Google integrates preferred sources into AI
Google is expanding the Preferred Sources feature to AI Overviews and AI Mode, allowing users to highlight their favorite sites in AI responses. Links from these sources will be clearly identified, providing better personalization of the search experience.
New carousels for an enriched experience
In addition to Favorite Sources, Google is launching two new carousels in AI Mode and AI Overviews. The first highlights news articles on developing topics, while the second aggregates online discussions and perspectives, thus offering diverse and contextualized content.
The “Highly Cited” label extended
Google is extending the “Highly Cited” label to more article links on the regular results page, flagging content that has been highly cited by other sources. This feature aims to highlight quality and original articles, providing users with a better search experience.
Impact on publishers and SEO professionals
These new features offer publishers an opportunity to build loyalty by allowing users to highlight their favorite sites. The “Highly Cited” badge also introduces a new signal of editorial quality, providing cited sites with better visibility and higher click-through rates.
It should be noted that these features are not yet available in France, but publishers and SEO professionals can prepare by anticipating their arrival and understanding the personalization mechanisms put in place by Google.
