Google is reportedly working on a new Gemini App user experience, which it is calling 2.0. The company is putting “huge investment” into this update of the Gemini user experience but we are not sure when this new look and experience will be released.
Google is testing a new widget at the top of the Google Discover feed. It is called “Top Searches,” and it will randomly show some of the top searches across Google Search.
Google is testing using inline, hover-style links for citations in the AI Mode results. When you hover your mouse cursor over the link card, it will hover the link card sources over the answer.
Google Ads published new documentation on a tool called “Website Optimizer.” Now, some of you OGs may remember Website Optimizer from 2008 or so. Well, it was renamed to Google Optimize and then sunset on September 30, 2023. Google Ads may be bringing it back or making something new within Google Ads named Website Optimizer.
AI now handles the entire research stage, so now the real fight in SEO is about earning a place inside those answers The post Pragmatic Approach To AI Search Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
As you know, Google finally launched custom annotations within the Google Search Console performance reports. Well, one issue we noticed is that it does not allow for adding annotations for data it does not have yet, like for today. Today, Google rolled out support for current/future dates.
Google Search Console’s page indexing report is delayed again, stuck at two weeks ago, November 17, 2025.
Google’s John Mueller says sites with low-quality AI content should rethink their purpose rather than manually rewrite pages. Starting fresh may be faster than recovering. The post Google’s Mueller Says Sites In A ‘Bad State’ May Need To Start Over appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
This week’s SEO Pulse examines new data what drives AI citations, plus ChatGPT launches shopping research.
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. We had a lot, I mean, a lot of Google search ranking volatility this week – a Thanksgiving Google update…