Glenn Gabe
@glenngabe.bsky.social
SEO Consultant at G-Squared Interactive.
And here's a typical tailgate in one of the (many) lots before the game. Food, drinks, games, etc. Starts around 8AM and games are typically noon or 3:30. Fun time.
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
And here's a typical tailgate in one of the (many) lots before the game. Food, drinks, games, etc. Starts around 8AM and games are typically noon or 3:30. Fun time.
Dynamic View in Gemini is pretty incredible. You need to test it out -> Google is starting to bridge OpenAI's product moat, like with Gemini's “Dynamic View” option, which converts a text answer into an interactive, visual output
spyglass.org/gemini-vs-ch...
spyglass.org/gemini-vs-ch...
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Dynamic View in Gemini is pretty incredible. You need to test it out -> Google is starting to bridge OpenAI's product moat, like with Gemini's “Dynamic View” option, which converts a text answer into an interactive, visual output
spyglass.org/gemini-vs-ch...
spyglass.org/gemini-vs-ch...
LOL, I'm sure it is! My son goes to Penn State. 110K people in the stadium and many more tailgating before the game (and after). We also tailgate at JMU where my daughter goes (they are now ranked 20 in the country!) This shot was from earlier in the season as the stadium was filling up (Penn State)
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
LOL, I'm sure it is! My son goes to Penn State. 110K people in the stadium and many more tailgating before the game (and after). We also tailgate at JMU where my daughter goes (they are now ranked 20 in the country!) This shot was from earlier in the season as the stadium was filling up (Penn State)
I've been testing ChatGPT's shopping research. Here's one example. Shopped for 3 minutes, checked 28 products. It checked several sources for lists, reviews, etc., including Reddit. But there wasn't a way to see those sources in a list, though. I think that would be a smart addition by OpenAI.
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I've been testing ChatGPT's shopping research. Here's one example. Shopped for 3 minutes, checked 28 products. It checked several sources for lists, reviews, etc., including Reddit. But there wasn't a way to see those sources in a list, though. I think that would be a smart addition by OpenAI.
And like I said in a recent post, they are going to build their core systems, work to surface the highest quality and most trustworthy sites, etc.
"We trained it to read trusted sites, cite reliable sources, and synthesize information across many sources to produce high-quality product research."
"We trained it to read trusted sites, cite reliable sources, and synthesize information across many sources to produce high-quality product research."
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
And like I said in a recent post, they are going to build their core systems, work to surface the highest quality and most trustworthy sites, etc.
"We trained it to read trusted sites, cite reliable sources, and synthesize information across many sources to produce high-quality product research."
"We trained it to read trusted sites, cite reliable sources, and synthesize information across many sources to produce high-quality product research."
How ads look in Web Guide: Wait, where's Web Guide??? Oh, it's below the GIANT sponsored block. :) And again, Web Guide now triggers as my default search mode (at least for the time being). Google is heavily testing that now... I'm sure to gain valuable user interaction data...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
How ads look in Web Guide: Wait, where's Web Guide??? Oh, it's below the GIANT sponsored block. :) And again, Web Guide now triggers as my default search mode (at least for the time being). Google is heavily testing that now... I'm sure to gain valuable user interaction data...
Seeing ads consistently now in AI Mode (mostly for local services). I'm sure ad units will arrive ABOVE the answer at some point, & then maybe WITHIN the answer. Google also said a long time ago they would test NATIVE ads (sponsored part of the answer). Will be interesting to see how this evolves :)
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Seeing ads consistently now in AI Mode (mostly for local services). I'm sure ad units will arrive ABOVE the answer at some point, & then maybe WITHIN the answer. Google also said a long time ago they would test NATIVE ads (sponsored part of the answer). Will be interesting to see how this evolves :)
The elusive ads in AI Mode :) -> Google says ads that some users are seeing in AI Mode are part of a test; the ads have a "sponsored" label and appear at the bottom of the page
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The elusive ads in AI Mode :) -> Google says ads that some users are seeing in AI Mode are part of a test; the ads have a "sponsored" label and appear at the bottom of the page
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...
Nano Banana Pro is here. I've been testing it over the past few weeks.
*Advanced Text Rendering
*You can draw or annotate on photos
*You can create product photos from sketches
*Change aspect ratios
*You can combine photos (up to 6 images) and blend them
And more...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/g...
