Google is testing placing the **** in the snippet on the same line as the URL in the snippet. This is instead of placing it before the snippet’s description section. This test was spotted by Shameem Adhikarath who posted screenshots of both variations on X, the one on the bottom is the test: I am … Read more
Microsoft is testing moving the lock icon in the Bing Search results snippets from the left of the URL to the right of the URL. Well, most of the time you don’t even see a lock but when Bing is testing it, Bing has been testing different lock locations. In September 2023 we shared this … Read more
Google may be testing a new design for the Google Image search results. This design looks like a tablet-like interface that is more boxes, and, honestly, it seems like it is from a UX from 10 years ago. Adam Przybyłowicz spotted this interface and posted a screenshot for me on X – he said, “Just … Read more
Google is testing showing answers in the Discussions and Forums section within the search results. Google will show the question and then add a shaded box with one of the selected answers under the question. This was spotted by Ethan Lazuk who posted a screenshot on X: Here is what I see, without the answers: … Read more
Google is testing another ad format, another card like format, for its search ads. We previously saw the vertical Google Ad cards, then the carousel horizontal ad cards format and now here are just plain horizontal ad cards. This was spotted by Azeem who posted the following screenshot on X: Just so you have it, … Read more
Google Search is testing horizontal lines under the sitelinks and the people also ask elements in the search results. This is a long horizontal line that goes across the while search result snippet. Google is also testing this darker line for featured snippets. Also, Google is testing rounded sitelink buttons. This was spotted by both … Read more
Google launched the style recommendations with thumbs up and down buttons not long ago after testing it in January. Now Google is showing this thumbs up and down buttons in the product grid search results, so Google can see what you like or dislike and then show you more products that you do like. Brodie … Read more
On Friday, Google responded to a pending bill in the California state legislature, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), that would require Google to pay a link tax to publishers by testing removing links to California based publishers and pausing investments in news publishers within the state. Google wrote, “To prepare for possible CJPA implications, … Read more
TikTok is reportedly developing AI-powered virtual influencers that will be able to compete against human creators for lucrative advertising contracts. The new AI avatars can allegeldy read scripts for video ads created from prompts submitted by brands and TikTok Shop sellers. However, this feature is still in its testing phase so everything is subject to … Read more
Google is trialing a new People Also Consider badge on ads served within branded search results. The label appears as a grey box positioned underneath the company name, logo and URL as demonstrated in the screenshot below: The feature is not clickable, and so the purpose of it is causing confusion amongst PPC marketers. First … Read more
421
229
714
826
543