Google New Years Ranking Volatility, 2024 Algorithm Updates, Gemini In 2025 & More

It's the new year and why should that mean that Google Search calm down at all, in fact, it has been heated all holiday season, through New Years. I posted the 2024 Google algorithm update infographic. I also posted the January 2025 Google webmaster report, what an insane month. Google wants to scale Gemini to consumers in 2025, in a big way. Google Search Console screenshot tool is what Googlebot sees. Google is testing a new AI Overviews animation. Google is testing AI-generated things to know. Google Local has places people are talking about section. Google what people are saying creature has expandable carousels. Google Ads asset library now lets you edit images with AI. Google Ads has leads from messages beta. Google Ads has new find related products and services. Google and Bing's teams were active during the New Year. I posted the most commented-on articles in 2024 and the top contributors of 2024 to the Search Engine Roundtable. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable. Sponsor: BruceClay one of the founding fathers of the SEO space, doing search marketing optimization since 1996. Bruce Clay is big into SEO training, check out seotraining.com to learn more and check them out at bruceclay.com. Also, check out their new product, Prewriter.ai - this tool empowers writers to write better and more efficiently, so check it out. 0:00 - Introduction 0:54 - Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated Into New Years 2025 1:25 - Google Algorithm Updates 2024 Infographic 1:56 - January 2025 Google Webmaster Report 2:35 - Google: Scaling Gemini For Consumers Biggest Focus Of 2025 3:20 - Google Search Console Screenshot Is What Google Search Sees 3:46 - Google Testing AI Overview Rendering Animation 4:04 - Google Search Tests AI Generated Things to Know 4:15 - Google Local: Places People Are Talking About 4:39 - Google What People Are Saying Expandable Carousels 4:49 - Edit Images With AI In Google Ads Asset Library 5:15 - Google Ads Leads From Messages Beta Conversion Goals 5:37 - Google Search Ads Titled Find Related Products & Services 5:54 - Google & Bing Search Team Activity On New Years 2025 6:19 - Most Commented Search Engine Roundtable Articles - 2024 Edition 7:01 - Top Contributors To The Search Engine Roundtable In 2024 7:40 - Conclusion