Google Juneteenth Doodle Replaced Father's Day Logo

Today is both Father's Day and Juneteenth and Google had both logos on its home page for the day. Google first placed the Father's Day logo up on Google.com early this morning and for some yesterday. Then Google later on today, June 19th, replaced the Father's Day Doodle with the Juneteenth Doodle.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 17, 2022

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.

Microsoft Advertising is now instituting an advertiser verification program...

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Google Tests Full "Advertisement" Label In Local Pack & Promoted Ad Label

We have seen Google tests various labels for its Google Ads in search, including "Ads," "Sponsored," and of course "Advertisement." But now we are seeing the full written out "Advertisement" label in the local pack ads as well. And we are seeing a "promoted" label in the search ads.

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Google Does Not Use Bing's Index When It Has No Results

I found a super interesting question on Twitter the other day where someone asked, would it be possible for Google Search to use Microsoft Bing's index when Google has no results for a query. Like Bing would be Google's supplemental index. The answer is no, obviously but it was a new question I've never seen asked before.

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RSVP For The Google SEO Meetup In New York City

Google is holding an SEO meetup, a NYC Search Central meetup, on June 27th at 4:30pm, at the Google New York office. I believe this is a 3 hour event, one of the first in-person SEO events Google has held in a while, and it will take place in my neck of the woods - New York.

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