Wash Up Monday

Google Updates Google tests new cleaner knowledge panel feedback interface - Users have said that the Google knowledge panels are useful but, when they are wrong or inaccurate, you can submit feedback to Google directly in the search interface. However, users have mentioned that this interface is not as nice looking. Google seems to be…

Google Updates New Google ads policy disallows promoting content that risks harming users - Google has updated its advertising policies to disallow the promotion of content or engaging in behaviour that risks harm to Google users, Google employees, or the Google Ads ecosystem. If you do this, Google can restrict or block your ads or…

Google Updates Google local panel has added disclaimer to appointment providers links - Google has now added a disclaimer to the appointment provider links that you find in the Google Search local panel and in the Google Maps business listings. The disclaimer sits under the "about these providers," and mentions that providers are listed in…

Google Updates New Google AdSense format, called “Side rail” ads - The search giant has rolled out a new AdSense ad format named side rail ads. Side rail ads stick to the sides of your web pages when the user viewing the page is on a widescreen device, such as a desktop computer. Google mentions that…

Google Updates Google showing ‘on time delivery & order accuracy’ estimates in search ads - Google now shows the on-time delivery percentages and order accuracy percentages in some of the Google Ads search listings. Although this shouldn’t come as a surprise because Google Merchant Center has been offering e-commerce sites to pass along that data to them…

Google Updates Google Ads rolls out “sponsored” label - For a long while Google has been testing a new ads label in search called "sponsored" in bold black text. Now, Google has officially rolled it out in the Google mobile SERPs. This new update is part of Google helping users make sense of the information,…

Google Updates Google business profile’s “edit ticket prices” feature added - Google has added new features for attraction and tour operators. This includes the ability to edit ticket prices directly in Google Business Profiles. Google mentions that attraction owners can now edit their ticket prices directly on search and maps through their business profile. Furthermore, this functionality will…

Google Updates Google is testing “previously visited” sitelinks icons - Google has been testing a clock/timer type of icon on the sitelinks within Google SERPs. That icon is designed to communicate that you have previously visited the page from Google Search. You may have also seen that Google has been testing other icons in Sitelinks before and…

Google Update Google shopping chat feature on product results - On Google shopping they are either testing or possibly have launched a new chat feature in the product search results. There has been chatter and screenshots shared on social media about this. You may have to configure the chat options and hours in Google Merchant…

Google Update Google tests featured snippet yellow & blue highlights - Google has been testing highlighted portions of the featured snippets in the search results pages. Users have been seeing the highlights both in yellow and blue format, as well as no highlights at all. Although we cannot replicate this, there has been chatter and…