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Sachin Patel
An SEO professional and SERP analyst with over five years of experience tracking search engine developments across Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Focused on uncovering new search features, AI search updates, ranking changes, and SERP experiments, with a passion for helping the SEO community stay informed about the latest developments in search.
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Google tests removing the line below the header in search results
Google appears to be testing the removal of the thin line below the header in search results, though it’s unclear…
Google tests AI Mode side panel in Search results
Google is showing an AI Mode side panel next to Search results, which displayed a ‘signed out’ message in Incognito…
ChatGPT tests large product carousel with Shop now buttons
ChatGPT is testing a larger product carousel with black ‘Shop now’ buttons, plus longer ‘Shop now’ buttons on regular product…
Bing tests blue hover highlight for sitelinks
Bing is testing a hover effect that highlights each sitelink in a blue box, the latest in a run of…
Google AI Mode adds Source preferences button to the citation panel
Google AI Mode now has a ‘Source preferences’ button in its citation panel, letting users view, add, and remove preferred…
ChatGPT tests single-brand shopping ads at the bottom of results
ChatGPT is testing shopping ads at the bottom of results that show products from one website, with the site’s favicon…
Bing tests bold breadcrumb text in search result URLs
Bing is testing bold formatting for the breadcrumb portion of URLs in search results, while keeping the domain name in…
Google tests new ad format below AI Overviews
Google is testing a new ad format below AI Overviews, with an image on the left and the title and…
Google Ads launches Automotive Model Feeds for OEMs in beta
Google Ads has opened Automotive Model Feeds, called ‘Vehicle Top Ads’ in beta, to OEMs in the US, Canada, Australia,…
Bing adds white arrows to sitelinks in ads
Bing is testing a new sitelink design with a white arrow beside each link on ads, part of a recent…