Google has a “recent images” photo carousel for some knowledge panels. For example, Google had this for a search on the [golden globes] last week, showing photos from the recently taken and published event. Here is a screenshot that I snagged (click to enlarge it): This was first spotted by Khushal Bherwani who shared this […]
Google is testing a new search feature to tell you more about a website. This is an “about” carousel that shows more information about a site, including information from the site itself and third-party sites. This was spotted by Punit and posted on Twitter – here are some of his screenshots: I cannot replicate this […]
Is there anything worse than finding a mistake in an Instagram post that you spent hours perfecting? Probably, but it feels pretty darn bad. Lucky for us, you can now delete a single photo from an Instagram carousel post without deleting the whole carousel — so there’s some flexibility when it comes to editing live […]
Microsoft Bing is testing a carousel format and user experience for the people also ask. Normally we will the people also ask in a list view, but the carousel test gives you the question and answer immediately. Here is the carousel format for the people also ask as spotted by Frank Sandtmann, a Germany-based SEO: […]
Google is testing a new carousel in the mobile search results named “Highly rated by users.” This will show product results that have, um, high ratings from user reviews. Saad AK spotted this and posted a video on Twitterhere is a screen capture (yes, of course, I put the Casio watch int the screen capture): […]
Google is testing a new user interface for the “things to do” carousel. In this test, Google is overlaying the results on top of the search results, instead of taking you into a new page and set of search results. This was spotted by Khushal Bherwani who called this the Things to do carousel in […]
Instagram carousel posts are one of the most engaging formats brands can use on the platform. Hootsuite’s own social media team finds that, on average, their carousel posts get 1.4x more reach and 3.1x more engagement than regular posts on Instagram. The temptation to swipe left, it seems, is hard to resist—especially when there’s a […]
Google launched the popular products carousel in 2019 but now it seems Google is showing a carousel above the products to filter based on price, brand and other attributes. So we have an embedded filter carousel within the products carousel. Shameem Adhikarath posted this on Twitter implying this was new and my old screenshots do […]
Google seems to be testing a new search ad format that has really large images that you can swipe through and learn more about. The ads, when clicked on, expand to show you a large image, with the name of the product, the price, ratings/reviews and a “show now” button. Here is a GIF of […]
Google has a carousel in both desktop and mobile search that leads with “more about.” For example, for a query on [apply business loan] you will find a carousel that reads “More about small business loans” with stories to publishers and government websites. Here is a screenshot that you can click on to enlarge: This […]