Google Search Spam Updates Use AI To Find AI Spam & More
Google spoke at the three-day Google Search Central Live Deep Dive event in Europe about why it has rolled out so many spam updates in 2026, according to John Campbell’s recap at We Are Roast. He said that Google has been doing more spam updates becaus…
Google Ads To Automated Promotions For Search & PMax Campaigns Soon
Google Ads sent an email notifying some advertisers that it will automatically identify and extract high-quality promotions from your website and apply them directly to your campaigns starting on October 12, 2026. This is called automated promotions an…
Google Ads With Doubled About This Ad Button
Google seems to have a bug of sorts where sometimes it can show the three dots about this ad or search result button twice, instead of just once. I can replicate this for some queries but not all.
Google Search Data On Crawling, Indexing & Serving Timelines
Gary Illyes from Google reportedly presented new data from Google Search on how long Google for crawling, indexing and serving on average. This is broken down by process, withing crawling, indexing and serving and shows the typical timeframe versus th…
Google Ads AI Campaign Localization Tool (Beta)
Google Ads has a new AI campaign localization tool for Search campaigns (beta), at least according to a new help document I found late last week. “You can use the AI campaign localization tool to quickly localize entire Search campaigns for new languag…
OpenAI To Test Visual ChatGPT Ad Format During AI Image Generation
OpenAI announced “new visual ad format in ChatGPT” that it will be testing “later this month in the US with an initial group of advertisers.” The new visual ad format is an “ad format during image generation in ChatGPT.” So if you ask ChatGPT to make a…
Bing sponsored ads now showing more images within the ad unit
Bing sponsored ads are now showing additional images below the ad description, building on earlier tests with large image ads on mobile.
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Bing sponsored ads now showing more images within the ad unit
Bing sponsored ads are now showing additional images below the ad description, building on earlier tests with large image ads on mobile.
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The Freshness Signal: QDF (Query Deserves Freshness) – Inside Google’s Battle Against Time, Staleness, and Click Bias
I aim to bridge the gap between macro-level legal accountability (unsealed antitrust testimony from Google executives) and micro-level code architecture (leaked API schemas like semanticDate, richcontentData, and the FreshnessTwiddler).
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5 best AI visibility webinars to watch in 2026-2027
Live sessions and replays for earning citations, updating content and making sense of AI search reports, with a practical reason to choose each one.
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Best AI visibility conferences and summits in 2026–2027
8 events to consider when you need to understand how brands get cited, recommended and chosen in AI search. The differences are in the programmes, access and work you can bring back to your team.
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What are AI citations? Who gets the credit when AI answers?
An AI answer can bring together information from several websites. Its citations give you a way to open those pages and check what they actually say.
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India’s deepfake rules hit inboxes: Google begins quarterly ToS reminder emails to users
Google is sending Indian users recurring Terms of Service reminders that cover the country’s IT Rules and restrictions on illegal fake images and videos.
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What is Q5 marketing? How to plan the week after Christmas
Pinterest’s Q5 season indicates shopping continues after the holidays so marketers can adjust their strategy to fit consumer intent.
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9 best SEO newsletters for SEO, AI search and digital marketing
Daily news, practical guidance or a wider view of AI and marketing: give each newsletter a reason to be in your inbox.
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Re-imagining AI Visibility KPIs in a Query Fan Out world
Wil, take me right to the KPI for long term sustainable GEO visibility!!
Four in ten Americans would hand AI a chore, survey finds
Restaurant bookings lead the tasks respondents would delegate. Reported use of AI agents is much lower than willingness to try them.
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Google is paying publishers for AI answers, with some decidedly small cheques
Reports describe a selective pilot and uneven returns. Digiday’s firsthand reporting explains how Google ties payments to content contributions.
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ChatGPT advertisers can now launch product campaigns from a spreadsheet
Bulk product-feed setup joins broader conversion reporting, while changing an advertiser’s public name can pause delivery.
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Google’s September spam update delivers another ranking jolt
SEOs are reporting renewed movement as the worldwide rollout continues. Google still lists one active spam update.
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