In September, we posted about a number of local pack design tests from Microsoft Bing. But now, Bing might be testing a more retro, older-looking interface for the local pack in the Bing search results.
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Bing Tests Retro Local Pack In Search Results
Navah Hopkins, the Microsoft Ads Liaison, posted a reminder on LinkedIn, encouraging advertisers to ensure the email settings are all configured properly.
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Microsoft Advertising Reminds Advertisers To Configure Email Settings
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WordPress no longer your default choice? Get a clear breakdown of when Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Drupal, and others are the smarter move
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19 WordPress Alternatives: From Simple Builders To Enterprise CMS via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Robby Stein explains why AI Overviews appear for some searches but not others, describing an engagement-based system. The post Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Similarweb’s January Global AI Tracker shows ChatGPT at 64.5% of gen AI chatbot site visits, while Gemini reached 21.5% and writing tools fell. The post Google Gemini Gains Share As ChatGPT Declines In Similarweb Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Google Gemini Gains Share As ChatGPT Declines In Similarweb Data via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 8, 2026
AI answers aren’t neutral by design, and this breakdown shows where preference forms and how it reshapes modern discovery. The post Being Right Isn’t Enough For AI Visibility Today appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Being Right Isn’t Enough For AI Visibility Today via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
In this article, we find out if there’re any differences between how AI systems handle JavaScript-rendered or interactively hidden content compared to traditional Google indexing. The post Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content? via @sejournal, @HelenPollitt1
Microsoft is hiring a “very” Senior Product Manager who will initially work on fighting spam across Bing and Copilot. Fabrice Canel said this is a “very” senior PM role and the job description says the “initial focus on reducing Spam in Copilot, Bing, MSN and Ads.”
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Microsoft Hiring Very Senior PM To Fight Spam On Bing & Copilot
Greg Gifford, a veteran automotive and local SEO, published a hard warning to vendors suggesting that they tell automotive dealerships to set up separate Google Business Profile department listings for separate services. He said, do not, do not, do this and that it can lead to your Google Business Profiles being suspended and removed from Google Search and Google Maps.
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PSA: Don’t Create Separate Google Business Profile For Department Listings