[ad_1] Last week, in Part 1 (find it here), we examined whether Google’s AI Overviews are actually changing how people use Search. The data revealed that while users visit Google more frequently with AI Overviews, they: Spend less time per visit. Aren’t crafting significantly longer or more...
[ad_1] A major update to Google’s Search Quality Raters Guidelines (QRG) clarifies and expands on multiple forms of deception that Google wants its quality raters to identify. This change continues the trend of refining the guidelines so that quality raters become better at spotting increasingly...
[ad_1] Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines were updated a few months ago, and several of the changes closely track the talking points shared by Googlers at the 2025 Search Central Live events. Among the most consequential updates are those to the sections defining the lowest quality pages,...
[ad_1] Google’s AI search features have reached widespread adoption. The company announced that AI Overviews in Search now reach 1.5 billion users per month. This information was revealed during Alphabet’s Q1 earnings call. Alphabet Earnings Show Growth Across Core Products Alphabet announced...
[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of states unveiled their proposed remedies today aimed at dismantling Google’s illegal monopoly in search and search advertising. These include breaking off Chrome and banning default search payments. The remedies. They break down into five...
