A well-rounded view on search engines and search engine marketing from five segments of the Web population represented by senior members of the major SEO/SEM forums on the Internet.https://www.seroundtable.comen-usBarry SchwartzTue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400en-usnoSearch Engine Roundtablesearch,search,engines,google,yahoo,ask,com,microsoft,live,com,adcenter,adwords,adsense,ypn,barry,schwartz,search,engine,roundtableThe Pulse with Barry Schwartz and co-hosts Ben Pfeiffer and Chris Boggs covers search topics that receive the most buzz from within the search community. Each Tuesday, The Pulse will recap those important search topics in a roundtable style format, allowing the hosts to debate and argue some of the latest trends and stories in the search industry.Search Pulse from the Search Engine RoundtableBarry Schwartzbarry@rustybrick.comBarry Schwartzhttps://www.seroundtable.com/recap-05-12-2026-41305.htmlTue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-05-12-2026-41305.htmlHere is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...Search Forum Recapbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-discover-publisher-pages-links-featured-41304.htmlTue, 12 May 2026 07:51:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-discover-publisher-pages-links-featured-41304.htmlGoogle is testing updating the Google Discover publisher pages by adding custom links, featured posts, larger header images and sharper logos. I assume this would be managed by claiming your page?Googlebarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-for-agencies-global-41302.htmlTue, 12 May 2026 07:41:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-for-agencies-global-41302.htmlTwo months ago, Google rolled out Google Merchant Center For Agencies in the US and Canada after beta testing it in October 2025. Now, Google has released Google Merchant Center for Agencies globally, everywhere.Google Adsbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-dark-light-urls-41301.htmlTue, 12 May 2026 07:31:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-dark-light-urls-41301.htmlGoogle is testing displaying the URL of the search result snippet where the https portion is a dark gray and the domain name portion is a light gray. It is a weird test, but hey, Google is always testing...Googlebarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-webmaster-tools-http-and-https-41299.htmlTue, 12 May 2026 07:21:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-webmaster-tools-http-and-https-41299.htmlDid you know that Bing Webmaster Tools treats http and https as the same property, it does not distinguish between http and https? This is different from Google Search Console, which lets you set up a property for each and every variation. Bing SEObarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-certification-cryptocurrency-41256.htmlTue, 12 May 2026 07:11:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-certification-cryptocurrency-41256.htmlGoogle posted an update to its Google Ads certification process for several cryptocurrencies and complex speculative financial products.Google Adsbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-05-11-2026-41300.htmlMon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-05-11-2026-41300.htmlHere 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 officially drops support for FAQ rich results...Search Forum Recapbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-drops-faq-rich-results-41298.htmlMon, 11 May 2026 07:51:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-drops-faq-rich-results-41298.htmlGoogle announced on Friday that Google Search, as of May 7th, no longer shows FAQ rich results within the Google Search results. Google will also drop reporting on it within Google Search Console and the respective APIs in the future.Google Search Engine Optimizationbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-site-visits-assets-docs-41297.htmlMon, 11 May 2026 07:41:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-site-visits-assets-docs-41297.htmlGoogle Ads has posted new help documentation on site visits assets, which we covered as tests numerous times - the label that says how many people visited the site. Well, now there is official documentation for it and we know they are officially called site visits assets.Google Adsbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-vehicle-ads-standard-shopping-campaigns-41263.htmlMon, 11 May 2026 07:31:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-vehicle-ads-standard-shopping-campaigns-41263.htmlGoogle now allows you to run vehicle ads in your Standard Shopping campaigns. Previously, this was only available in Performance Max for Vehicle ads only, according to PPC News Feed.Google Adsbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-more-out-of-stock-41295.htmlMon, 11 May 2026 07:21:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-more-out-of-stock-41295.htmlGoogle has updated its Google Merchant Center landing page requirements help documentation to expand and offer more options for out-of-stock products. Google wants you to "ensure your landing page clearly displays product availability for online purchases."Google Adsbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-tag-manager-to-google-ads-41296.htmlMon, 11 May 2026 07:11:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-tag-manager-to-google-ads-41296.htmlGoogle may be integrating Google Tag Manager directly into the Google Ads interface. The integration of Tag Manager also comes with a new interface and user experience.Google Adsbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-05-08-2026-41294.htmlFri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-05-08-2026-41294.htmlHere 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. We are seeing new Google search ranking volatility heat up today, it seems weird...Search Forum Recapbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/video-05-08-2026-41290.htmlFri, 08 May 2026 08:01:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/video-05-08-2026-41290.htmlThis week in search we covered more heated Google ranking volatility this morning, it seems big - so stay tuned. We also covered how Google spoke about how they try to isolate their AI systems because...Search Video Recapsbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-heated-41293.htmlFri, 08 May 2026 07:55:00 -0400https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-heated-41293.htmlMany of the third-party tracking tools, not all, but many, are showing some heated volatility this morning around Google Search's ranking positions. I am also seeing some early chatter within the SEO industry about movement in their rankings. It is possible that there may have been an unconfirmed Google update in the past 24-hours or so.Google Updatesbarry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)