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Google is starting to roll out an AI-based Q&A feature to Google Business Profiles (GBP) on Google Maps for mobile. This feature will very likely replace Google Q&A, which has silently gone missing on some listings. The “Ask Maps about this place” AI feature was first announced in late October 2024, along with a number of other Google Maps AI
Google has updated its documentation to provide clearer guidance on its site reputation abuse policy. The changes are meant to you better understand what qualifies as a violation and how to stay compliant. While the updates don’t change how the policy is applied, they make the rules easier to follow by incorporating more detailed explanations from a recent blog post
A recent investigation has uncovered a problem for websites relying on JavaScript for structured data. This data, often in JSON-LD format, is difficult for AI crawlers to access if not in the initial HTML response. Crawlers like GPTBot (used by ChatGPT), ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot can’t execute JavaScript and miss any structured data added later. This creates challenges for websites using
Google has made a change to how it’s search results are served which will also help to secure it against bots and scrapers. Whether this will have further effect on SEO Tools or if they can use a headless Chrome that uses JavaScript remains an open question at the moment but it’s likely that Google is using rate limiting to
Google has made its AI-powered features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet free for all Workspace users, but questions remain around pricing adjustments and feature visibility for specific accounts. AI Now Included Without Extra Cost Google announced that its full suite of AI tools, previously available only through the $20-per-user-per-month Gemini for Workspace plan, is now included in its standard