Google ties in Local Services Ads advertisers to Maps app

Google is launching Local Services Ads on the iOS version of Google Maps, with no option of running LSA without having it on.
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 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 unleashed a new spam update – the June 2024 spam update – here is what we know…
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Spam Update, Volatility & Indexing Bug, AI Overviews Tracking & FAQs, Google Maps Exploit, Google Ads, AppleBot & More
We had a new Google spam update, the June 2024 spam update and what would be an SEO video recap within Google Search ranking volatility, at least this time it was on Father’s Day weekend. Google Search seemed to have an indexing bug last night. If your…
Amazon Ads in 2024: Maximizing Sponsored Brands campaigns

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Google June 2024 Spam Update Takes Target
Google has released a new algorithm update the search company is naming the Google June 2024 Spam Update. This update does not have anything new specific changes that we are aware of, like some previous updates. Google just wrote, “Today we released t…
Google Search Images Go Missing? Might Be A Quality Issue.
For the past several months, generally around the helpful content update in September and the various core updates we had over the past several months, there have been complaints with image thumbnails for some sites not appearing in the Google Search r…
Google Posts Safe Search FAQs
Ashwarya, the Community Manager for Google Search, posted a bunch of resources around Google Safe Search. He wrote, “We are going to help you out in every way possible. Here are a few articles to get you started on Safe Search.”
Google Tests Floating Search Bar In Google Discover
Google is testing a floating search bar in the Google Discover results. So when you load up the Google home page on your mobile device and scroll through some Discover stories, the search bar sticks to the stop and floats over the stories.
Local Service Ads Coming To Google Maps On iOS
Google is notifying some advertisers that use Google’s Local Service Ads program that soon their ads will be shown on Google Maps. It will start with the iOS version of the Google Maps app and then expand to other platforms and surfaces from there.
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Google Search bug with indexing over the past several hours

Google seems to not be indexing most of the new content published across both large and small publishers.
Google Search Bug: Not Indexing or Serving New Content?
Google Search may be having a new indexing or serving (or both) bug where it is now showing new content from sites that are creating new content. Sites like the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, CNN, Forbes, and others are showing very few new pages being…
Analyses: Google AI Overviews showing less often, with less Reddit

Google’s AI Overviews appear for 7-9% of queries, on average. And Reddit is no longer one of the top 10 most cited domains.
Google streamlining YouTube, Display ad content controls

Google is removing several content label exclusions for YouTube and restricting some filters to the account level.
Display & Video 360 instant reports coming to Bid Manager API

Google’s DV360’s real-time instant reports in Bid Manager API will let advertisers programmatically access and integrate the reporting data.
Google unleashes June 2024 spam update

This update will take about a week to roll out.
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