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Google backtracks on design that made search ads look like normal results
By Jennifer Elias & Megan Graham
Google's latest search results change further blurs what's an ad
Google to experiment with more desktop search changes after favicon/black ad label rollout
By Barry Schwartz
Google is backtracking on its controversial desktop search results redesign
By Nick Statt
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Formerly TwitterGlenn Gabe
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Massive Google organic traffic + Dynamic Product Ads could yield a ton of revenue -> Reddit says its Dynamic Product Ads, which use “shopping signals” to automatically show relevant ads to users, are entering public beta globally
"Reddit's Dynamic Product Ads can automatically… pic.twitter.com/vZcj0xJbbl
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Glenn Gabe
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Different site, different outcome. They aren't the same site, so not unusual to see varying impact. Also several DOMAIN NAME CHANGES IN THE FALL OF 2023??? WITH ALL OF THOSE UPDATES?? :) -> Google Explains More About A Domain Name Change (several ccTLDs) and some went south...… pic.twitter.com/vCBfi0hZ22
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Lily Ray 😏
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Here's a fun one.
Why would Google show the favicon for the organic result, but not the ad, for the exact same URL*?
(Granted, different URL parameters and the one with no favicon passes through googleadservices.com) pic.twitter.com/gM80Z8yBNY
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Lily Ray 😏
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One of the biggest changes in Google Discover recently is the shift in showing articles based on recent search queries or topics the user has opted into, like “Google SEO” in the below screenshot.
When you check the associated entities/topics, they seem to be the same as before,… pic.twitter.com/IHUF1pAFPT
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Google’s latest user-hostile design change makes ads and search results look identical
By Natasha Lomas
Google search changes blur the line between ads and regular results
By Tyler Sonnemaker