Earlier this week we spotted Bing testing a toggle switch to open links in new tab and now we are seeing Google test a toggle switch to open results in a new tab. Coincidence?

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Bing is improving several key search features with updates designed to provide users with a wider range of results. The post Bing Improves Key Search Features via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

The folks at Bing posted a blog post showcasing some of the “next waves” of improvements around their deep learning and artificial intelligence techniques that help improve Bing Search. Bing highlighted improvements to autosuggest, people also ask, intelligent answers and captions

Reddit rolled inventory control options for advertisers to align with their comfort level of brand safety standards. The post Reddit Announces Inventory Type Options for Advertising via @SusanEDub appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

LinkedIn is unveiling a redesign which comes with an improved search experience, along with stories and new messaging features.

Advertisers can now optimize for goals such as phone calls, website visits or messages, add negative keyword targeting and more. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google seems to have added a message button to the “updates” section of the Google Local panel view. So these are where you can add updates through Google Posts on local, but there is a message button there for a customer to ask you questions about that update

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