Google has added a new feature to their knowledge panel that shows when a person related to the one in the knowledge graph is also trending. Here is an example for a search that brought up Serena Williams in the knowledge panel. Under the “People also search for” section with additional people, it shows that […]
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Google Adds New AdWords & Reviews Hybrid Mobile Ad
Google is testing a new hybrid ad style that shows both site links and a review card in a carousel format, below a regular AdWords ad on mobile. Here is what it looks like: The carousel side scrolls to show more detail about the reviews. I first noticed this ad running on Friday.
Google AdWords Testing Two Card Style Home Service Ads
Google is testing two different versions of the mobile card style results for their Home Services Ads in the desktop search results. Here is the first style. While this appears carousel style, it is actually not a carousel, so Google is still only displaying 3 results on the search results page. They are also testing […]
Google AdWords Adds Company Based Product Listing Ads to Search Results
Google has added a new style of PLAs to the search results. It is a carousel that divides products by the company selling them, rather than the usual unsorted PLAs. Here is what it looks like in the mobile search results: As you scroll through the companies, it only lists companies and not individual products, […]
How Google Chooses “People Also Search For” in Knowledge Panels
For many brands and businesses, Google shows a “People Also Search For” carousel that appears at the bottom of the search results. And for many of these, the businesses or brands that Google selects to show in the carousel are direct competitors. But how does Google select which ones are related to the business to […]
Bing Adds “Pokestop Nearby” to Restaurant Filtering Options
If you are a Pokemon Go player, you will be happy to know that Bing has added a new sorting option for their restaurant filtering – filtering by nearby Pokestops. When you search for a nearby restaurant, either by location or by restaurant type, they have added a new filter from the drop down menu […]
Google Showing Animated GIFs in Search Results via Google Posts
Want another way to get your content noticed in the search results? It might be a reason to dust off your brand Google Posts to do so, as Google is showing animated GIFs within the brand carousels in the search results. When you add an animated GIF in your Google Posts, when Google pulls those […]
Google Adds Category Filters to Organic Search
Google is testing a new category filtering carousel for some search queries. And while the intent is good, the actual results make Google search results even worse. Here is what it looks like for a search: However, the narrowing down doesn’t quite seem to work. It only narrows it down to product type, without adding […]
Google Testing Card Style Product Listing Ads
Google is testing out the card style format on their Product Listing Ads now on desktop. This format stands out quite a bit against the regular formatted search results. Google is testing the card style PLAs at both the position at the top of the search results and the ones that appear in the right […]
Google Testing Price Trends for Local Hotel Listings
Google is testing a new feature that shows up in the local panel for a hotel listing. Below the sponsored hotel rates, it now also shows an additional price trends section. Here is what it looks like: You can see that it is in a carousel style, and you can select individual dates for more […]