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 Search Generative Experience now brings in content from reviews and photos via Google Business Profiles. Google now lets you virtually try on clothing with AI. Google Lens is coming to Bard and it can also detect some skin conditions. Google launched a new search quality spam report form. Google AdSense finally now integrates with Google Analytics 4.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Google Search Generative Experience Sources Reviews & Photos From Business Profiles
Google announced it upgraded the Google Search Generative Experience experiment to now also bring in reviews and photos from not just the web but also from Google Business Profiles. This makes Google SGE better at helping you plan trips, travel, restaurants and so on.
Google Bard Gets Lens, Lens Detects Skin Conditions & Helps You Shop
Google announced a slew of things yesterday around Google Lens, the big items is that Google Lens is coming to Google Bard. Also, Google Lens can detect skin conditions, help you shop and a lot more.
Google Search For Clothing Adds Virtual Try-On Models
Google announced it is rolling out a feature to try on clothing and products on models virtually. This virtual try-on uses generative AI to show you clothes on a wide selection of real models, Google said. Google is also releasing new filters for apparel results.
Google’s New Search Quality Feedback Form
Google has released a new spam or as they call it, search quality feedback form. This form allows you to submit feedback around not just spam but paid links, malicious behavior, low quality, and other search quality issues.
Finally: Google AdSense Integrates With Google Analytics 4
After many promises and just two weeks before the Google Analytics 4 deadline, AdSense now links and integrates directly with GA4. You can finally link your AdSense earnings data with your Google Analytics 4 profiles.
Google Floor Compass
Here is a photo from the Google office in Mountain View, California, aka the GooglePlex, and you can see on the tile there is a compass. This way Googlers and Dooglers alike know which direction they
Other Great Search Threads:
EU Says Google Should Break Up Digital Ad Business, WebmasterWorld
For anyone that’s been wanting to proactively manage their social media profiles on GBP, this is finally an attribute that can be submitted via api 🙌🏾 (not sure if it will be added to search editor in the future), Krystal Taing on Twitter
Google’s @edantaylor responds to EU’s antitrust complaints over Google’s ad business, Barry Schwartz on Twitter
It could make it un-mobile-friendly, since that’s a common way to deal with responsive design. It doesn’t have to though., John Mueller on Twitter
Some of the subreddits that went dark have dropped in visibility heavily. But the ones that have opened back up are quickly returning to the SERPs (which you’d expect). Interesting to track. Here is gaming and science. They are, Glenn Gabe on Twitter
GA4 now passing Landing Page & Landing Page + Query String natively to Looker Studio!, Brie E Anderson on Twitter
I’d ignore it. For some sites, that displayed text is stale and not correct. You can check the primary crawler in the crawl stats. Unless your site does not work at all on mob, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
Twitter will start paying verified content creators in coming weeks, says Elon Musk
Google Marketing Live 2023: Reactions from the experts
Google Ad business faces breakup after being charged with EU antitrust violations
Google releases new search spam report form
Google trials automatically created assets for Performance Max
Google releasing new data around ads it serves the EU and Turkey
How to drive SEO success with headless CMS
Google Ads unveils new design
How to write a meta description that gets clicks
Google Search Console may show more breadcrumb warnings
7 questions brands must ask when assessing affiliate agencies
Other Great Search Stories:
Industry & Business
EU lawmakers pass landmark artificial intelligence regulation, CNBC
Today’s European Commission announcement about our advertising technology, Google Blog
Google’s massive expansion: What to know, NBC Bay Area
Links & Content Marketing
11 Best Content Strategy Agencies in 2023, Siege Media
Thought Leadership Strategy, Content Marketing Institute
Local & Maps
Google Maps updates: New cities for Immersive View and more features, Google Blog
Reconstructing indoor spaces with NeRF, Google AI Blog
Bay Area woman on a crusade to prove Yelp reviews can’t be trusted, San Francisco Chronicle
How to Stop Google Maps Activating “Do Not Disturb” on Android While Driving, Make Use Of
Mobile & Voice
3rd-party voice apps and games are now gone from Nest Hub , 9to5Google
Google Home Scripting, Hackaday
SEO
Create SEO-Optimised Articles Using ChatGPT In 7 Simple Steps, Forbes
How To Be Efficient With SEO Budget During Downtimes, Search Engine Journal
PPC
Feeding the Google Ads robot: the future of ad management, Discosloth
Google Ads Tools: Free vs Premium, Paid Search Association
Google earned $10m from ads misdirecting abortion seekers to ‘pregnancy crisis centers’, The Guardian
Google Made Millions From Ads for Fake Abortion Clinics, Wired
Other Search
Google, one of AI’s biggest backers, warns own staff about chatbots, Reuters
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