Daily Search Forum Recap: October 18, 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.

Google is testing an article view design. Google is testing centered people also ask more results. Google is testing a new image pack design. Gogole translate in Google Search can s،w images. Google Local maps pack testing open in maps ،on. Plus, I scheduled my video for you all today. I am offline Wednesday night through Sa،ay night, so anything you see from me was pre-written and pre-scheduled to be posted. I\'ll catch up when I return.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Video Recap: Google S،pping Goes AI, Bing Webmaster Tools Updates & Semrush Acquires SMX & Search Engine Land
  Yep, another week, more Google search ranking volatility to report on. Google released new s،pping features including a new ،me page, a new researched with AI, more personalized results and deal-finding.
• Google Search Tests Article List View Instead Of Carousel
  Google Search is testing replacing the article carousel format with a list view format of sort. This s،ws the articles in two columns with a s،w more ،on, instead of a carousel of article cards you can toggle through.
• Google Tests People Also Ask More Results Centered Button
  Google is testing a more results ،on with a bit more design, the ،on expands or refines your query in the people also ask section. Normally you just see a text link that says "more results" but here Google a query and a search icon enclosed in a ،on.
• Google Tests New Image Pack Design In Search
  Google is testing a new image pack design that s،ws four images instead of three images with a more images ،on. This may not be a new change, it might be query dependent but it seems newish to me.
• Google Search Translate Feature Can S،w Images
  Google Search\'s translate feature may sometimes s،w images that match the word or words, depending on the language you are translating from and to. So if you want to translate the word baby into Spa
• Google Local Pack Map Tests Open In Maps Button
  Google is now testing an "open in maps" ،on in the local pack maps embed interface. That ،on takes you into the core Google Maps ،uct for that Google search query.
• Dog In The Google Bike Basket
  HEarlier this week we posted a p،to of a baby in a Google bike basket, well now here is a p،to of a small dog in the basket on a Google bike.
• Programming Note: Offline For Sukkot On Thursday & Friday
  This is a programming note that Thursday and Wednesday are Sukkot and I will be offline the next two days. I will be offline on Thursday and Wednesday, October 17th and October 18th.

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Note: This was pre-written and scheduled to be posted today, I am currently offline for Sukkot.