It’s New 1/6: Google is hiring an AI Answer quality engineer even after @mordyoberstein.bsky.social already took another job, Bing tests new home page @themarketinganu.bsky.social won’t get tricked @gregfinn.bsky.social dives into Reddit and NYC congestion pricing www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZla...

Google hiring an AI Answers quality software engineer to work on quality of the AI responses www.seroundtable.com/google-hirin... via @gaganghotra.bsky.social #google

Google's @johnmu.com on why some Google sites use the LLMs.txt files www.seroundtable.com/google-llms-... #llms #google #seo #geo

Microsoft Bing tests new home page design promoting Copilot www.seroundtable.com/bing-new-hom... #bing #microsoft #copilot

Google drops practice problem help documentation after dropping support for it last November www.seroundtable.com/google-drops... #google #googleseo #googlerichresults #structureddata

Google Ads to permit ads for Prediction markets seroundtable.com/google-ads-p... #googleads #ppc #ads #predictionmarket

Google Dog, Doogler, in a tie www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...

It’s New 1/5: Google Discover Overloaded With X and @mordyoberstein.bsky.social breaks the news, he is now at @seranking.bsky.social - News site are declining, @gregfinn.bsky.social covers the speedy Go to button & @themarketinganu.bsky.social on creator partnerships www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyTk...

The big Google Webmaster report is out for January 2026 - catch up on the past month over here www.seroundtable.com/january-2026... #google #googleseo #googlewebmasterreport #seo

Is Google Discover showing posts from X way too often? www.seroundtable.com/google-disco... via @glenngabe.bsky.social and many of you can replicate #googlediscover #x #google

Google to fix squished images in knowledge panels within Google Search www.seroundtable.com/google-knowl... via @ajrgd and @rajanpatel #google #googleknowledgepanel #googlebug #googlesearch

Google Search Console showing fewer links, is the report missing data? www.seroundtable.com/google-searc... via @vijaychauhanseo.bsky.social #googlesearchconsole #google #googlelinks #links

Google Ads change history report with new "Go to..." button www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-c... #googleads #ppc #google

Google's Zurich office has a Chief Wiggum conference room www.seroundtable.com/photos/chief...

SEO Video recap covering the completion of the Google December 2025 core update, how that update destroyed some big publishers, the horror of the Frankenstein Google AI-recipes and wishing you all a happy new year www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXnA... Sponsored by @bruceclay.bsky.social

Some news publishers saw big declines in Google Search visibility since the December core update www.seroundtable.com/news-publish... via @will_flannigan and @glenngabe.bsky.social #google #googlecoreupdate #googleseo #news #publishers #googleseo #googleupdate

The ( @johnmu.com ) Mueller report of SEO memes is live for 2025 www.seroundtable.com/john-mueller... #meme #fun #seo

Google Search is testing a blue "Send" button that hides the AI Mode button in the search box www.seroundtable.com/google-searc... #google #googleuserinterface #googleaimode

Google's @johnmu.com explains why 404s don't matter for SEO www.seroundtable.com/google-why-4... #google #seo #404 #googleseo

Google's @johnmu.com 's personal thoughts on if schema helps with LLMs and Google - the answer is "it depends" www.seroundtable.com/mueller-sche... #seo #google #schema #structureddata

Snowmen meringues at Google NYC www.seroundtable.com/photos/snow-...

Martin also working on New Years Day www.seroundtable.com/google-worki...

