Google August 2026 spam update done rolling out
Google has confirmed the August 2026 spam update, which was released on Tuesday, August 18th at around 12:30 pm ET, is now done rolling out. The update finished rolling out on August 21, 2026 at 4:50 am ET. Google’s announcement. Google posted about the…
Google’s Generated Interfaces Could Compete With Tool Pages via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
AI Overviews can now build interactive tools inside Search. Google’s testing shows generated interfaces often beat top results in head-to-head comparisons. The post Google’s Generated Interfaces Could Compete With Tool Pages appeared first on Search…
What AI Bot Data From Hundreds Of Sites Reveals About AI Search [Webinar] via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
Optimize your marketing strategy by learning the limitations of AI search metrics and how to utilize your data effectively. The post What AI Bot Data From Hundreds Of Sites Reveals About AI Search [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The Keyword Universe Was Always Smaller Than We Thought via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
Citation tools answer a different question than rank trackers did: not why you appeared, but whether the phrase you’re chasing has already settled. The post The Keyword Universe Was Always Smaller Than We Thought appeared first on Search Engine…
Microsoft Ads Is Removing Max CPC From New Campaigns via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Microsoft Advertising will remove Max CPC from new non-portfolio campaigns starting Oct. 1, shifting advertisers toward automated bidding controls and performance targets. The post Microsoft Ads Is Removing Max CPC From New Campaigns appeared first on…
How Do I Identify Cannibalization Problems & Consolidate Without Loss Of Visibility? – Ask An SEO via @sejournal, @rollerblader
A practical guide to spotting keyword cannibalization using Search Console, site crawlers, and rank trackers, plus fixes like canonicals, meta robots, and internal linking. The post How Do I Identify Cannibalization Problems & Consolidate Without…
Microsoft Advertising removes Max CPC from new standalone bidding campaigns
Microsoft Advertising will stop allowing advertisers to set Max CPC limits on new campaigns using several standalone automated bidding strategies starting Oct. 1, as the platform pushes advertisers toward conversion-based targets and other automated…
Google makes the Preferred Source button more seamless
Google is offering a new Preferred Source button for publishers that makes the subscription process smoother while keeping readers on your site. Now when a user clicks on the Preferred Source button, it adds the site as a Preferred Source on Google and…
Google Discover lets you customize your feed using conversational search
Google Discover will allow you to use conversational search to customize your feed to content that better matches your desired topics. Google wrote, “you’ll be able to tap any three-dot menu in your feed to tell Google the exact topics or links you want…
Meta AI can now analyze and optimize Meta Ads campaigns
Meta is expanding Meta AI for small businesses, giving advertisers the ability to connect their Meta ad campaigns and Google Workspace data directly to the AI assistant for campaign analysis, optimization and automated reporting. The new capabilities are…