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.
We are seeing some spooky Halloween Google search ranking volatility. OpenAI is rolling out Search in ChatGPT. Google added AI to maps, for search, reviews and more about places. Google is testing discover more places and explore more places. Bing is testing a new local panel design. And I posted my weekly SEO video recap.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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Halloween 2024 Google Search Ranking Update 👻
I am seeing a significant spike in chatter from within the SEO community about a possible Google Search ranking update and/or heavy volatility happening starting October 31st. Let’s call it the Halloween 2024 Google Search ranking update – because why not. -
OpenAI Releases ChatGPT Search: Citations, Robots.txt Controls & More
After beta testing SearchGPT for a few months, OpenAI is now rolling out Search within ChatGPT for ChatGPT Plus and Team users, which will come to free users in the future. The first thing most of us will look at are the citations, links, will Search in ChatGPT drive searchers to our sites. -
Google AI Answers In Google Maps: Things To Do, Review Summaries & About This Place
Google added a number of AI, Gemini-powered, features to Google Maps including new search features, review summaries for place listings and a way to ask about a specific business listing where AI will give you answers. -
Google Tests Discover More Places & Explore Places Nearby
Google is testing more local search features and sections including a section in the local finder named “Discover more places” and a local search box in web search named “Explore places nearby.” -
Bing Tests New Local Knowledge Panel Design
Microsoft seems to be testing a new design for its local knowledge panel or local listing for a specific brand. This new design has a more card-like interface, showing company photos and information, reviews from third party sites, a map, and other details. -
Google Germany Serving Halloween Scary Pumpkin Latte
Here is a photo from the Google office in Germany of a latte just for Halloween. This looks like a scary pumpkin as latte art. I found this on Instagram. -
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Update Coming Soon, Downgrading Content, AI Overviews Expands, ChatGPT Search, Volatility Continues & Unauthorized Ad Rep Changes
This week, we covered that Google told creators that a new search ranking update is coming fairly soon, but you shouldn’t expect to recover with this update. Google is now downgrading the rankings of content that is starkly different from the main content of the site. Google said again that it is doubtful…
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