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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 10, 2024
by rustybrick
Sep 10, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Sep 10, 2024 at 7:00 AM
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.
Apple Visual Intelligence is Apple's version of Google Lens but it uses Google, ChatGPT...
Apple Visual Intelligence is Apple's version of Google Lens but it uses Google, ChatGPT...
Apple Visual Intelligence - Local, Shopping & More
by rustybrick
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Apple had its big event yesterday, and during the iPhone talk, they announced Apple Visual Intelligence. Where you can take photos of anything, and it will use Apple Intelligence for local search, shopping, homework help, and more.
Bing Search Footer Message To Encourage More Searches
by rustybrick
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Microsoft is testing, showing a notice at the bottom of the Bing search results that says, "Search by typing anything on the keyboard." This happens when you reach the footer of the Bing Search results. When you start typing, your characters appear in the search box for a new Bing Search session.
Google AI Overviews Show Shopping Results For Commercial Queries Again
by rustybrick
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Google is bringing back shopping and product results in the AI Overviews for commercial queries. I'll be honest, I don't remember them going away but I am told they have now returned. Maybe they went away with the Ray update, when Google restricted how often AI Overviews showed.
Report: Half Google AI Overviews Links Overlap With Top Search Results
by rustybrick
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:21 AM
A new Google AI Overview study says that about half of the links displayed in the AI Overviews overlap with the links shown in the traditional Google Search results. Plus, the most linked to sources are YouTube and Wikipedia, according to the new report.
Google Maps Showing Business Photos On Review Sentiments
by rustybrick
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Sep 10, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Google is now showing business submitted photos from Google Business Profiles in the Google Local and Maps review sentiments section. So above the reviews, Google may show photos submitted by the business, related to those reviews.
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 9, 2024
by rustybrick
Sep 9, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Sep 9, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Google Ads Saying Goodbye To Enhanced CPC In March 2025
by rustybrick
Sep 9, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Sep 9, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Google Ads emailed advertisers using Enhanced cost-per-click (eCPC) to let them know that in March 2025, Enhanced CPC will be sunset and any campaigns using Enhanced CPC will be migrated to Manual CPC bidding.
Google Business Profile Appointment Link Broken Notifications
by rustybrick
Sep 9, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Sep 9, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Google is emailing some businesses when it detects that their Google Business Profile appointment link is not working. Google's email says, "Fix your business Google link."
Bing May Use ProductGroup Markup In The Future
by rustybrick
Sep 9, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Sep 9, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Microsoft Bing may use ProductGroup markup in the future for its "captions" in the Bing Search results. Fabrice Canel from Microsoft said while they do not support it yet, "it's on our radar" and "the team is closely monitoring its adoption."
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