Google is testing showing local carousels, local search results to Business Profile listings, within the related searches section. It seems off but Google is sub-categorizing them with the types of local results they are.
This was spotted by Greg Sterling who posted about this on X, he wrote, “David Mihm discovered an EU-style local “Aggregator Carousel” in the US. Can’t replicate it.” I can’t replicate it either but here is the screenshot:
You can see in this case it is sub-categorizing this as “Family-friendly dinner near Washington County, OR.” I am not sure what the original query was but I assume is was trip related in Washington County, OR.
The closest thing I covered related to this is the related nearby categories feature.
Here is more:
I just saw that yesterday while prepping for an upcoming talk. pic.twitter.com/9sqmMfwcgT
— Brandon Schmidt (@brandonschmidt) April 2, 2024
Forum discussion at X.
