A year ago, Google Gemini (formerly known as Bard) began linking to sources as citations and we rejoiced. Well, it looks like in most cases, Gemini has stopped linking to sources. I believe this started about a week or so ago but I am not sure on the timing. I noticed it on Wednesday of … Read more
Google has stopped the indented results, something Google has been doing for well over a decade. Instead, Google will just list out the result it would have indented in the main results and not indent it under that main result. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, confirmed this on X saying, “We stopped doing “indented results” … Read more
Google has stopped showing indented results in the Google search listings. Google has historically showed an indented search result under the main result when it was from the same domain but over the past few weeks, Google stopped indenting those results. What changed. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, posted “We stopped doing “indented results” … Read more
Google Ads is no longer maintaining individual and ad group keyword forecasting in Keyword Planner. Few advertisers were using these features so the platform decided to retire them, according to Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ad Liaison, on X (formerly known as Twitter). However, campaign-level forecasts and historical keyword-level data are still available. Why we care. By … Read more
Google’s Ad Liaison, Ginny Marvin, confirmed on X that Google Ads has stopped maintaining the Keyword Planner individual & ad group keyword forecasting data. She said that “few advertising were using” them, so they stopped forecasting this data as of the summer. I am not sure if this is old news or not, at least, … Read more
Google Search stopped showing How-to rich results on desktop yesterday. Google’s announcement. In an update to an Aug. 8 blog post about the reduction of visibility for HowTo and FAQ results, Google announced: “Continuing our efforts to simplify Google’s search results, we’re extending the How-to change to desktop as well. As of September 13, Google … Read more
Google will stop collecting anonymous reviews on August 25, 2023. Google posted this notice in a help document, which reads, “Important: We’ve stopped collecting anonymous reviews and will stop showing anonymous reviews on August 25, 2023.” Also, you no longer need reviews for LSAs to show, it is optional. Here is a screenshot of the … Read more
Earlier this month, Google began testing links within the Search Generative Experience AI-generated snapshot answers. Well, it seems Google has stopped that test and is no longer testing links or citations in these AI-generated answers. Link test. Here is a screenshot of the links/citations in these answers. Please note our original coverage showcased three different … Read more
YouTube is disabling videos for people using ad blockers as part of a new trial. The social media platform is asking users to either turn ad blockers off or pay £11.99 a month for YouTube Premium if they want access to its extensive video library. Why we care. If this trial is expanded to the … Read more
Google has shared more details on its upcoming deadline for when Universal Analytics 3 will be turning down. The new information is that you will be able to access, report and export your historical data in UA3 for a year after Google stops collecting data in that platform, so until July 1, 2024. Google posted … Read more
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