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Google Tests Dotted Underlined & Shaded URLs In Search Snippet

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11 Jun
Google Tests Dotted Underlined & Shaded URLs In Search Snippet
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12 May
Google Tests Dark & Light URLs In Search Results (For The Same URL)

Google 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,

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18 Aug
Google Related Searches For With Underline Hyperlink

Google is testing underlining and maybe hyperlinking the word in the related searches for section of the search results. Normally, that section is not underlined, but for some

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20 Oct
Bing Tests Not Showing Sitelinks

Microsoft seems to be testing not showing sitelinks under the main Bing search result snippets. I am honestly not sure if this is new but I was able to replicate Bing showing

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28 May
Google Tests New Sitename & Favicon Layout In Search

Google is testing shifting the sitename and favicon in the search results around, where it is on one line with the favicon, then a bold sitename and then the URL, followed by the

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28 Sept
Google Tests More Sitelinks Designs

Google continues to test variations of designs and user experiences for Sitelinks within its search results. The new design spotted has the Sitelinks listed line by line, with a

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17 Aug
Google Ads Tests Blue Hyperlinks In Ad Descriptions

Google is testing blue hyperlinks in the ad descriptions within the sponsored results. These are clickable, keyword rich, links in the ads, similar to what we saw last week with

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24 Aug
Google Tests Pink Highlights In Featured Snippets

Typically, when Google highlights phrases in a featured snippet or AI Overview within Google Search, the highlighter color is blue. We've seen Google test other colors before, but

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14 Sept
Google Search Tests Blue More Link In Shopping Results

Google is testing a blue background color on the "More" link within the product results in Google Search. The link is normally just a basic "more" link with no prominence or color

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