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Microsoft Clarity required for third-party publishers or they won't get paid for clicks/impressions through Microsoft Advertising www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-cl...
Microsoft Clarity Required For Third Party Publishers
Microsoft is now requiring all third-party publishers to have Microsoft Clarity in order to be paid out for impressions and clicks from Microsoft Advertising.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Microsoft Clarity required for third-party publishers or they won't get paid for clicks/impressions through Microsoft Advertising www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-cl...
The Google negative review extortion scam form does seem to work www.seroundtable.com/google-negat...
Google Negative Review Extortion Scams Works
A month ago, we reported Google added a new form to report negative review extortion scams on your Google Business Profiles and local listings. Google also listed some tips on how to handle these exto...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Google negative review extortion scam form does seem to work www.seroundtable.com/google-negat...
Google Search is not killing off schema www.seroundtable.com/google-is-no...
Google Is Not Killing Schema
Google's John Mueller confirmed that Google is not killing off all forms of schema and structured data support for Google Search. The question came up in a Reddit thread after Google's announcement a...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Google Search is not killing off schema www.seroundtable.com/google-is-no...
More free product listings in the Google AI Overviews www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Google AI Overviews Showing More Free Product Listings
There are reports that Google is showing more free product listings from Google Merchant Center in the Google AI Overview responses. I am told there are two variations of this AI Overview response: o...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
More free product listings in the Google AI Overviews www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Google Ads budget summaries www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-b...
Google Ads Summaries In Budget & Bidding Optimization Settings
Google Ads is now showing summaries of your budget settings in the budget and bidding optimization setting. This will summarize what your settings are configured for, at a glance.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Google Cardboards wall www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...
Google Cardboard Wall
Here is a wall at the Google office with tons of Google Cardboard AR/VR glasses. They are mounted on the wall in the shape of the Google Cardboards.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Google Cardboards wall www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...
Copliot gets its own dedicated search interface with prominent and clickable links www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-co...
Microsoft Coplilot Adds AI Search With Better Links & Citations
Microsoft announced on Friday afternoon that Copilot now has its own dedicated search experience. Plus, because Microsoft knows how important publishers are to the ecosystem, it is making citations an...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Copliot gets its own dedicated search interface with prominent and clickable links www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-co...
Google Ads AI Max underperforming all other match types www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-a...
Google Ads AI Max Underperforming Other Match Types
There have been a number of threads on LinkedIn over the past week about how poorly Google Ads AI Max is performing compared to other match types. The conversions or conversion value is greatly below ...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Google Ads AI Max underperforming all other match types www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-a...
Google SEO advice on using two different TLDs for your company's website www.seroundtable.com/google-seo-d...
Google's SEO Advice On Using Two Different TLDs For Your Company
Google's John Mueller responded with SEO advice on how a company can use two different TLDs for its company. The company wants to use the .co.uk for normal search and web traffic but .digital as a TL...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Google SEO advice on using two different TLDs for your company's website www.seroundtable.com/google-seo-d...
Google Opal creates optimized content in a scalable way - seriously Google? www.seroundtable.com/google-opal-...
Google Opal Tool Encourages Creating Optimized Content In Scalable Way
Last week, Google announced Opal, a Google Labs project, expanded to more regions. Well, it also explained how you can use this tool to create optimized content in a scalable way - consistently and q...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Google Opal creates optimized content in a scalable way - seriously Google? www.seroundtable.com/google-opal-...
Google Ads access invitation system bug is now resolved www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-i...
Google Ads Invitation Access Bug Fixed
Google seems to have fixed a bug with inviting others to access your Google Ads account. This bug appeared about a week ago and it Google seemed to start to roll out a fix for this bug on Friday.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Google Ads access invitation system bug is now resolved www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-i...
Mother and daughter working at Google www.seroundtable.com/photos/mothe...
Mother & Daughter Work At Google
Here is a mother and daughter, I think, at the Google office in Austin, Texas. They are sitting at a table at the office and working on their devices. I figured I'd share a happy photo.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mother and daughter working at Google www.seroundtable.com/photos/mothe...
Google Search ranking update ~November 7th - let's call it the Movember update www.seroundtable.com/google-searc...
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated November 7th (Movember)
Starting maybe late Thursday, into Friday, November 7th, I started to feel a Google Search ranking update and volatility brewing. Like I've been saying since the num=100 parameter change, it has been...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Google Search ranking update ~November 7th - let's call it the Movember update www.seroundtable.com/google-searc...
SEO Video Recap: Google dropped search features, tests new AI Mode responses, Google tricking searchers to click on ads and so much more www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZOQ...
