Author name: Mike SEO

Weekend off for me then 😁 https://t.co/fcIXAPpmTN — Mike Martin (@MikeMartinGB) Apr 11, 2025 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MikeMartinGB April 11, 2025 at 02:28PM

People forget stats. They remember the story that made them feel something — Mike Martin (@MikeMartinGB) Apr 11, 2025 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MikeMartinGB April 11, 2025 at 02:02PM

Recently, I’ve been complaining that Google is linking many of its search features back to more search results, this is also includes the AI Overviews. Well, Bing Search is also doing this for some of their AI-based answer snippets.

A month ago, we reported that Google was testing linking words in the AI Overviews back to its own search results. We felt this set a horrible message but hey, Google did not, instead, Google made it an official feature of AI Overviews because it helps “people more easily explore topics and discover relevant websites," the company told me.

Google is testing a new ad format that overlays more product ads when you click on a “more" button. This is different from expanding a product carousel, in that this overlays on top of the current search results interface.

This week, we covered yet again some more Google search ranking volatility. Google Discover will be coming to the desktop version of Google’s homepage. Google Search Analytics API now shows hourly data for the past ten…

RT @MikeMartinGB: Most websites don’t need more visitors. They need more buyers — Mike Martin (@MikeMartinGB) Apr 11, 2025 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MikeMartinGB April 11, 2025 at 01:05PM

Google has expanded where the Structured data carousels (beta) search feature works and for what types of queries. When it first launched, about a year ago, it was available for flights queries in Germany, France, Czechia, and the UK. Now it is available for queries related to ground transportation, hotels, vacation rentals, local business, and things to do (for example, events, tours, and activities) in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries.