jan 17, 2025
Google Search confirms it's requiring JavaScript to block bots and scrapers, like SEO Tools
Search Engine Journal
Google's AI Workspace Update Sparks Confusion Around Pricing
Jan 17, 2025
Google adds AI features to Workspace, but two dollar price hike and unclear settings confuse users.
Search Engine Journal
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 17, 2025
Jan 17, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Phishing Scam
Jan 17, 2025
Some are seeing a super scary Google Ads phishing scam in the Google Search ads slots. When you search, sometimes a scam may come up, sending you to a Google Sites address that is not managed by Google, where it asks you to login to your Google account with your username and password.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Search Max
Jan 17, 2025
Google may be bringing Search Max to Google Ads soon. A "Search Max" option is showing up in the Google Ads match type report for some advertisers.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Updates Events & Estimated Salary Images In Structured Data Markup Gallery
Jan 17, 2025
Google has updated the screenshot examples of the events and estimated salary sections of the Structured data markup that Google Search supports. I assume this update was to better match the newer updated designs that Google uses in the actual search results.
Search Engine Roundtable
How To Choose The Best WordPress Theme For SEO
Jan 17, 2025
Find out which WordPress themes are best for SEO. Learn how an SEO-friendly theme can help improve your website's rankings on SERPs.
Search Engine Journal
Google What People Are Saying AI Generated Test
Jan 17, 2025
Google seems to be testing an AI-generated version of What People Are Saying in Google Search. This shows a similar video or social media type of search results but it says generative AI is experimental.
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Hotel Policies Updated Around Availability & Rates
Jan 17, 2025
Google is updating its hotel prohibited practices policy to specify that (1) you are required to display final room availability and rates before requesting user information and (2) you are required to avoid price changes after users enter their personal information.
Search Engine Roundtable
Our 9 Best ChatGPT Alternatives for 2025 (So Far)
Jan 17, 2025
From content creation and translations, to SEO and coding, check out our top 9 ChatGPT alternatives for 2025.
Ahrefs