OpenAI sent out an email to some early advertisers offering them early access to conversion-optimized campaigns. Conversion-optimized campaigns are going to be available to some advertisers starting on June 5, 2026.
https://www.seroundtable.com/chatgpt-ads-conversion-optimized-campa...

As you know, Google updated its Google Ads data retention policy recently, which changed how long it will store some of its shorter-term performance data. Specifically, the data hourly, daily, and weekly reporting data...
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-delete-performance-data-414...

Google is rolling out a new AI performance report within Google Merchant Center named AI performance insights. Google said the "AI performance insights can help provide you with a view into your brand's performance on AI surfaces and how yo?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-ai-performance-...

There are two interviews that is probably worth a listen of Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai and Google's SVP of Knowledge & Information, out of Google I/O and Google Marketing Live. If you listen, you can see the direction Google Search is hea?
https://www.seroundtable.com/sundar-pichai-nick-fox-google-intervie...

Google is testing letting searchers check for real-time stock, inventory, of products through the local pack in the search results. There is this new button being tested next to view "more places" in the local pack that says, "Check real-ti?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-local-check-real-time-stock-413...

Google has confirmed another bug with the Search Console Discover performance report on May 21st. Google said there was another data logging issue that may cause a decrease in clicks and impressions for May 21, 2026.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-discover-report-bug-41390.html

Google is rolling out what it calls Real-Time Policy Reviews within Google Ads for Responsive Search Ads and rolling out to other campaign types later in the year. Google wrote, "this feature provides instant feedback during the ad creation?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-real-time-policy-reviews-41...

New data out of Similarweb says that since OpenAI began surfacing more prominent links to brands in the ChatGPT answers, referral traffic is up 150%. Also pageviews per visit is up 24% and time on site is up 11%.
https://www.seroundtable.com/chatgpt-links-up-referrals-41383.html

The European Union may fine Google its largest fine for a breach of the 'new Digital Markets Act (DMA). It would be in the triple millions of Euros and would be done because Google allegedly favors its own services in its own search result?
https://www.seroundtable.com/eu-fine-google-triple-million-euros-41...

We know Google said it was expanding shopping ads into AI Mode and saw some examples of that. We also know about the new conversational discovery ads and highlighted answer ads. So I am not sure if this is another new format or part of thos?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-shopping-ads-in-ai-mode-styles-...

Google is testing Shopping ads that enlarge, grow and expand when you hover your mouse cursor over the ad unit. We saw something like this for another Google ad format in March and now we are seeing a variation of this for Google Shopping a?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-growing-expanding-shopping-ads-...

Part of Google Marketing Live was a small note about conversational attributes, a way to add more attributes to your product feeds within Google Merchant Center that can be used "to update their product descriptions to reflect the more conv?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-conversational-...

Google is now showing the number of times a photo or video was viewed and seen by users in the Google Business Profiles photos/videos section. So now, business owners can see if the images and videos that they are uploading are being seen?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profiles-photos-videos...

As you know, Google announced the May 2026 core update on Thursday afternoon and it didn't take long for the update to be felt by the SEO community. Many, not all, but many, started to feel the impact of this core update over the weekend.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-may-2026-core-update-landed-413...

We knew Google would appeal the search monopoly ruling; in fact, Google asked the courts to pause the remedies until the appeal is handled. Google was ruled an illegal monopoly in August 2024 but then the courts refused to break up Google?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-officially-appeals-search-monop...

Back in March, we were the first to talk about Microsoft Bing testing a new AI version of Bing image search. Microsoft was not talking about it, but it was clear that this was an AI-curated, categorized, and grouped image search experience?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-ai-guides-image-search-41372.html

Since Google launched AI Overviews (and AI Mode), there was an apparent lag or delay from when a web page would be removed from the Google Search index, including after getting a manual action penalty, to when it would also be removed from?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overview-lag-gone-41368.html

Google has added a lot of content boxes below the search box on the Google home page. These boxes promote a lot of the news out of Google I/O around AI Mode, AI image generation, tips on using AI Mode and more search news that came out of I?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-home-io-ai-news-41373.html

Generally, when a Google Business Profile email notice gets sent, especially the rejection notices, the details around that rejection are obscure and unknown. But Google seems to be trying harder to get more specific and detailed advice on?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profile-rejection-noti...

Google has historically not posted a Doodle, a special Google logo, for Memorial Day in the United States. Instead, Google has placed an American flag and message below the search box over the past several years. This year, Google has a Doo?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-memorial-day-2026-doodle-41378....