*Advanced Text Rendering
*You can draw or annotate on photos
*You can create product photos from sketches
*Change aspect ratios
*You can combine photos (up to 6 images) and blend them
And more...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/g...
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Nano Banana Pro is here. I've been testing it over the past few weeks.
*Advanced Text Rendering
*You can draw or annotate on photos
*You can create product photos from sketches
*Change aspect ratios
*You can combine photos (up to 6 images) and blend them
And more...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/g...
*Advanced Text Rendering
*You can draw or annotate on photos
*You can create product photos from sketches
*Change aspect ratios
*You can combine photos (up to 6 images) and blend them
And more...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/g...
And then in Chrome, there used to be a 'Following' feed versus the standard Discover feed. I believe that is what they are saying is gone. You can still follow sites in Discover via the 'Follow' button. A bit of a confusing announcement from Google so I thought I would help try and clear that up. :)
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And then in Chrome, there used to be a 'Following' feed versus the standard Discover feed. I believe that is what they are saying is gone. You can still follow sites in Discover via the 'Follow' button. A bit of a confusing announcement from Google so I thought I would help try and clear that up. :)
Broadly, our third-party collaborations take three forms:
*Independent evaluations of key frontier capability and risk areas
*Methodology reviews that assess how we evaluate and interpret risk
*Subject-matter expert (SME) probing, where experts evaluate the model directly on real world SME tasks
*Independent evaluations of key frontier capability and risk areas
*Methodology reviews that assess how we evaluate and interpret risk
*Subject-matter expert (SME) probing, where experts evaluate the model directly on real world SME tasks
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Broadly, our third-party collaborations take three forms:
*Independent evaluations of key frontier capability and risk areas
*Methodology reviews that assess how we evaluate and interpret risk
*Subject-matter expert (SME) probing, where experts evaluate the model directly on real world SME tasks
*Independent evaluations of key frontier capability and risk areas
*Methodology reviews that assess how we evaluate and interpret risk
*Subject-matter expert (SME) probing, where experts evaluate the model directly on real world SME tasks
More: "The artificial intelligence startup has partnered with PayPal ahead of the launch, and users will eventually be able to directly purchase items from more than 5,000 merchants through Perplexity’s search engine."
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/19/p...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/19/p...
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
More: "The artificial intelligence startup has partnered with PayPal ahead of the launch, and users will eventually be able to directly purchase items from more than 5,000 merchants through Perplexity’s search engine."
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/19/p...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/19/p...
Quick update about Web Guide: I'm seeing Web Guide in the main Google search results more and more over the past day or so. i.e. Triggering by default when searching. Google explained it would start showing Web Guide results in other parts of Search, including the All tab. Stay tuned.
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Quick update about Web Guide: I'm seeing Web Guide in the main Google search results more and more over the past day or so. i.e. Triggering by default when searching. Google explained it would start showing Web Guide results in other parts of Search, including the All tab. Stay tuned.
Here are a few quotes but go read the article:
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Here are a few quotes but go read the article:
"Gemini Agent is an experimental feature that handles multi-step tasks directly inside Gemini. It connects to your Google apps to manage your Calendar, add reminders, or just simply ask it to “organize my inbox" and it prioritizes to-dos and drafts replies for your approval. You can also give..."
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Gemini Agent is an experimental feature that handles multi-step tasks directly inside Gemini. It connects to your Google apps to manage your Calendar, add reminders, or just simply ask it to “organize my inbox" and it prioritizes to-dos and drafts replies for your approval. You can also give..."
In addition to annotations rolling out in GSC, more people are starting to see 'Query groups' today in GSC as well. After a refresh, I'm seeing them too across accounts. You might want to check that out for your own properties.
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In addition to annotations rolling out in GSC, more people are starting to see 'Query groups' today in GSC as well. After a refresh, I'm seeing them too across accounts. You might want to check that out for your own properties.
Focus on news publishing? Big domain name change going on now. msnbc.com to ms.now. I see ms.now start picking up visibility a few days ago. I see ~50K urls indexed so far. Should be an interesting one to follow (and across Google surfaces like Top Stories, the News tab, Google News, Discover, etc.)
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Focus on news publishing? Big domain name change going on now. msnbc.com to ms.now. I see ms.now start picking up visibility a few days ago. I see ~50K urls indexed so far. Should be an interesting one to follow (and across Google surfaces like Top Stories, the News tab, Google News, Discover, etc.)
