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 Ads launched its new AI generative tools for performance max campaigns. Google does not use the term parasite SEO internally. Google is testing a new local reviews format and user experience. Google Search Console has a new page experience report overview screen. Most users want both Bing Chat and DALL-E to be faster.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google Search Console Redesigns Page Experience Overview Screen
Google seems to have redesigned the page experience overview report within Google Search Console. The overview screen now looks more like a basic informational screen with a lot less data on it than the original version. - Parasite SEO Is Not A Term Google Uses Internally
There has been a lot of talk about parasite SEO over the past several months in the SEO community. Heck, we even saw it mentioned in notes Danny Sullivan shared with the Google Search team. But just a heads up, Google does not use the term “Parasite SEO” internally at Google. - Google Search Local Panel Tests New Reviews Layout
Google is testing a new reviews user experience from the local panel listing in the search results. Instead of popping up the reviews in a new window over the search results, Google is taking you to a reviews card summary. - Google Ads AI Asset Generation For Performance Max Rolling Out
Google is now rolling out the generative AI asset generation features for performance max Google Ads campaigns in the US. This allows you to let Google’s AI create headlines, descriptions, and images for your PMax campaigns. - Microsoft Poll: Users Split On Wanting Faster Bing Chat & DALL-E 3.0
Microsoft’s Mikhail Parakhin posted a poll on X asking where Microsoft should prioritize its efforts in terms of speeding up different services. Do you want a faster Bing Chat or a faster DALL-E 3.0 experience. The results were about even, with Bing Chat just edging out DALL-E 3.0. - Crochet Googlebot On Mini Couch
Here is a creation from Lizzi Sassman from Google that Martin Splitt from Google shared from his desk. You can see there is a crochet Googlebot sitting on a mini sofa seat holding a coffee.
Other Great Search Threads:
Search Engine Land Stories:
Other Great Search Stories:
Industry & Business
Links & Content Marketing
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
SEO
- Features and deprecations on Steve, Search Off the Record
- The Impact of Article Comments on SEO, SEO for Google News
- Unlocking the potential of topic clusters: A guide to organizing and optimizing your content for SEO, Oncrawl
- What Google SGE Search AI Means for SEO, Fathom
- What Is a Seed Keyword and How Can I Use It in My Research?, BruceClay
- What Is Google Panda? A Complete Guide, Semrush
- What’s New at Advanced Web Ranking? (October 2023), Advanced Web Ranking
- Which Is The Best CMS For SEO?, Hall Analysis
- Wix Enhances SEO with AI Meta Tag Creator to Help Users Improve their Efficiency and Search Visibility, PR Newswire
- How much should SEO cost, SERP’s Up SEO Podcast
- Understanding Sudden Drops in Website Rankings, Koozai
PPC
Search Features
Other Search
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