May 5, 2025
Good morning.
Today’s roundup:
1) Google is reportedly showing ads in chats with some third-party AI chatbots.
2) Microsoft Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat on Surging Cloud Business.
3) Official Google Ads Channel Reporting For Performance Max & More.
In early March, it was leaked that Google Ads will be rolling out channel reporting for Performance Max campaigns. Well, now it is official, Google said they are introducing ‘new channel-level reporting in Performance Max’ plus, ‘full search terms reporting and more detailed asset reporting that show you all the metrics for individual assets.’
4) Google Search Console Discover Performance Report Hack Suggests Desktop & Mobile Data Filters Coming.
5) OpenAI rolls out new shopping features with ChatGPT search update.
6) Pinterest is emerging as a go-to search engine.
7) Claude Sonnet 3.7 is the leading LLM for AI SEO: Report.
8) 33% of Google Users Stuck with Bing After a Two-Week Trial: Study.
9) LinkedIn Takes First Steps Towards Creator Monetization With ‘BrandLink’.
10) Google Tests AI Overviews On Right Hand Side (Local?).
11) Google: Four Identical Links On A Page Is Fine & Common.
12) Google: Changing Lastmod Date In Sitemap Isn’t An SEO Hack.
More insights to explore…
Google changed 76% of title tags in Q1 2025 – Here’s what that means.
Google Lighthouse To Undergo Major Audit Overhaul.
Study Shows AI Bots Are More Persuasive Than Humans in Divisive Debate.
Have an awesome week!
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