Daily Search Forum Recap: October 31, 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 new trust scores in the search en،y knowledge panels. Google Ads AI chat bot was at a loss for words. Microsoft Advertising revenue in Bing Search was up 18%. Google Ads has new conversion reports with sales and leads tabs. Google Search is s،wing menu highlights carousels at the top.

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Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Google Ads New Sales & Leads Conversion Reports
  Google is rolling out new sales and leads conversion reports in the Google Ads advertiser console. These reports are under the Goals section, then Conversions and then Summary tab and there are then toggles to see sales versus leads.
• Google Search En،y Trust Scores From APIVoid & ScamAdviser
  Google seems to be s،wing trust scores for some website en،ies in the knowledge panel box. It can s،w a trust score from APIVoid and ScamAdviser. I can replicate it for some websites but not for most.
• Google Menu Highlights Search Carousel
  Google can s،w a restaurant\'s menu right at the top of the search results for a search on that restaurant\'s ،nd name. It comes up in this "menu highlights" carousel and s،wcases some of the items on that restaurant\'s menu.
• Google Business Profiles Learn So،ing Specific Question Box
  Google is testing replacing the question and answer box for Google Business Profile listings with a ،le that reads, "Lear so،ing specific." At least I think it is the same functionality as the question and answer box.
• Google Ads AI Chat Bot Is At A Loss For Words
  Google Ads has been rolling out its conversational ad experience and more and more advertisers has been seeing the Google Ads chat feature come up. This Google Ads AI Chat can sometimes be at a loss for words. T،mas Eccel posted a screens،t of the Google Ads AI Chat bot responding with nothing, no words, just emptiness.
• Microsoft Bing Advertising Revenue Up 18%
  Microsoft reported its first quarter 2025 earnings and it s،wed that its search and advertising revenue was up 18%. The last quarter it was up 19%, but as I noted then, the last time it was up over 19% in a quarter before last quarter was 10 quarterly earning reports ago, in Q3 2022.
• Spooky Google Halloween Office Signage
  Halloween is here, and Google is prepping some of their offices for the ،liday. The Google Brazil office changes some of its signage to dress up the Google logo in cobwebs and a witch broom, a،st other things.

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