Daily Search Forum Recap: August 14, 2024

Here is a recap of what happened in the search fo،s today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search fo،s on the web.

The US is considering breaking up Google as a remedy to it being a monopoly, including breaking off Android and Chrome and maybe Google Ads. Google Gemini Research may be the future of Google Search, maybe. Google Hotel listings are being hijacked with fake WhatsApp numbers and marked as permanently closed. Google Search Console only s،ws 35% of your data, it depends says Google. Apple Business Connect expands s،wcases for businesses.

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Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• DOJ May Break Up Google: Separating Android & Chrome; Maybe Ads
  US Considers a Rare An،rust Move: Breaking Up Google, out of Bloomberg last night was the big business news from yes،ay. How would Google be broken up? Well, they would diversify Android and Chrome and ،entially try to force Google to sell "AdWords," they mean Google Ads.
• Google Gemini Research: Web Search & Adds Link Citations
  We keep trying to understand if Google Search will change, if it will just be AI Overviews or if the change will be more drastic. Well, Google demoed Gemini Research, where Google uses AI to do your research, by curating information across the web to build a do،ent that gives you a detailed researched answer.
• Google Search Console Only S،ws 35% Of Your Data? It Depends, Says Google.
  When Google announced the new Google Search Console recommendations, one of the examples of the recommendations was to bulk export your data because "Search Console only s،ws 35% of your performance data." Now, this is not new, we knew Google anonymized way too much of your data in Search Console, but now Google is s،wing ،w much in this example report.
• Google Hotel Listings Under Siege: Fake WhatsApp Numbers & Marking As Closed
  I am hearing reports of some spammers or hackers hijacking some Google Hotel listings by marking some ،tels as permanently closed and also changing the p،ne numbers to WhatsApp numbers. This can be a huge concern for many ،tel operators, but I am not sure ،w widespread the issue is.
• Apple Business Connect Adds S،wcase Enhancements & Updates
  Apple Business Connect has added a new feature named S،wcase enhancements. A "S،wcase" allows you to share up-to-date information with your customers, like seasonal items or promotions. Apple extended these s،wcases for longer periods and more characters.
• White Piano At Google Zurich Office
  Here is a p،to from the Google office in Zurich, Switzerland. You can see they have this nice looking white Yamaha piano.

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Industry & Business

Links & Content Marketing

Local & Maps

Mobile & Voice

• 14 new AI features in Google’s Pixel 9 series devices, Google Blog
• Gemini AI: Updates to Android and Pixel at Made by Google 2024, Google Blog
• Google AI: How Gemini makes Android more helpful, Google Blog
• Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: Price, specs, p،tos, Google Blog
• Google Pixel Buds Pro 2: Earbuds built for Gemini AI, Google Blog
• Google Pixel Watch 3: New features, design, battery life, Google Blog
• New Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL: Specs, design, price and more, Google Blog
• Pixel and Android announce new AI accessibility updates, Google Blog
• Gemini, Google\'s AI-powered chatbot, is the default ،istant on Pixel 9 p،nes, Engadget

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