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 was ruled an illegal monopoly once again…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: April 18, 2025
Google was ruled, for the second time, an illegal monopoly again by a Federal Judge yesterday.
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ruled A Monopoly Again, Heated Volatility, Google ccTLD Change, Ads Safety Report & AI Overviews
Explore an exhaustive list of new search engine options and how their technology changes the online search game.
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25 Alternative Search Engines You Can Use Instead Of Google via @sejournal, @ChuckPrice518
Google recently said it made Search “much faster,” at least that is what Rajan Patel, the VP of Engineering at Google Search said on social. There is a larger blog post that Google wrote up on this, which I initially decided not to cover but I changed my mind.
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Google Made Search Much Faster – But How Much Faster?
Google Merchant Center has added a new report named popular products report. This report will show you your popular products, popular brands, top-selling products, etc, all on Google.
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New Google Merchant Center Popular Products Report
Google’s John Mueller was quick to debunk a claim that owning an .esports domain will have no positive SEO effect. He said on Bluesky, “There’s no positive SEO effect from a TLD like that.”
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Google: No Positive SEO Effect From .esports Domain
Outperform local competitors by identifying gaps, refining strategies, and driving more targeted traffic through smarter competition research. The post Competitor Analysis In Local SEO And How To Gain An Edge appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Competitor Analysis In Local SEO And How To Gain An Edge via @sejournal, @JRiddall
Google Ads seems to be rolling out the expected age exclusions feature for Performance Max, PMax, campaigns. In January, Google told us it would be coming and then we saw the Google Ads Editor add the feature in version 2.9
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Google Ads PMax Age Exclusions Rolling Out
Google has been rolling out its new full-width redesign of Google Discover.
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Google Discover Cropping Publisher Images In New Full Width Redesign
When you’re set up for success, being a mentor can be a rewarding experience for you and your mentee. Miracle’s in-depth framework presented in this week’s Whiteboard Friday covers considerations like building trust, setting boundaries, and the qualities that make a great mentor
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How to Be an Effective SEO Mentor — Whiteboard Friday