Threads is testing post-scheduling capabilities as the platform’s API enters its initial phase of live testing. The app also plans to introduce reply moderation and analytics insights capabilities for select third-party partners as part of the pilot. Why we care. Post scheduling on Threads allows brands and publishers to manage and expand their presence on…
Google must face a proposed class action lawsuit from advertisers claiming that it monopolizes the ad exchange market, a U.S. judge has ruled. However, some antitrust claims made by advertisers, particularly those centred on ad-buying tools, have been dismissed. The allegations. The advertisers claim that Google monopolizes the ad exchange market, leading to higher ad prices…
Google confirmed it’s updating the verification process for Local Services Ads. The tech giant begun informing advertisers in specific sectors, like law services, about the update on March 4. However, there are additional reports suggesting that a broader verification process update is in the works to address spam issues within the Local Services Ads (LSA)…
Google Ads launched a new tool simplifying the management and automation of tasks within your account. The “Solutions” tool, which is available for free in Google Ads under Tools, enables you to quickly and easily generate reports that show you how your campaigns are performing against your business goals and automate simple management tasks. Solutions explained….
When you search for you Google Business Profile in Google, Google may show you the number of “customer interactions.” The question is, how often is that number updated? Matt McGee said in the Local Search Forum that he believes it is updated every 2-3 days. Here is a screenshot of the “customer interactions” section for…
Google has added a form where you can now request to opt out of displaying in the place entity feature in Page Insights to users in the European Economic Area (EEA). Page Insights is that button you can press while on a website using the Google app to get more details about that web page,…
Google has added new structured data carousel beta documentation, also known as host carousel. Google wrote that this is “a new carousel rich result that’s in beta, which is a list-like rich result that people can scroll horizontally to see more entities from a given site (also known as a host carousel).” The new documentation…
Google has posted its post-trial debrief document for the DOJ trial that talks about many different things, including stating that its search quality continues to improve. We covered its statement that Microsoft Bing Search had search quality issues earlier. Greg Sterling posted about this on X, writing, “Google boldly claims in its “default search” antitrust…
We had two periods of Google Search ranking volatility this week, one last weekend and one on Thursday or so. Google court documents say search quality has improved and not degraded. Google dropped the see more results in the local panel this week for a period of time until it fixed that bug. Google also…
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 has new structured data carousel beta details for rich results. Google now lets you opt out of place entities in page insights. Google Business Profiles customer…