Heads-up, looks like GSC's annotation feature might be rolling out. They started testing it in May but I started seeing it this morning across accounts (and I believe others are too). Google links to a support page that 404s, so maybe that will explain more soon. Super helpful to have that in GSC.
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Heads-up, looks like GSC's annotation feature might be rolling out. They started testing it in May but I started seeing it this morning across accounts (and I believe others are too). Google links to a support page that 404s, so maybe that will explain more soon. Super helpful to have that in GSC.
Love sports? Google's SERP is filled with interesting features during college football games. Noticed this yesterday while checking the Alabama/OU score. Everything from play-by-play to Live 'what people are saying' to scoring summary to short videos to win probability. Pretty wild to see that SERP.
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Love sports? Google's SERP is filled with interesting features during college football games. Noticed this yesterday while checking the Alabama/OU score. Everything from play-by-play to Live 'what people are saying' to scoring summary to short videos to win probability. Pretty wild to see that SERP.
Another AI lawsuit update -> News publishers win first round of copyright claim against AI start-up Cohere
"The publishers have accused it of using their work to train its LLMs by copying and downloading text directly from websites and onto its servers..."
pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ne...
"The publishers have accused it of using their work to train its LLMs by copying and downloading text directly from websites and onto its servers..."
pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ne...
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Another AI lawsuit update -> News publishers win first round of copyright claim against AI start-up Cohere
"The publishers have accused it of using their work to train its LLMs by copying and downloading text directly from websites and onto its servers..."
pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ne...
"The publishers have accused it of using their work to train its LLMs by copying and downloading text directly from websites and onto its servers..."
pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ne...
Providing reviews content & comparing products? Heads-up based on Google's recent announcement. Using AI Mode to compare products is live and it provides a ton of information. And since Google leverages its Shopping Graph, you can find a lot of info, videos, reviews, and more.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Providing reviews content & comparing products? Heads-up based on Google's recent announcement. Using AI Mode to compare products is live and it provides a ton of information. And since Google leverages its Shopping Graph, you can find a lot of info, videos, reviews, and more.
Heads-up, with ChatGPT 5.1 (released yesterday), if ChatGPT uses its 'Thinking' model, you will see that in the upper right corner along with sources there. You can expand all the sources in the 'Thinking' area as well. Then you can see the full list of sources in the right panel like always.
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Heads-up, with ChatGPT 5.1 (released yesterday), if ChatGPT uses its 'Thinking' model, you will see that in the upper right corner along with sources there. You can expand all the sources in the 'Thinking' area as well. Then you can see the full list of sources in the right panel like always.
Heads-up! Google is rolling out a bunch of AI shopping features. This is a big deal. And right as the holiday shopping season kicks in...
*Agentic checkout is rolling out.
*Shop conversationally in Search.
*Use agentic AI to find products in stock nearby.
And more...
blog.google/products/sho...
*Agentic checkout is rolling out.
*Shop conversationally in Search.
*Use agentic AI to find products in stock nearby.
And more...
blog.google/products/sho...
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Heads-up! Google is rolling out a bunch of AI shopping features. This is a big deal. And right as the holiday shopping season kicks in...
*Agentic checkout is rolling out.
*Shop conversationally in Search.
*Use agentic AI to find products in stock nearby.
And more...
blog.google/products/sho...
*Agentic checkout is rolling out.
*Shop conversationally in Search.
*Use agentic AI to find products in stock nearby.
And more...
blog.google/products/sho...
More about Pandu's blog post about 'Site reputation abuse'. The following part covers "a fair and rigorous review process, including a path for appeal". So he is referencing manual actions and not algorithmic actions... AKA, Google's 'Starkly different' algorithm/system. Just an interesting note. :)
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
More about Pandu's blog post about 'Site reputation abuse'. The following part covers "a fair and rigorous review process, including a path for appeal". So he is referencing manual actions and not algorithmic actions... AKA, Google's 'Starkly different' algorithm/system. Just an interesting note. :)
And more: "So in March 2024, we updated our anti-spam policy based on a longstanding principle: A site can’t pay or use deceptive measures to improve its ranking in Search. If we allowed this behavior — letting sites use sketchy tactics to boost their ranking, instead of investing in creating..."
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
And more: "So in March 2024, we updated our anti-spam policy based on a longstanding principle: A site can’t pay or use deceptive measures to improve its ranking in Search. If we allowed this behavior — letting sites use sketchy tactics to boost their ranking, instead of investing in creating..."