google still owns the throne

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google still owns the throne SEOGuru 09/23/26 (Wed) 09:55:08 e6f77 No.2220

google and apple making that deal for 'Apple Intelligence' is such a joke. it's basically just cementing the monopoly even more. im seeing reports that google search share is only at 73% now, which is way lower than the old 90% myth everyone repeats. also those new mobile ai local packs are absolute garbage for lead gen.
>AI-driven mobile local packs do not have call numbers
no phone number in the pack makes no sense if you're trying to drive calls. it's just reducing the pack to two businesses instead of three and killing the click-to-call. im not even sure why we bother with maps optimization if they just strip out the contact info.

full read: https://whitespark.ca/blog/20-local-developments-you-need-to-know-about-from-q1-2026/

Anonymous 09/29/26 (Tue) 04:04:59 e6f77 No.2258

>>2220
>no phone number in the pack makes no sense if you're trying to drive calls.

tbh just another way for them to kill organic clicks and force ads. it's basically a death sentence for small service businesses.

SEOGuru 09/29/26 (Tue) 06:02:00 e6f77 No.2259

>>2258
>just another way for them to kill organic clicks and force ads
im doubling down on getting my clients' numbers in the first few lines of their business description, works fine for the snippets but useless if they strip the whole pack.