As many of you know, Google has user-triggered fetchers including Google-NotebookLM.

Google has updated the help document named How to fix: Google StoreBot crawler can’t access your in-store product page. The document has a number of big updates with a lot of clarifications including the user-agents, checking robots.txt, blocking IP addresses, page speed issues, reprocessing and how long it takes for your landing pages to be reprocessed.

Google’s John Mueller says that overall site quality is more than just text. How users experience the page can define quality, too. The post Google Explains SEO Connection Of Site Quality To Non-Indexed Pages appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Microsoft Bing is testing using a black colored magnifying glass in the search bar and box. This is instead of a gray or black outlined icon, the test is a fully colored in icon.

A contract built around activity always rewards more activity.

A contract built around activity always rewards more activity.

Google said it expected Gemini 3.5 Pro to roll out by now. It hasn’t shipped, and Bloomberg reports coding is part the delay. The post Gemini 3.5 Pro Delayed Over Coding, Bloomberg Reports appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google is starting to roll out connected apps in AI Mode, so you can send tasks to services like Canva from a search. The post Google Starts Rolling Out Connected Apps In AI Mode Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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