Google is testing including the local business profile listings in Google Discover. There is this new section named “mentioned in this article” where Google can show the local business listing of companies that were noted in the article. Colan Nielsen spotted this; he posted this example on Twitter. The article I wrote does mention those […]
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 […]
Google is testing displaying the new “sponsored” ad label on the desktop search results. Google launched the new sponsored ad label on mobile search two months ago and also tested it on Discover recentlyand is now also testing it on the desktop interface. This should come as no surprise to any of you. This was […]
We’ve been covering a lot of Google user interface tests but here is a look at a revamped Google Search desktop interface, including some of the tests we covered before. You see the new site link teststhe new people also ask testsfour rows of the Twitter carousel, related searches in three rows and more. This […]
TikTok is now testing a new feature, letting some users change their view to show a horizontal full-screen view of their chosen videos. This offers a change from the usual vertical video scrolling usually seen on TikTok. Combined with another recent change to allow longer videos of up to ten minutes, this feels very much […]
Google announced in India yesterday that they are testing a search feature to allow you to search text within video. This isn’t a huge stretch from key moments but it is neat to see you being able to search the words spoken in a video. Google said in this announcement, “We’re piloting the ability to […]
Earlier this week, Google announced it has begun to roll out the new topics + sign refinement Options in the English/US on mobile search results. But it seems Google is also testing them. They are not fully live on the desktop search results. Glenn Gabe spotted this and posted a video cast of it on […]
Seems Google is once again testing removing the estimated number of search results under the search bar. You know, the line that says “About X results in Y seconds” Google is testing removing that again. We reported something similar in March 2022 and before that in July 2016. In this case, it seems to be […]
A new mutation has been found in the MECP2 gene — associated with most Rett syndrome cases — in a toddler with clinical features suggestive of congenital variant-like Rett syndrome, one of the most severe atypical forms of the disease. The child had hypercapnia, or high carbon dioxide levels in the bloodstream, but this occurred […]
Google is testing placing the map of the business you searched for in the search results area under the snippet(s) for that listing. Google is also testing a slightly updated local panel on the right side. While I believe I covered both these before, I cannot find my coverage (thanks Google Search…). That being said, […]