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SEO Daily News Recaps for Friday, April 11, 2025

SEO Daily News Recap for Friday, April 11, 2025

Organic SEO & Search News

Google Expands Feature Availability For Structured Data Carousels (beta) – Google has expanded where the Structured data carousels (beta) search feature works and for what types of queries. Now available for various types of queries in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries.

How Google Search Processes Your Feedback Submission – Learn about what happens when you use the feedback link in Google Search to report issues or suggest improvements.

Google To Drop Reviews On Schools – Google will no longer show reviews and ratings on school listings in Google Search and Google Maps, starting April 30, 2025.

Paid Search & Platform Innovations

Google Ads More Button Overlays More Products – Google is testing a new ad format that overlays more product ads when users click on a “more” button, providing a different user experience from traditional product carousels.

Google AI Overviews Officially Can Link To More Google Search Results – Google announces that AI Overviews can now link to more search results, enhancing user experience and discovery of relevant websites.

Microsoft Bing Answer Snippets Also Linking To More Bing Queries – Microsoft Bing is following suit by linking some of their AI-based answer snippets to additional search results, aligning with the trend seen in Google.

General Digital Marketing

Google Ranking Movement, Discover On Desktop, Linking To Self, Google Ads, Maps Bing & Apple News – A comprehensive summary of recent developments in the digital marketing landscape, including Google ranking volatility, Google Discover coming to desktop, and more.

Daily Search Forum Recap: April 11, 2025 – Stay informed with a recap of the latest discussions and updates from search forums, providing insights into the latest trends and topics in the industry.

Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.

Organic SEO & Search News


SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates


Google Expands Feature Availability For Structured Data Carousels (beta)

Google has expanded where the Structured data carousels (beta) search feature works and for what types of queries. When it first launched, about a year ago, it was available for flights queries in Germany, France, Czechia, and the UK. Now it is available for queries related to ground transportation, hotels, vacation rentals, local business, and things to do (for example, events, tours, and activities) in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


How Google Search Processes Your Feedback Submission

Google Search representatives often tell us to use the feedback link when we see something that is off or needs improvement with Google Search. Well, what happens when you use that feedback link?

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Google To Drop Reviews On Schools

Google will stop showing reviews and ratings on school listings in Google Search and Google Maps. Google Business Profiles said, "Starting April 30, 2025, your school’s associated Business Profile will no longer allow reviews and ratings."

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Google AI Overviews Officially Can Link To More Google Search Results

A month ago, we reported that Google was testing linking words in the AI Overviews back to its own search results. We felt this set a horrible message but hey, Google did not, instead, Google made it an official feature of AI Overviews because it helps "people more easily explore topics and discover relevant websites," the company told me.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Microsoft Bing Answer Snippets Also Linking To More Bing Queries

Recently, I’ve been complaining that Google is linking many of its search features back to more search results, this is also includes the AI Overviews. Well, Bing Search is also doing this for some of their AI-based answer snippets.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Video: Google Ranking Movement, Discover On Desktop, Linking To Self, Google Ads, Maps Bing & Apple News

This week, we covered yet again some more Google search ranking volatility. Google Discover will be coming to the desktop version of Google’s homepage. Google Search Analytics API now shows hourly data for the past ten…

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable


Daily Search Forum Recap: April 11, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

Google has officially made AI Overviews text link back to more Google Search results, no, I am not joking. Microsoft Bing is testing the same thing with their AI responses in search. Google Ads is testing an overlay more button for product results. Google is dropping reviews from school Business Profiles, Google expanded availability for structured data carousel beta. Google shared how it processes your search feedback. And I posted the weekly SEO video recap…

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable

Paid Search & Platform Innovations


Paid Search and Advertising


Google Ads More Button Overlays More Products

Google is testing a new ad format that overlays more product ads when you click on a "more" button. This is different from expanding a product carousel, in that this overlays on top of the current search results interface.

Source:
Search Engine Roundtable

Job Postings


Job Postings


4/11/2025


B2B SEO Manager ~ CookUnity ~ $75-80k ~ Remote (US)

About CookUnity Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 35 million meals a year from the […]

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In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com


Job Postings


4/11/2025


Sr. SEO Manager ~ Blue Tree Digital ~ Remote (UK)

About the Company: Blue Tree Digital is a growing digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, content marketing, and lead generation strategies. As a small but dynamic team, we take pride in our collaborative, hands-on work culture, where every team member plays a crucial role in driving success. Operating in a remote environment, we prioritize accountability, […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com


Job Postings


4/11/2025


SEO Consultant & Sales Rep ~ SEO Sherpa ~ Remote (US)

Description We seek the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) consultant “MVP” to join our sales team. In this role, you’ll serve as the face of SEO Sherpa to new sales inquiries, taking them from warm leads to closed deals. You will guide prospects through our process, explaining each step in plain-speak. You will adopt a consultative […]

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SEO Agency Jobs – SEOjobs.com