Google is testing a new local pack design that shows reviews, menu details and more in these card design. It is not too far off from the original local pack design in Google Search, outside of these cards under the main action buttons. Here is a screenshot of this from Shameem Adhikarath who posted this … Read more
Google is testing another version of these “mentioned in” features. This one is in the top stories section and it is called “mentioned in these stories.” This was spotted by Valentin Pletzer who posted a couple of images on Bluesky, here is that screenshot: We saw a snippet carousel mentioned in feature, we’ve seen mentioned … Read more
It looks like Google’s SGE is here to stay as the company is testing new ways how this artificial intelligence or AI-powered search engine looks. Spotted by X user Glenn Gabe, SGE now looks lighter, with fewer colors and with a show more button. “SGE doesn’t trigger a large block by default anymore… it’s now … Read more
Google is testing the Google Discover feed on the Google.com desktop home page interface. This test is currently in India, Google confirmed, and is just an experiment. Google’s Discover feed shows in the Google mobile app and you can turn it on within the mobile browser interface but Google kept the desktop interface clean, until … Read more
Google is testing having links overlay, like watermarks, on product result images. I can replicate this on some browsers, but not all, so it looks like a test where Google can see if searchers are clicking on the link within the image or not. This was spotted first by Khushal Bherwani, who posted about this … Read more
Microsoft Bing is testing a new layout for the Bing video search results page. The layout has sections, and headings, for different types of videos, grouping those videos together. The results are grouped in two by five results with a headline, alternating with a light blue and white background. Frank Sandtmann shared a number of … Read more
Google is testing a line divider between the site name, URL and favicon and the snippet’s description. I am not sure I like this and I know Google has tested these line dividers and separators before but between results. This one was spotted by Raman Tula on X, here is his screenshot: Here is the … Read more
Bing Search is testing showing video chapters for video search results. This is similar to the Google Search key moments feature that has been out for a while. Here is a screenshot of this from Khushal Bherwani who posted this on X: I personally do not see this feature but it makes sense, it is … Read more
Google seems to be testing a new hotel search result snippet. The search result snippet shows a carousel of hotel cards under the main snippet. These cards can be swiped through to see various hotel options listed on the website. This was spotted by Kovi and they posted this screenshot on X: Here is his … Read more
Bing seems to be testing showing the number of people who visited a website listed in a search ad. The ad in the Bing Search results says X “visitors in the past month.” Here is a screenshot that Khushal Bherwani posted on X of this feature: Google has shown in search results if you visited … Read more
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