Report: Google encouraged advertisers to target teens on YouTube

Google sales reps allegedly advised advertisers to target the ‘unknown’ category of YouTube users, which likely includes teens.
Google Ads updates PMax modification campaign request form

The PMax modification request form update includes faster implementation notifications and the ability to make multiple changes at once.
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 21, 2024
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 told us to wait until the August core update is done rolling out to see how we were impacted…
Google AI Overviews, organic results overlap jumps to 99%, analysis finds

In the early days of AI Overviews (and Search Generative Experience before that), Google typically cited sources beyond the top 10 results.
How to fix ‘Crawled – Currently not indexed’ error in Google Search Console

Uncover the reasons behind the ‘Crawled – Currently not indexed’ error in Google Search Console and solutions to get your pages indexed.
Evaluating 7 AI video generators while waiting for OpenAI’s Sora

Get ahead in AI video creation by exploring top tools on the market while OpenAI’s Sora remains under wraps.
Google: Wait Until The August Core Update Is Complete To See Effects
As you know, Google released its August 2024 core update on Thursday, August 15th, followed shortly after by a large search ranking bug hours later. SEOs and site owners are asking how we can differentiate between the two. Google’s John Mueller explai…
Google Discovered – Currently Not Indexed – Quality, Timing Or Server Speed
Google’s Martin Splitt posted a video in his SEO Made Easy series on the topic of the Google Search Console “Discovered – Currently Not Indexed” page indexing report status note. In short, there are three primary reasons you’d see pages in this categor…
Seems Like Google AI Overviews Are Impacted By Core Updates
Google core updates, such as the August 2024 core update, seem to directly impact if a site shows in the Google AI Overviews or not. Google did say quality is a benchmark for showing in the AI Overviews, plus we know featured snippets and many other s…
Google Your Related Searches Timeline On Sidebar
Google is testing a new search feature named “your related searches” that seems to be pinned to the sidebar of the Google Search results. It reminds me of the Chrome Journeys but this seems to be baked right into Google Search.
New Google Maps Design Within Google Search Results
Google Search has a new design for the embedded map you see for both local pack maps and knowledge panel maps. The new map has a more subtle design, with blue roads, not yellow roads and other design differences.
5 ways to transform the customer experience with AI by Adobe

AI offers powerful tools for crafting amazing customer experiences — especially if you run them on a connected ecosystem
Improve your website’s accessibility in just three months by Edna Chavira

Discover how to balance ideal web accessibility standards with practical implementation
Google’s Top stories looks broken: Are news publishers to blame?

International publishers are overtaking local news brands in Google’s Top stories, raising questions about search relevance.
Prioritizing SEO strategies: Where to focus your efforts

Stay ahead in SEO by reinforcing topic authority, adapting to AI Overviews and expanding your reach beyond Google.
Google Search ranking bug is now resolved

The four-plus day ranking bug, that kicked off around the same time of the August core update is now fixed.
Google Search Ranking Issue Fixed After 4+ Days
Google has confirmed it has fixed the search ranking bug that started over four days ago. The issue was first confirmed by Google on Friday morning, August 16th at around 1:48 am ET. Google confirmed the ranking issue was resolved today, August 20th, …
How to get faster SEO results

Here’s how agile SEO techniques and tools can help accelerate growth, prioritize effectively and produce returns faster.
Google Emails Advertisers On Ad Bug & Asked Advertisers To Delete Your Ad Data
As you know, Google Ads served other advertiser’s Merchant Center shopping ads on other advertiser accounts. Google promised to issue credits after hiding the data in reports because of privacy issues. Now, Google emailed advertisers who were impacte…
Impresons and Clicks goes down CTR goes up, opinions/expirinces?
Google traffic goes down but CTR is going up