Google Maps now lets users leave business reviews under a custom nickname instead of their real name. The setting is rolling out globally.
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Google Maps Lets Users Post Reviews With Nicknames via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google Search Console is rolling out an experimental AI feature that lets you configure Search results Performance reports using natural language prompts. The post Google Adds AI-Powered Configuration To Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Google Adds AI-Powered Configuration To Search Console via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 4, 2025
When GenAI engines rank chunks instead of pages, your long-term visibility depends on how well you balance foundational SEO with new retrieval and trust signals.
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The New Structure Of AI Era SEO via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
CMOs must design 2026 SEO budgets that balance defensive stability with offensive growth across AI and GEO channels. The post How CMOs Should Prioritize SEO Budgets In 2026 Q1 And H1 appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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How CMOs Should Prioritize SEO Budgets In 2026 Q1 And H1 via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW
I am seeing some signs of a Google Search ranking update and intense volatility that kicked in late yesterday. The SEO community started chattering about it over the past several hours and some of the tools are showing a spike in volatility with the Google search rankings.
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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up December 3rd & 4th
Google Ads may be testing the ability to subscribe to support updates via WhatsApp. Google has rolled out a new option to get real-time support case updates directly on WhatsApp, at least some folks are seeing this.
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Google Ads WhatsApp Support Notifications
Google is adding more AI features to Google Discover, specifically pushing people from articles in Google Discover into Google AI Mode.
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Google Discover Gains AI Mode Features
I know, we just reported the page indexing report within Google Search Console is very delayed, about two weeks. Well, it is still delayed two weeks, I thought it would catch up by now, but it only got three days of data and then stalled again. And the performance reports are now 32 hours behind, when it is normally just a few hours behind.
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Google Search Console Performance Reports & Page Indexing Delayed Again
Microsoft is testing a new search bar with a more powerful tools menu button. This tools menu is larger, has a plus sign and gives you options to click search with your voice, search with an image and even make an image.
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Bing Tests New Search Bar With Advanced Tools Menu