Archive for December, 2025

Google Tests Social Channel Insights In Search Console via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2025/12/08

Google Search Console is testing a feature that shows how linked social channels perform in Google Search, including clicks, impressions, and queries. The post Google Tests Social Channel Insights In Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 8, 2025

2025/12/08

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. Google is testing Search Live in AI Mode…

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LLM Payments To Publishers: The New Economics Of Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2025/12/08

Publishers navigating the collapse of the search-to-traffic model need clarity on how emerging AI payment structures are reshaping value, leverage, and long-term strategy. The post LLM Payments To Publishers: The New Economics Of Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Search Console Insights Adds Social Channels

2025/12/08

Google announced it is adding social channels within the Google Search Console Insights report. This “lets you review Search performance of social channels associated with your website directly within Search Console,” Google wrote.

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Google AI Mode Tests Search Live (Voice) With Citation Cards

2025/12/08

Google is testing integrating Search Live (Gemini Live – voice search as you talk) in AI Mode. Plus, this version shows citation cards as part of the answer, as you are having a conversational search with AI Mode.

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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated Over This Past Weekend

2025/12/08

It was a heated weekend, the Google Search ranking volatility was pretty heated and there was a lot of chatter within the SEO industry. Not all the tools are showing big swings but many are. And everyone is asking, what happened with Google confirming core updates – is that over?

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Business Insider To Use AI To Publish Quick News Stories

2025/12/08

Business Insider posted a disclaimer about a new AI pilot where it will use “a custom GPT to help publish quick news stories.” This custom GPT was trained on the style of how Business Insider journalists write and will all be edited by an editor at Business Insider.

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Inside ChatGPT’s Confidential Report Visibility Metrics [Part 1] via @sejournal, @VincentTerrasi

2025/12/08

New evidence shows how LLM interfaces convert publisher authority into in-answer influence rather than measurable traffic. The post Inside ChatGPT’s Confidential Report Visibility Metrics [Part 1] appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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Google Tests Image Animation For Search Ads

2025/12/08

Google is testing an animation, where an image asset slides into the sponsored results listing. So it turns a pure search text ad into a text ad with an image that slides in from the right side of the screen.

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Bing Tests Expandable Favicon On Hover Over

2025/12/08

Microsoft is testing expanding the favicons in the Bing Search results interface when you hover your mouse cursor over the search result listing and/or ad.

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