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Google drops free listings and carousels from the European Economic Area
Google has removed free listings and product carousels from the European Economic Area as part of its Digital Markets Act compliance, with EEA countries…
Google tests new design for last two sponsored results
Google is testing a distinct design for the last two sponsored results, part of its ongoing series of sponsored ad design experiments."
Bing tests removing favicons from sponsored results
Bing is testing sponsored results without favicons, showing just the website name and URL a design choice that may reduce brand recognition for advertisers.
Google AI Mode now sends users directly to retailers instead of the free listing panel
Google AI Mode is testing sending users directly to retailer websites instead of opening the free listing comparison panel, raising questions about visibility for…
AI SEO tools for small business: 3 free options I’d start with
Google and Microsoft offer useful AI features for understanding search traffic and visitor behavior. Here is what they can help you fix, where access…
3 AI visibility tools for small agencies, with 2 free options
Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools offer free AI search reporting. We compare their coverage and limits with HubSpot AEO, a paid option…
Reciprocal links in SEO: when linking back becomes a problem
Two websites can recommend each other for good reasons. Here’s how to tell when a useful connection has become a link exchange you should…
Google Homepage Tests “+” Button for AI Mode on Mobile
Google is testing a “+” button on its mobile homepage that gives users quick access to AI Mode, image creation, photos, camera, and files.
3 best SEO MCP servers for Claude I use daily
Three official connections for retrieving search results, keyword reports and backlink data inside Claude.
Codex users question Astra’s value as paid allowances run dry
OpenAI’s published rates put standard Astra at 2.5 times Sol’s token cost, while subscribers dispute how much work their plans actually buy.
22 black hat SEO techniques to avoid, ranked by potential damage
Mass-produced content, manufactured links and deceptive pages can leave a business with a much larger cleanup job than its SEO budget allowed for. Here…
Claude Code’s Projects beta lets Claude manage the other Claudes
The redesigned workspace gives Claude a coordinator role, with access initially limited to selected Pro and Max subscribers.
Google adds Dive deeper feature to Discover feed
Google is testing a new 'Dive deeper' feature in Discover that surfaces related stories, community reactions, and original reporting, starting with video content.
Google Wants Highly Satisfied Chrome Android Users to Boost Its Play Store Rating
Google is testing a Chrome Android app rating prompt that asks users to rate the browser on the Play Store. The test targets highly…
OpenAI and Microsoft saw the publisher traffic problem coming, court filing says
Newly unredacted material cites internal messages, executive testimony and Microsoft data showing steep click-through declines for news sites in Copilot compared with traditional Bing.
Google’s bot crackdown is messing with your SEO reports
Sistrix confirms slower data collection, while Nozzle reports a sharp reduction in the Google results it can retrieve.
Google Ads lets brands use retailer audiences, but traffic stays on the retailer’s site
Participating retailers and marketplaces can share first-party audience segments with brands for eligible Google Ads campaigns, while the retailer controls the approved destination and…
Google Merchant Center puts product reviews on the API menu
Google’s updated Merchant Center documentation now explicitly supports uploading and managing product reviews through the Merchant API, although merchants still need approval before they…
Google wants adult products labeled, not left to its imagination
Merchants selling adult-oriented products should flag them in Merchant Center or structured data. Google says normal organic Search visibility is unaffected.
Google Trends for product research: I almost mistook a spike for real demand
Google Trends flagged Amazon Pokémon TCG as a breakout. I checked four timeframes, switched to Shopping data, then came back eight days later to…