Google is testing showing images within the sitelinks carousel in Google Ads and sponsored results. We’ve seen images in sitelinks before, numerous times, but here is a version of them in the ads extension.

Google has a “new feature,” as it labeled it, within Google Merchant Center, for event promotions. This allows you to promote an event, such as a sale, promotion or occasion, that may help you sell product.

It’s not your SEO strategy. It might be the hidden silos that choke ROI, delay execution, and derail even your best-laid digital plans

A WordPress bug is causing fatal errors on WooCommerce sites, resulting in widespread outages. The post WordPress WooCommerce Bug Causing Sites To Crash appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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

Dive into the findings on AI Overviews and Google Search. Is the promise of growing web traffic being fulfilled?

Google introduces AI Max for Search, expanding query reach, adaptive creative, and better controls to boost performance while maintaining transparency for advertisers. The post It’s Official: Google Launches AI Max for Search Campaigns appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here is a weird one – doing a site command and Google presenting an AI Overview summary of the results. In this case, the AI Overview was dead wrong – which is not all that uncommon – but why show an AI Overview here?

Google is now sending emails to business owners when a Google Business Profile information edit was rejected. The email subject line says “A recent information edit was rejected,” and then it tells you more details on why and allows you to read the policy and then appeal the decision.

For the past week or so, news publishers from Brazil have not been happy with Google. It seems that Google Discover is broken for a lot of Brazilians, showing irrelevant content to users and searchers, and not showing content from the typical publishers based in Brazil.