Google's @johnmu.com helping SEOs with Google Search and SEO on New Year's Day - for the past 18 years www.seroundtable.com/google-worki... #newyears #google #seo

Google's home page is still showing the New Year's Eve Doodle from yesterday 2025 and not the New Year's Day Doodle for 2026 - anyone else seeing that? www.seroundtable.com/google-new-y... #newyears #google #doodle

It’s New 12/31: @mordyoberstein.bsky.social @gregfinn.bsky.social and I get all dressed up for the New Year’s edition of the It’s New show - we talk year end stuff, review solicitation and Google Ads search terms report www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdHG... missing @themarketinganu.bsky.social

Google 2025 algorithm update infographics www.seroundtable.com/google-2025-... official one and then some made by AI @gaganghotra.bsky.social #google #googlealgorithmupdate #googleupdate

Google Business Profiles adds new help page on giving customers links and QR codes to request a review www.seroundtable.com/google-help-... #googlebusinessprofiles #googlereviews #googlelocal

Google Ads search term report with quick filter options even when that account does not have those options enabled www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-s... via @anthonyhigman but @beyondthepaid says this is not new #googleads #ppc

The top contributors (most cited) SEOs and SEMs on @seroundtable.bsky.social in 2025 www.seroundtable.com/2025-top-con...

The most commented stories on the Search Engine Roundtable in the 2025 year www.seroundtable.com/most-comment...

For 2026, I'll offer speaker mentorships again. If you want to get on stages next year and tell your story, ping me and we'll take it from there. If you kinda want to but have doubts, DM ME! Please don't let impostor syndrome win. Please!

Google posts its New Year's Eve and Day Doodles for 2026 www.seroundtable.com/googles-new-... #google #doodle #googlelogo

Massive Christmas tree outside the Google Dublin office www.seroundtable.com/photos/chris...

It’s New 12/30: @gregfinn.bsky.social covers the that Google Frankenstein recipes are an AI horror but may be getting better and I cover the core news - thankfully we tricked @mordyoberstein.bsky.social to think there was no show www.youtube.com/watch?v=38ps...

Google's AI Frankenstein recipe results are harmful to recipe sites and it is getting a lot of warranted coverage from NBC, CBS, Bloomberg, The Guardian and even legal filings www.seroundtable.com/googles-ai-f... via @inspiredtaste.net

Bing testing expanding people also ask section www.seroundtable.com/bing-expandi... #bing

Google Merchant Panel with delivery, returns and payment options carousel www.seroundtable.com/google-merch... #googlemerchantcenter #googleshopping #google

Google Maps hotel results removes website button with nearby button, which may mean less direct traffic to hotels from Google www.seroundtable.com/google-maps-... via @brad_brewer #googlemaps #googlehotels #maps #hotels #Google

Microsoft Advertising new "All accounts" tab www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-ad... via Rakshit Shetty #microsoftadvertising #microsoft #ppc #bing #bingads

A giraffe named Google kissing a Googler named @dynamicwebpaige.bsky.social www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...

The Google December 2025 core update is done rolling out after 18 days www.seroundtable.com/google-decem...

Sad to report @iqseo Andy Drinkwater has passed away - he was a super experienced SEO and a friend to the search industry www.seroundtable.com/andy-drinkwa... via @craigcampbell.co.uk

It’s New 12/29: We talk about digital mulch, international SEO with ccTLDs, Microsoft Advertising custom columns ( @gregfinn.bsky.social asks Copilot if it’s new) and @mordyoberstein.bsky.social on spoken AI Overviews and Chrome Gemini buttons www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0nS...

Google's @johnmu.com calls some SEO content "digital mulch" www.seroundtable.com/google-seo-c... #seo #content

Microsoft Advertising now supports custom columns www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-ad... #microsoftadvertising #bing #microsoft #ppc

Google AI Overviews speaker audio read to me button showing up in the US www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov... via @glenngabe.bsky.social #googleaioverviews #google #googlesearch #googleuserinterface

Google is testing replacing the Gemini button in Chrome with a colorful Browse with AI button www.seroundtable.com/google-chrom... via @glenngabe.bsky.social #chrome #gemini #google

Google's @johnmu.com questions the need to use ccTLDs for SEO internationalization www.seroundtable.com/google-seo-c... #seo #international #geo #google #ccltd

Google cake pops www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...

Nice, quiet, and empty drive to work earlier this morning.