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    Google Search Testing Deep Dive Button

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 11, 2025
    Google seems to be testing a new "Deep Dive" button in the search results. This button is on some of the knowledge panels, specifically, this one is for a movie panel. When clicked, it gives you some bullet points on the highlights of the movie.

    Daily Search Forum Recap: August 8, 2025

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 8, 2025
    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.

    OpenAI announced GPT-5 and Microsoft Copilot is using it already...

    Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Clicks To Sites Stable, Volatility Cooled & Heated, AI Mode Ads, GPT-5 & Sullivan Drops Liaison

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 8, 2025
    This week, we covered the ongoing Google search volatility, which cooled for a bit and then got heated again. Google's Liz Reid said that website clicks from Google are relatively stable since launching AI Overviews, but no one believes them. Google did not...

    Google Ads For Performance‬‭ Max Gains New Controls & Reporting

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 8, 2025
    Google announced a number of new Google Ads Performance Max controls and reporting features. They include new controls such as campaign-level negative keyword lists, more search theme limits, more demographic targeting, and new reporting for customer'¬'­ acquisition, goal diagnostics, final URL assets, and creative recommendations.

    Bing Webmaster Tools Performance Report Gains 24 Months Of Data & More

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 8, 2025
    Bing not only added new filters by device and country, but also Bing added several more months of historical data - from 16 months to 24 months of data to the Bing Webmaster Tools search performance reports. Plus, Bing also added Keyword trendlines at a glance.

    Google AI Mode With People Also Search For

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 8, 2025
    Google is testing adding the "people also search for" section within the Google AI Mode results. This shows below the link cards on the right, and shows other queries people use related to the search query you entered into AI Mode.

    Google Analytics Code On Wrong Site Won't Hurt Your Google Rankings

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 8, 2025
    Did you ever see your Google Analytics code, for your website, on someone else's site? It happens for some reason here and there. But if it does, there is no reason to worry that it will impact your SEO or Google search rankings.

    Microsoft Copilot Now Using OpenAI's GPT-5 (Did Bing Get An Upgrade Too?)

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 8, 2025
    Yesterday, OpenAI announced GPT-5 and it is free for all users within ChatGPT and other platforms. That includes Microsoft Copilot, which now is also using GPT-5's models.

    Daily Search Forum Recap: August 7, 2025

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 7, 2025
    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: Clicks To Websites Relatively Stable With AI Overviews (Is It Flawed?)

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    by rustybrick
    Aug 7, 2025
    Google's Liz Reid, in response to all the third-party studies, wrote on the Google blog, "Overall, total organic click volume from Google Search to websites has been relatively stable year-over-year." There was no specific data shared, Google did not offer up Search Console data, Google didn't show a chart - they just wrote clicks are "relatively stable."