Google Local Service Ads Advertisers Console Down All Day


by rustybrick
47 minutes ago
Google's Local Service Ads advertiser console, where advertisers go to manage their LSAs, has been inaccessible for many advertisers since this morning. Google has not yet confirmed the issue but I see a number of complaints from advertisers starting at around 8 am ET.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: April 2, 2025


by rustybrick
Today at 7:00 AM
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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Google: We Don't Have A Brand-Ranking System But...


by rustybrick
Today at 4:51 AM
Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, said it again, that Google does not have a system to recognize if a site is run by a big brand and then automatically just ranks it higher. He said on X, "but no, we don't have a brand-ranking system."
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Microsoft Bing Copilot Search Now Live


by rustybrick
Today at 4:41 AM
In late February, Microsoft began quietly testing its new AI Search interface and engine probably named Bing Copilot Search or maybe just Copilot Search. Well, now it seems to be more rolled out, according to Mayank Parmar at Windows Latest.
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Google Search Tests Indent Vertical Bars By Title & Descriptions


by rustybrick
Today at 4:31 AM
Google is testing placing vertical gray bars by the search results titles and descriptions, indenting them in a bit, for stylist purposes. I am not sure what this adds to the search results, but Google decided to test it.
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Google Local Questions & Answers Feature Gone?


by rustybrick
Today at 4:21 AM
It seems the Google Search local feature that showed Questions and answers on local panels is no longer working for most businesses. I know Google disabled them in India, but they worked fine everywhere else.
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Microsoft Advertising Updates For Shopping Campaigns, Audience Ads, PMax & More


by rustybrick
Today at 4:11 AM
Microsoft Advertising's team posted its monthly recap of what is new with the Microsoft Advertising platform. There are new items across Shopping campaigns, audience ads, and Performance Max (PMax) management and more.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: April 1, 2025


by rustybrick
Yesterday 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.

Google seems to be ranking Reddit's AI-translated pages all too well...
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Google Ranking Reddit AI Translated Pages Too Well


by rustybrick
Yesterday at 4:51 AM
It appears that Google is letting Reddit's AI translated pages rank too well within its search results. This is in addition to Google letting Reddit get a lot of other search visibility, but AI translation, well, that should really not perform so well.
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Google AI Overviews Tests Check Important Info Disclaimer


by rustybrick
Yesterday at 4:41 AM
Google is testing adding a disclaimer or piece of text on the AI Overviews within the desktop and mobile search results that says "Check important info." I guess this is Google being a bit more cautious about some AI Overviews?
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