A month ago, we reported Google added a new form to report negative review extortion scams on your Google Business Profiles and local listings. Google also listed some tips on how to handle these extortion attempts.
2025/11/11
A month ago, we reported Google added a new form to report negative review extortion scams on your Google Business Profiles and local listings. Google also listed some tips on how to handle these extortion attempts.
Google’s John Mueller confirmed that Google is not killing off all forms of schema and structured data support for Google Search.
There are reports that Google is showing more free product listings from Google Merchant Center in the Google AI Overview responses. I am told there are two variations of this AI Overview response: one where the favicon and price appear as an overlay, and another where the free listings look more like a map pack.
Google Ads is now showing summaries of your budget settings in the budget and bidding optimization setting. This will summarize what your settings are configured for, at a glance.
A Google blog post triggered a misunderstanding that structured data use will be diminished in 2026. The post Google Is Not Diminishing The Use Of Structured Data In 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal
AI search results tend to recommend sites that are recommended by other sites, which makes cultivating brand mentions a key SEO strategy. The post How To Cultivate Brand Mentions For Higher AI Search Rankings appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
New Ahrefs analysis shows where AI Overviews show up in Google: more often on questions and longer queries, less on time-sensitive news and local searches. The post Google AI Overviews Appear On 21% Of Searches: New Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Meta’s internal documents indicate the company projected $16 billion in revenue from ads for scams and banned goods, creating competition for legitimate advertisers.
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. Late last week, into this weekend…
The latest John Lewis Christmas ad proves that emotion and data can coexist, using AI to validate the timeless power of heartfelt storytelling. The post ‘Where Love Lives’: The John Lewis Christmas Winning Formula Returns appeared first on Search Engine Journal