Another week, more volatility within the Google Search results. Google is also swapping out direct links to go-to URL redirect links in its search results to protect from abuse. Google seems to be showing fewer PDFs within Google Search but why. Google fixed the favicon bug and the crawl stats missing data. Google released updated help docs on the favicon to list out the supported formats including BMP, GIF, ICO, PNG, JPEG, PPM, and TIFF. The IRS and other federal websites dropped heavily in Google Search, I think it was a government issue, not a Google issue. Google AI Mode has new link carousels for developing topics. Google’s Robby Stein wants you to tell him what you want next for AI Mode. Google’s John Mueller said there is nothing special to do for generative AI responses. Google won’t enforce manual actions over site reputation abuse in Europe. Google announces search update for transparency purposes but actionable updates get blog posts and more. Google is aware of the missing reviews for reinstated Google Business Profiles. Google Ads is testing loading sponsored results using Gemini. Google Ads has a new channel setting prioritization slider. Google Ads has a new report for AI-created product titles. Google is expanding booking partners on Local Service Ads. Google will charge for missed and subsequent calls on Local Service Ads. Google Merchant Center increased the minimum size for product images to 500×500. Google is expanding the booking button to Search and PMax campaigns. Bing is testing renaming Copilot Search answers to AI Overviews. Microsoft Advertising search term landing page report is out for AI Max. Google has a special easter egg for Dolly Parton. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.
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