I am seeing the SEO community starting to chatter around a lot of Google Search ranking volatility.

Google has updated its “How the Google Ads auction works” page to add a line that says that Google will run different auctions for each ad location.

Google has released version 19 of the Google Ads API, v19 adds enhanced video assets for Performance Max campaigns, updates to brand guidelines and tons of other additions, changes and removals.

Microsoft is now showing the sources it used to generate its AI-based “from sources across the web” section in Bing Search.

Google is now showing a “top search” definition box below the auto suggestions within Google Search for some searches. I guess it is a quick way for Google to give you a definition for a word.

Google may be rolling out the high value new customer mode for Google Ads advertisers, after it has been in beta for some time. This setting lets you set different bidding priorities for high value new prospects, regular new customers and existing ones.

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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. Google Local Service Ads opts advertisers into booking links, by default…