Google Analytics launches Dashboards to make custom reporting easier
Google Analytics has launched Dashboards, giving businesses a new way to arrange their most useful numbers and charts on one screen. The useful change is how those reports are built. Google Analytics already supports customizable overview reports, including the Reports snapshot. In that workflow,shou users assemble summary cards defined in individual detail reports, then rearrange […]
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How to fix a suspended Google Business Profile
Check the restriction, correct your business details, and prepare your evidence before submitting an appeal.
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Looking for an llms.txt generator? You probably don’t need one
Google says the file does not improve your search visibility. Here’s what generators actually do, when the file is useful, and how to make one yourself.
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What is query fan-out? Explained in plain English
Query fan-out is when an AI search system takes your question and runs several related searches to help answer it.
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Comprehensive Legal Synthesis: Parallel Proceedings Against Timothy Lynch Barton
1. Executive Summary and Structural Legal Framework
The litigation environment surrounding Timothy Lynch Barton constitutes a textbook "parallel proceeding" pincer maneuver, where the federal government orchestrates simultaneous civil enf…
Timothy Barton Fifth Circuit Appeal Timeline
Here is a breakdown of the key ruling dates, procedural milestones, and competing legal arguments in Timothy Barton’s Fifth Circuit civil appeals regarding the SEC’s asset freeze and receivership (SEC v. Barton):
Fifth Circuit Civil Appe…
Timothy Barton 3:22-CR-00352-K, N.D. Tex. Criminal Case Reset Timeline
Today it was announced that the Timothy Barton criminal case which was scheduled for trial in 2022 now heads to 2027. The suggestion made by Judge Kinkeade is that justice delayed is not justice denied. However, in this case, he is flat out wrong, simp…
Dashboards Available In Google Analytics
Google Analytics is rolling out dashboards where you can create your own custom dashboards using Google Analytics data. Google explains that you can “create custom visualizations to quickly pull actionable insights from your Google Analytics data, all …
Google’s AI answers reduced Wikipedia search visits, study finds
Google’s AI Overviews reduced search referrals to English Wikipedia by around 5%, according to a University of Washington working paper revised September 2. But the research leaves an important question unanswered: does being cited in an AI answer help an individual page retain visitors? Researchers compared English articles with their German and French counterparts around […]
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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 11, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google’s page indexing report is missing a chunk of data from June…
Google Search Console Indexing Report Missing Old June Data
The Google Search Console page indexing report is now missing a huge chunk of data from June 2026. It seems something is super buggy with this report over the page several months or something weird is happening with indexing in Google Search. I am hop…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Degrades EU Search Quality, Losing Faith In Your Site, AI Mode Match Types & Google Maps Photo Scams
This week we covered how Google said it launched its biggest reduction in search quality in Europe over the DMA laws. Google also posted a document on the regional differences with the Google Search experiences. Google confirmed there was a tempora…
Google Shopping Ads X Days Left Attribute On Sponsored Ads
Google Ads is running a “very early experiment” to show a new attribute in sponsored results in Google Search. This attribute shows how many days remain in a sale or deal on Shopping Ads.
Google AI Mode tests another new follow-up question format
Google AI Mode is testing a new follow-up format that directly asks users what they want before generating a new query, a shift from the previous click-to-generate box style.
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Google Ads Reporting Segments For Loyalty Program Members
Last month, Google Ads added a new customer retention option named Loyalty program members. Now Google Ads can segment reporting by Loyalty program members.
Google Ads Sponsored Results Label Alignment Is Off (Sometimes)
Google may have a bug with some of its search results formatting, where the sponsored results heading is sometimes not left-aligned. This does not seem intentional and it seems more like a formatting bug, but who knows.
Google Ads Video Campaign Group Beta
Google Ads is beta testing a new option during the campaign creation process for “Video Campaign Group.” This option is for video or Demand Gen campaigns, and it features aggregated metrics and controls for reach and frequency across campaigns.
Google Merchant Center With Add Product Videos
Google Merchant Center now lets you upload videos of your products through a new Product videos section. “Product videos offer a more engaging and immersive experience to customers,” Google wrote on the “Add videos” page within Merchant Center.
Google AdSense Max Message Coverage & Optimize My Consent Message
Google AdSense announced two new privacy-focused features it is rolling out or has rolled out in European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland regions. Google Ads has “Maximize message coverage” and “Optimize my consent message”…
Google tests new queries between free listing products in SERP
Google is testing new query suggestions that appear between the free listing product carousel above and an AI Mode box below. Clicking one of these queries redirects users to AI Mode. Here is a screenshot of how it looks. Here is a screenshot of what happens when I click on a particular query. Showing these […]
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