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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.

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Google is testing a new top bar interface design for the search results page both in light and dark mode. The new design shades the top bar more, so it is more distinct to the search results section.

Did you know Google has a technology called FastSearch?

Google Ads has added new customization options for some of the graphing, charting and reporting. This change gives you “Conversion Delay,” “Performance Anomaly Insights,” and “Notes,” and is enabled with adjusted notification icons.

Google has updated its Google Business Profiles links policies & guidelines.

Google is testing new direction buttons in the local pack within the Google Search results.