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.
We are seeing more explosive Google search ranking volatility again and still no confirmed Google update – yet. Google is testing over 10+ shopping ads as a way to promote more discovery Google said.Google is testing showing AI Overviews in incognito mode. Google may be showing fewer top stories for political figures. We have a recap of Google’s EMEA Product Experts Summit 2024.
Google Search Ranking Volatility Combusting Around August 14th
Google is still at it, maybe it is angry again about the possibility of it being broken up by the DOJ after being ruled a monopoly. But in all seriousness, the search ranking volatility is super heating, almost combusting. The chatter is still super heated and many of the tools are showing extreme volatility.
Google Tests AI Overviews In Incognito Mode (Not Signed In)
Google is testing showing AI Overviews for users not signed in to their Google account. Some users are seeing AI Overviews for searches when using Chrome in Incognito mode (i.e. private mode, not signed in).
Google Confirms Tests Over 10 Shopping Ads In Mobile Search Interface
Google has confirmed it is testing more than 10 ads (some 18) in the Google Shopping ad box. Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, said “This is a small experiment exploring different configurations for shopping ads to promote greater discovery.”
Google Top Stories Showing Fewer Top Stories For Political Figures?
Google Search changed how many stories it shows for political figures recently. Now Google shows the two by two top stories grid in search for searches on Harris, Trump and other political figures. Google use to show 7 top stories formats for these figures.
Google EMEA Product Experts Summit 2024 Recap
Summer’s going by rather fast, but one event that’s already come and gone has been this year’s edition of Google’s PE Summit for the EMEA region. It took place on June 20th and 21st in Zürich, Switzerland, and was hosted at Google’s own offices as well as in a virtual format, similar to previous years.
Google’s Sundar Pichai Gets Honorary Doctorate From IIT Kharagpur
Here is a photo from a few weeks ago from Sundar Pichai’s Instagram channel of him receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma mater IIT Kharagpur.
Analytics
Industry & Business
Eric Schmidt Walks Back Claim Google Is Behind on AI Because of Remote Work, Wall Street Journal
Google says Iranian efforts to hack US presidential campaigns are ongoing and wide-ranging, CNN Politics
Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt blames remote working on the company’s AI woes, Fortune
Iranian backed group steps up phishing campaigns against Israel, U.S., Google Blog
Reddit’s increased reliance on Google traffic has Wall Street anxious, CNBC
The Contradictions in the DOJ’s Google Breakup Idea, The Information
Epic judge says he’ll ‘tear the barriers down’ on Google’s app store monopoly, The Verge
GitHub Actions artifacts found leaking auth tokens in popular projects, Bleeping Computer
Google Has Unleashed Its Legal Fury on Hackers and Scammers, WIRED
Podcast: Google Official Urges Greater Online Scrutiny After UK Riots, Bloomberg
Links & Content Marketing
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
SEO
PPC
Search Features
Other Search
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