Google’s Head Of Search – Liz Reid: We Want Great Content To Shine
Liz Reid, Google’s Head of Search, was interviewed by Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis on the AI Inside podcast. In that interview, Liz Reid said Google wants great content to shine in its search results and AI experiences. She said, “we really do want gr…
Google Begins Rollout Of Top Stories Carousel In AI Overviews
Google seems to be testing the rollout of top stories within the AI Overview section of the Google Search results. This was something Google pre-announced last month and it now seems to be rolling out to some searchers.
Google Breaks Out Where Local Inventory Ads & Free Local Listings Are Available
Google has now specified exactly which regions local inventory ads and free local listings are available. Previously, Google would lump both together, but in reality, local inventory ads are accepted in more regions than free local listings within Goog…
ChatGPT Ads Drops Sponsored Label For Ad Label
OpenAI has dropped the “Sponsored” label on its ChatGPT Ads for an “Ad” label. The position of the label also moved from the top left of the ad box to the right side of the individual ad unit.
Google Ads PMax Product Reporting By Asset Group & View Audience Segments
Google Ads is adding new reporting to Performance Max campaigns for product reporting by asset group and also a report to view audience segments by spend. These reports should give you more clarity in your ad campaign spend and to understand the ROI o…
The Industry Mourns The Loss Of Bruce Clay: The Father Of SEO
Bruce Clay, known as the Father of SEO, passed away in late May. Bruce Clay started his company before there was even an SEO industry and is known for helping it become a true professional industry. I never met an individual who has contributed more …
Google June 2026 Spam Update Has Finished Rolling Out
It only took about two days – the Google June 2026 spam update is now done rolling out. It started on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at around noon and completed on June 26, 2026 at around 2pm ET. This update felt like it started earlier than it was announc…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google June 2026 Spam Update Hits Hard, Google Ads Strength Match Labels, AI Reporting Access & More
This week, Google released the June 2026 spam update, Google said it was a normal spam update but it does feel like this one started a bit earlier and was a big one. Yes, we covered on Sunday what we thought…
New: Google Ads Maximize Conversion Value Bidding For Standard Shopping
Google Ads seems to be rolling out Maximize Conversion Value bidding within Standard Shopping campaigns. You might see under the Budget and bidding optimization setting for your Standard Shopping campaigns, the bid option for “Maximize conversion val…
Google Merchant Center For Agencies New Security Controls
Google announced new security controls for Merchant Center for Agencies, specifically around user access controls for admins and standard roles. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, said that these changes are “to help streamline workflows and improv…
Google Ads API To Disallow Creation Of Smart Campaigns After August 3
The Google Ads API will stop allowing advertisers to create Smart Campaigns on August 3, 2026. Google has been transitioning from Smart Campaigns to Performance Max campaigns for years now.
Google Business Profiles Adds Message Button With AI Agent
Google has added the messages button back to the Google Business Profile dashboard within Google Search. Google use to have a feature like this but I believe removed it but now it is possibly coming back.
Google Ads Hosted Forms Leads Form Now Live
Earlier this month, we covered Google’s announcement of the Google-hosted lead form. Well, now it is going live for some advertisers in their Google Ads advertiser accounts.
The PEE Framework for Agentic AI — Whiteboard Friday
Too many buzzwords in the AI search space? Let’s simplify it. AI engines reward clarity, freshness, and context. Steal Rejoice Ojiaku’s content framework for your new and updated content to improve citations and mentions.
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 25, 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 released the Google June 2026 spam update yesterday afternoon…
Google’s Deep Dive On Google Search Generative AI Controls
Earlier this month, Google announced new ways to control how Google’s general search AI features (like AI Mode and AI Overviews) can use your content and link to your content. Well, Google has released a super detailed help document explaining how it a…
Google AI Overviews Tests Button To Go To Only Web Results
Google is testing a button in the AI Overview within Google Search that takes you to the web only tab. As a reminder, the web only tab does not have any AI search features or other search verticles, it only has the web search results.
Google Ads API Version 24.2 Now Available
Google has released version 24.2 of the Google Ads API, this is a minor release with dozens of updates. This update includes “critical security updates, new AI transparency features, reporting enhancements, and powerful planning insights,” Google annou…
Google: When AI Performance Reports Count Impressions
Google’s John Mueller explained when Google will count an impression for a web page within the generative AI features in Google Search. In short, there needs to be a link to your site being shown in AI Overviews / AI Mode for it to show as an impressi…
Google AI Mode Ask Anything Box With Autocomplete
Google is testing autocomplete within the Ask Anything follow-up box within Google Search’s AI Mode. So when you start to type a follow-up question, Google will suggest autocomplete suggestions.