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Google zu niedrigeren CTR von PDF-Dokumenten in der Suche
PDF-Dateien können in den Suchergebnissen von Google eine niedrigere Klickrate (CTR) haben als HTML-Seiten. Dazu hat sich jetzt John Müller geäußert.

Semantic Image Optimizer
An overview of an e-commerce image optimization method using Google's AI models and vector embeddings to iteratively generate and score product alt text.

Google lädt jetzt automatisch den AI Mode für manche Suchanfragen
Google geht den nächsten Schritt in Richtung KI-Suche als Standard: Bei manchen Suchanfragen wird automatisch der AI Mode geladen.

Google AI Overviews Pushing Searchers Into AI Mode, Drops Show More Button
Google Search is testing pushing searchers into AI Mode from the AI Overview by default, without having to click the "Show more" button. The new AI Overview experience that Google is testing shows a much fuller AI answer, like you'd get in AI Mode, and loads the follow up "Ask anything" box by default.
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Google AI Overviews Pushing Searchers Into AI Mode, Drops Show More Button

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google GoTo Parameter Fight, PDFs Go Missing In Google, SEO For AI Responses & Google and Microsoft Ads News
Another week, more volatility within the Google Search results. Google is also swapping out direct links to go-to URL redirect links in its search results to protect...
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google GoTo Parameter Fight, PDFs Go Missing In Google, SEO For AI Responses & Google and Microsoft Ads News

Google Ads Book Buttons Expand To Search & Performance Max
Google is expanding the book button through Reserve with Google partner integration to Google Ads Search and Performance Max campaigns. Previously, I believe, this was only available on Google Local Service Ads and maps ads.
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Google Ads Book Buttons Expand To Search & Performance Max

Google Announces Search Updates For Transparency, Actionable Updates Get Blog Posts
Google's John Mueller said Google "primarily" announces search updates to provide "transparency for site owners." He added that when Google publishes blog posts, updates policies, and help center documentation, that is an actionable announcement site owners could use.
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Google Announces Search Updates For Transparency, Actionable Updates Get Blog Posts

Google Preferred Sources, Tailor Your Feed & Search Profiles Are Different
Google has two, well, maybe three, features that are being confused as one. The preferred sources, the tailor your feed and also search profiles. All kind of customize what you see across Google Search features including Google Search, AI Mode, Discover and so on. But they are all different features.
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Google Preferred Sources, Tailor Your Feed & Search Profiles Are Different

Google Alcohol Advertising Policy Update On September 30
Google will be updating its alcohol advertising policy on September 30, 2026. The update "revises country-specific guidelines, expands allowed advertising locations, and provides clearer details on specific advertiser requirements and responsibilities," Google wrote.
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Google Alcohol Advertising Policy Update On September 30

Google Search Having Indexing/Serving Issues August 28th
Google Search seems to be having indexing or serving issues in the past hour or so. New content from the past hour doesn't seem to be showing up in Google Search results. Content from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN and other news sites that post content constantly are not showing much or any new pages in the Google search results.
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Google Search Having Indexing/Serving Issues August 28th

Google AI Mode Asking Searchers To Sign In
Google is testing asking searchers to sign in within the AI Mode response. Google shows a big Google super logo and a sign in button that says "Sign in to save your..."
Google Search Now Lists The Supported Favicon File Formats
Google has updated the favicon search developer documentation to list out the supported favicon file formats. Google added this line that reads, "Google Search supports the following favicon file formats: BMP, GIF, ICO, PNG, JPEG, PPM, and TIFF."
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Google Search Now Lists The Supported Favicon File Formats

Site Reputation Abuse: Google setzt manuelle Maßnahmen in Europa zum 30.8. aus
Google wird manuelle Maßnahmen gegen Websites aufgrund von Verletzungen der Site Reputation Abuse Policy im europäischen Wirtschaftsraum zum 30. August aussetzen. Das bedeutet. Inhalte von Drittanbietern können ab diesem Tag wieder von der Stärke anderer Domains profitieren.
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Site Reputation Abuse: Google setzt manuelle Maßnahmen in Europa zum 30.8. aus

Google Won't Enforce Its Site Reputation Policy Manual Actions In Europe
Google announced it will not enforce manual actions under the site reputation abuse policy in the European Economic Area (EEA) due to a mandate set by the European Commission, effective August 30, 2026. Google said searchers in the EEA will not benefit from Google's spam prevention for sites labeled for site reputation abuse.
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Google Won't Enforce Its Site Reputation Policy Manual Actions In Europe

IRS Website Drops Heavily In Google Search
Over the past few days, the IRS website (and other government sites) has tanked within Google's search results. My gut feeling is that the federal government implemented some bot-blocking that was too aggressive and blocked Google, among others, resulting in Google not fully showing the IRS website. I believe the IRS implemented some fixes, and the website is slowly coming back in Google Search.

Google AI Mode Adds Flight Price Tracking, Mile Rates & Hotel Booking
Google is rolling out three new travel features within AI Mode in Google Search. These features include track flight prices, view points or miles rates, and book hotels directly within AI Mode, through your conversational search.
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Google AI Mode Adds Flight Price Tracking, Mile Rates & Hotel Booking

3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search
Book hotels and track airfares, plus view miles and rewards with AI Mode in Google Search.

Sistrix zu den neuen Goto-Links von Google: 'Messung wird teurer, aber nicht verhindert'
Die Umstellung der Verlinkung von Google Suchergebnissen auf sogenannte Goto-Links verhindert laut Sistrix nicht die Messung, macht sie allerdings teurer.
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Sistrix zu den neuen Goto-Links von Google: 'Messung wird teurer, aber nicht verhindert'

Bing Tests Renaming Copilot Search Answer To AI Overviews
Microsoft is testing renaming the Copilot Search AI answer box at the top of the Bing Search results to AI Overviews. That is the name Google uses for its AI answer results in Google Search. Microsoft is still placing the Copilot logo with the box but trying to use the name "AI Overview" instead of "Copilot Search."
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Bing Tests Renaming Copilot Search Answer To AI Overviews

What is Nvidia up to buying Hugging Face and Groq?
Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face and $20B Groq acquisitions consolidate control over AI software and low-latency inference hardware amid supply chain constraints.
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