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

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

The surface that ranks and the surface that earns are decoupling.

Last year, Google began to roll out Google Discover on the desktop interface of Google.com.

Earlier this month, we learned a judge ruled that Google won’t be broken up over its monopoly ruling in its ad tech case. And now we have the full memo with the judge’s proposed remedies, including Google making behavioral changes.

Google is turning the local knowledge panels, your Google Business Profile, into an AI Overview listing. At the top of the local listing it says “AI Overview” and then there is a “Show more” button to expand, which brings you into the follow up AI Mode style chat interface.

Google published guidance for adding a Search profile badge as Search becomes a destination for following creators and publisher. The post Google Search Profile Badges Expose The Publisher Traffic Crisis appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google is rolling out cart transfer and checkout testing in the Merchant Center UCP hub, plus a YouTube ads beta and wider AI insights. The post Google UCP Update Lets Merchants Enable Cart Transfer To Site appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

A model can know the right answer and still defer to a wrong tool result. What does that mean for your visibility report? The post It Was There A Minute Ago appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

A model can know the right answer and still defer to a wrong tool result.