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Google is testing removing the dates from the articles shown in the Google Discover feed. This is a limited test, Google confirmed, to see the impact of removing the date value.
Microsoft Advertising seems to be testing a new design for the Bing shopping ads carousel. The new design fills the screen more from left to right than the old design and is just wider in general.
Early third-party tracking data offers a first look at how Google’s February Discover core update is changing what users see in their feeds. The post Google Discover Update: Early Data Shows Fewer Domains In US appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
SerpApi filed a motion to dismiss Google’s DMCA lawsuit, arguing the search giant lacks standing to invoke copyright law over publicly visible search results. The post SerpApi Challenges Google’s Right To Sue Over SERP Scraping appeared first on Search Engine Journal
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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As AI Mode enables on-platform transactions, ecommerce visibility now depends on schema completeness, feed accuracy, and third-party validation. The post Agentic Commerce Optimization: A Technical Guide To Prepare For Google’s UCP appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Google’s John Mueller said that if Google is not convinced that there are new and important content to index on your site, then it won’t use the sitemap file on your site. Just because you have a sitemap file, it does not mean Google will index all the pages in that file.
Google’s John Mueller said a spike/increase in impressions within Google Search Console does not cause any specific problems within Google Search. There are a number of posts where some users are seeing a surge in impressions within Google Search Console but clicks and traffic have not changed.