Google Answers Why Search Updates Aren’t Announced Right Away via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller explains why updates aren’t announced earlier when rankings are already bouncing around. The post Google Answers Why Search Updates Aren’t Announced Right Away appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google releases August 2026 spam update
Google has released the August 2026 spam update and said this update will take a few days to roll out. This update applies globally and to all languages, Google added. More details. Google posted about the update on its incident dashboard and wrote:…
How Google AIOs Use Facebook, Instagram & TikTok From 300 Million US Searches
Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok earn AI citations for different queries, rewarding precise answers over large audiences. The post How Google AIOs Use Facebook, Instagram & TikTok From 300 Million US Searches appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Everyone Is Negotiating With Google While Meta Reads The Web For Free via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
The machine-access fight is aimed at Google. Meta reads more, returns almost nothing, and no one is asking it to stop. The post Everyone Is Negotiating With Google While Meta Reads The Web For Free appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google has begun rolling out the August 2026 spam update, applying globally and to all languages, its third one this year. The post Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Microsoft Advertising publishes Conversions API documentation
Microsoft is giving advertisers a new server-side option for sending conversion data directly to its advertising platform, reducing their dependence on browser-based tracking. What’s happening. Microsoft Advertising has published new documentation for…
What 9 months of AI Overview data and 51,000+ tracked events reveal
Most brands still don’t have a clear picture of how much traffic AI Overviews are sending them. Google hasn’t given us a clean signal for AI Overview traffic in Search Console, making it difficult to know how much organic traffic is coming from AI…
Google Search Console now connects social content to search demand
For the entirety of Google Search Console’s life, it has spoken one simple language: your website. Pages, queries, clicks, impressions, all tied to a domain you own and verify. On July 7, that changed. Google shipped Platform properties, a new property…
Google updates Branded Searches conversion measurement
Google is giving advertisers clearer rules for measuring whether YouTube and Demand Gen ads prompt people to search for their brands — while making several notable changes from the metric’s original rollout. What’s happening. Google has updated its…
Build your SEO strategy as if search engines don’t exist
How would you get your brand discovered without a search engine? How would you make sure potential buyers learn about your brand, products, and the problems you solve? You’d have to find your audience where they already spend time. You’d need to get your…