Barry Schwartz’s daily search forum & volatility watch.
Barry Schwartz’s daily search forum & volatility watch · 12 stories
Google Search is testing pushing searchers into AI Mode from the AI Overview by default, without having to click the "Show more" button. The new AI Overview experience that Google is testing shows a…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →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. A first, Google won't enforce a spam policy within…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Another week, more volatility within the Google Search results. Google is also swapping out direct links to go-to URL redirect links in its search results to protect...
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Google is expanding the book button through Reserve with Google partner integration to Google Ads Search and Performance Max campaigns. Previously, I believe, this was only available on Google Local…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Google's John Mueller said Google "primarily" announces search updates to provide "transparency for site owners." He added that when Google publishes blog posts, updates policies, and help center…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Google has two, well, maybe three, features that are being confused as one. The preferred sources, the tailor your feed and also search profiles. All kind of customize what you see across Google…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Google will be updating its alcohol advertising policy on September 30, 2026. The update "revises country-specific guidelines, expands allowed advertising locations, and provides clearer details on…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Google Search seems to be having indexing or serving issues in the past hour or so. New content from the past hour doesn't seem to be showing up in Google Search results. Content from the Wall Street…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Google is testing asking searchers to sign in within the AI Mode response. Google shows a big Google super logo and a sign in button that says "Sign in to save your..."
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Google has updated the favicon search developer documentation to list out the supported favicon file formats. Google added this line that reads, "Google Search supports the following favicon file…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Google announced it will not enforce manual actions under the site reputation abuse policy in the European Economic Area (EEA) due to a mandate set by the European Commission, effective August 30,…
Read on Search Engine Roundtable →Over the past few days, the IRS website (and other government sites) has tanked within Google's search results. My gut feeling is that the federal government implemented some bot-blocking that was…
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