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Google is testing expandable Sponsored Places ads that expand when you hover in search results

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Google is testing hover-expandable Sponsored Places ads in search results.

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SERoundtable reports that Google is testing expandable Sponsored Places ads that expand when users hover over them in Google Search. The feature continues Google's exploration of expandable ad formats on hover, applied here to its Sponsored Places ad product.

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