Google Drops Search Features, Tests AI Mode Responses, Ad Click Trickery & More
YouTube video by RustyBrick Barry Schwartz Search Engine Roundtable
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November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
SEO Video Recap: Google dropped search features, tests new AI Mode responses, Google tricking searchers to click on ads and so much more www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZOQ...
Google Merchant Center adds preferred audience targeting for promotions www.seroundtable.com/google-merch...
Google Merchant Center New Preferred Audience Targeting For Promotions
Google added a new promotion targeting option to Google Merchant Center for audience targeting. The option is labeled "preferred audience" and is available when setting up a promotion.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Google Merchant Center adds preferred audience targeting for promotions www.seroundtable.com/google-merch...
Waze ads inventory in Performance Max for store goals campaigns and Channel performance reporting is now available in all PMax campaigns in Google Ads www.seroundtable.com/google-waze-...
Google Waze Ads Part Of Performance Max & Channel Performance Reporting For Performance Max
Google announced it has added Waze ads inventory to Performance Max for store goals campaigns and Channel performance reporting is now available in all Performance Max campaigns in Google Ads.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Waze ads inventory in Performance Max for store goals campaigns and Channel performance reporting is now available in all PMax campaigns in Google Ads www.seroundtable.com/google-waze-...
Google Finance adds live audio, instant transcripts and AI insights www.seroundtable.com/google-finan...
Google Finance Gains Live Audio, Instant Transcripts & AI Insights
Google has been adding AI features to Google Finance - like what can go wrong? Recently Google's Rose Yao announced Google Finance added live audio, instant transcripts and AI insights.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Google Finance adds live audio, instant transcripts and AI insights www.seroundtable.com/google-finan...
Google Merchant Center new Creative Content section www.seroundtable.com/google-merch...
Google Merchant Center Creative Content Section
Google added a new navigation button to Google Merchant Center labeled "Creative Content." I believe this is where you access Product Studio, and all your videos and assets for your Merchant Center ca...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Google Merchant Center new Creative Content section www.seroundtable.com/google-merch...
Check out the numerous Google Discover tests and experiments over the past few weeks www.seroundtable.com/google-disco... via @AndellDam and @gaganghotra.bsky.social
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Google Discover Numerous Experiments
As VP of Engineering for Search at Google, Rajan Patel said months ago - "We're experimenting with various approaches to X in Discover." Google has been super busy with testing various approaches to G...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Check out the numerous Google Discover tests and experiments over the past few weeks www.seroundtable.com/google-disco... via @AndellDam and @gaganghotra.bsky.social
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Google Hong Kong office Halloween decorations www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...
Google Hong Kong Halloween Decorations
Since we are still posting photos from the various offices from Google's Halloween parties and events. Here are some photos from the Google Hong Kong office of some of the office decorations for Hallo
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November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Google Hong Kong office Halloween decorations www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...
Google Search to drop more search features and structured data types - a full list is not available but here is what we know www.seroundtable.com/google-drops...
Google Drops Support For More Structured Data Types & Search Features
Google's John Mueller announced Google is "simplify the search results page" by removing "some features that aren't being used very often and aren’t adding significant value to users." This means more...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Google Search to drop more search features and structured data types - a full list is not available but here is what we know www.seroundtable.com/google-drops...
Google tests tinted colored background for the search results page www.seroundtable.com/google-searc...
Google Testing Tinted Colored Background For Search Results
Google is testing a tinted brownish/yellowish background color for the search results page. It turns the white background into a brownish/grayish/yellowish background and then the gray boxes into a d...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Google tests tinted colored background for the search results page www.seroundtable.com/google-searc...
Google Ads Circumventing policy advertiser verification added www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-d...
Google Ads Disallows Fake Information For Advertiser Verification Programs
Google updated its Circumventing systems policy to add a new section for Advertiser verification. In short, and as Google wrote, "Providing false or fraudulent information as part of our Advertiser ve...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Google Ads Circumventing policy advertiser verification added www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-d...
Google tests replacing its normal definitions box with AI Overviews www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Google Testing AI Overviews In Place Of Definitions Box
Google is testing replacing the definitions box in the search results with AI Overviews. I am personally able to replicate this but this was posted in Reddit a couple of months ago - I didn't think i...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Google tests replacing its normal definitions box with AI Overviews www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Google Ads Editor version 2.11 is now out www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-e...
Google Ads Editor Version 2.11 Is Out
Google has released version 2.11 of the Google Ads Editor, which includes over 15 new features and removes a couple of older features.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Google Ads Editor version 2.11 is now out www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-e...