Microsoft is testing various interfaces for the Bing Search local pack results and map.

Google’s actions against SERP scraping are forcing the search industry to reconsider what ranking data is truly actionable.

What’s changed in AI and Search since 2020? Well, just about everything. Join Jo and Britney as they talk about AI hype, accessibility, picking the right models, and more in this Whiteboard Friday Revisited. 

Google puts AI Mode in Chrome’s address bar with page-aware prompts, Gemini help across tabs, and stronger protections, rolling out in the U.S. first. The post Google Brings AI Mode To Chrome’s Address Bar appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google is now offering its store widget in three levels that you can integrate into your website, showcasing ratings and policies. The post Google Introduces Three-Tier Store Widget Program For Retailers appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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 called the new Search Console impressions dip…

Protecting your brand now means tracking how AI describes you, detecting bias campaigns, and building content anchors that resist manipulation. The post A Hidden Risk In AI Discovery: Directed Bias Attacks On Brands

A week ago, Google posted a new job named Senior Engineering Analyst, Search, Anti-scraper and within the week it has already been closed out. The LinkedIn page says 49 people applied (through LinkedIn) – so it is weird to me Google closed it so quickly.

John Mueller from Google somewhat/kinda made a comment, finally on the impression decreasing with the average position increasing within the Search Console reports. This came after Google dropped the 100 results per page function, resulting in the third-party tools totally becoming a mess.

Previously, we noted a Google AI Mode feature to be able to compare items by checking them off, both for products and local results. Well, Google now has this dialog demonstrating how it works and it is titled “Ask about any item.”