Google is testing adding the site name next to the link icons in the AI Overviews within Google Search. This makes it much more likely for searchers to click on the links and click over to the source of the information.
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Google AI Overviews Tests Showing Site Names
Jun 25
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Another week and more Google search ranking volatility hits, this time on June 25 and June 26. Google promised more core updates, more often, but that did not happen. Google’s Nick Fox says he questions the AI Overview click studies and says the web is thriving…
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Where The Google Core Updates, Web Is Thriving & AI Index Freshness
Explore how a local seo strategy travel and tourism can elevate your online presence and attract more visitors to your destination. The post Mastering Local SEO: A Strategic Imperative For Travel And Tourism Operators appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Mastering Local SEO: A Strategic Imperative For Travel And Tourism Operators via @sejournal, @JRiddall
Liz Reid, the head of Google Search, spoke with Reed Albergotti of Semafor, on Google’s push towards AI Search. The interview was conducted weeks ago at Google I/O but was just published this week. It is worth a read but I wanted to highlight the SEO comments and ads comments in that article.
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Head Of Google Search, Liz Reid, On Ads & SEO With AI Search
Jun 25
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After over a year of being in beta, Google has announced the launch of Offerwall. “Offerwall messages allow your site visitors to choose alternative ways to support your site and gain access to your content, such as viewing a rewarded ad or paying a fee,” Google wrote.
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Google Offerwall Out Of Beta
Google Search is testing yet another way to indicate to Google that you prefer specific sources, news sources, and publications, so that Google can show you fresh content from those sources. It is a Search Labs feature called “Preferred Sources” and is available for English in the US and India.
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Google Top Stories Preferred Sources Labs Feature Can Be Big For Publishers
Jun 25
27
Google seems to be rolling out an update to its Ad Preview tool within Google Ads.
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Google Ads Ad Preview Tool Update
Both Google and Microsoft Bing are testing hover effects that will bold elements of the search results. Google is testing bolding the description of the snippet and Bing is testing bolding the title of the snippet.
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Google & Bing Testing Bolding Snippets On Hover
Jun 25
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Google’s new Preferred Sources lets users customize Top Stories with favorite publishers.
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Google Tests ‘Preferred Sources’ To Personalize Top Stories In Search 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. Google has not delivered on performing more core updates…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 26, 2025