OpenAI announced Instant Checkout in ChatGPT, allowing you to make purchases directly in ChatGPT. This is powered by the Agentic Commerce Protocol that is built with Stripe.

Google is testing not underlining the search result snippets when you hover your mouse cursor over the snippet. Generally, Google will add an underline to the title of the link (sometimes the whole snippet) when you hover over it

OpenAI’s usage data reveals ChatGPT nearing mass adoption and redefining search intent, with major implications for marketers and brands. The post What OpenAI’s Research Reveals About The Future Of AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google is testing a blue progress bar under the Shopping Ads carousel in the search results. As you scroll the carousel to see more products, the blue progress bar will indicate how much of the carousel is remaining to be seen.

Google added a new report to the Google AdSense reporting named traffic source breakdown. This report helps you understand the origins of your page traffic

When brands nurture identity, belonging, and authenticity, they gain brandoms: tribes of passionate advocates fueling both growth and cultural influence. The post From Loyalty To Fandom – How Brandoms Are Redefining Engagement appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Hostinger makes WordPress Agentic Web-compatible with one-click Web2Agent.

Brave launches Ask Brave, a unified interface that shows chat answers alongside links, videos, and products.

Google launches a small-business resource hub that centralizes setup, ads, analytics, learning, and partner website options in one place.

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