Google Tests Blending Ads Into AI Mode, Launches Multiturn Ads in US
OnlineInference · x · 2026-10-30
Barry Schwartz's daily search forum recap (Oct 29, 2026), key points:
- AI Mode ads blending: Google is testing mixing organic products with sponsored products inside AI Mode.
- Multiturn ads: Launched in the US, with AI Mode ads expanding to more countries.
- AI Overviews changes: Google may be dropping the citations card, and query refinement bubbles now take users into AI Mode.
- Financials: Google ad revenue up 10.5% year-over-year but profit fell; Bing's ad revenue rose 12%.
- Also: Google Business Profiles lets restaurants manage ordering providers, Search Console link report omits some spammy links, Google Ads API 26.1 released.
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