This week, we had both Google I/O and Google Marketing Live, so we have a lot of news. Google launched a new search box it is calling the intelligent search box. Google also launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, which is now powering...
https://www.seroundtable.com/video-05-22-2026-41366.html

OpenAI sent out an email a couple of days ago to advertisers announcing three updates to the ChatGPT Ads manager and new ChatGPT Ad experience updates. ChatGPT Ads Manager can now handle daily budgets, geo-targeting, and list view totals.
https://www.seroundtable.com/chatgpt-ads-manager-updates-ads-tests-...

For many many years, some SEOs have a strategy of breaking up their XML sitemap files into categories. SEOs do it for various reasons, sometimes it is dependent on the site and site structure.
https://www.seroundtable.com/why-split-your-xml-sitemap-file-for-go...

Are you the type of SEO that digs into all the Google Search Console reporting every single day, to find technical issues or other problematic issues? Or do you sit back and just wait for an email from Search Console warning you about an is?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-email-alerts-413...

Microsoft Bing is testing showing the sale price in the shopping ads within the Bing search results. Bing highlights the sale price in green and crosses out the original price, while also showing a price in a blue highlight. I am not sure w?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-sale-prices-shopping-ads-41357.html

Google is testing showing pricing labels on product and shopping results. It shows if the price is current or what the price usually is. Google labels the product results, near the price as "was" or "usually." I am sure there are more lab?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-pricing-labels-41349.html

It looks like the Google Search Console link report has gone haywire and is broken pretty badly. Tons of SEOs are seeing zero links in the report, whereas others are seeing huge drops in the link counts in the report.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-links-report-bro...

This is a programming note that I will be completely offline for the holiday of Shavout/Shavous on Friday, May 22, 2026. Any stories published here will be scheduled, written beforehand, and not written during the holiday hours...
https://www.seroundtable.com/shavuot-5786-41336.html

Google officially announced the rollout of the May 2026 core update just now, on Thursday at around 11:43 am ET. This core update is expected to take about 2 weeks to roll out. Google said this "is a regular update designed to better surfac?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-may-2026-core-update-41367.html

Google announced at Google Marketing Live two new ad formats that will show up in Google's AI Mode. Google said there are conversational discover ads and highlighted answer ads, and of course, they are labeled as "Sponsored."
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-conversational-discovery-ads-hi...

Google announced at Google Marketing Live that it is also bringing Shopping ads, Business Agent for Leads and expanding the Direct Offers pilot for AI Mode in the coming months.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-mode-shopping-ads-41353.html

Google announced it is making one uniform AI-agentic advisor named Ask Advisor that brings together Google Ads Advisor and Google Analytics Advisor, and I assume the beta Google Merchant Advisor.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ask-advisor-41354.html

Google is testing a "for you" label in the product grid, shopping results, within Google Search. It gives you a more personalized response, in this example, a promotion code was available for this merchant.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-product-grid-for-you-lab...

Google has made a new anchor ads format named Dynamic anchor ads for AdSense. I don't see the announcement for this yet, but Google updated its help document on anchor ads and changed collapsible anchors to dynamic anchors.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-adsense-dynamic-anchors-ads-413...

Google has released the first major update to the search bar, the search box, ever - Google is calling it the intelligent Search box. We saw variations of this being tested over the past year, and now it is officially rolling out - as per L?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-intelligent-search-box-41343.html

Google Search is now using Gemini 3.5 Flash to power AI Mode globally and also there are several new agentic features in and coming to Google Search. These agentic features include information agents, agentic coding, personal intelligence i?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-gemini-3-5-flash-agents-...

Google is now testing adding the Preferred Sources label in the AI Mode links and citations. It is unclear if Google is showing this link in this AI Mode response because it is a preferred source or if it is just labeling it, and it would s?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-mode-preferred-sources-label...

Google added the hasAdultConsideration property to the Merchant listing and Product variant documentation, and it is now officially supported and listed as a recommended property for both Merchant listing and Product variant structured data?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-adds-adult-consideration-41355....

Microsoft Advertising announced its monthly releases, and they include updates to the import center, cross-account portfolio bidding, bidding strategy reports, and custom column conversion metrics (that one we covered earlier).
https://www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-advertising-updates-41351.html

Google has added markdown files, .md.txt files, to the Google Search help documents. But John Mueller from Google said that these are not being used for Search or generative AI responses in Search.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-adds-markdown-files-to-help-doc...