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Google: Pick A Reasonable Site Name To Rank For In Search
Google's John Mueller said on Reddit that when picking a site name, make sure to pick something that you can reasonably expect to rank for.
In short, don't go online and complain that your site is [...]
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Google's John Mueller Working On Christmas (2025 Edition)
Every year, for the past 18 or so years, Google's John Mueller has been working on Christmas to provide support to those who need help with their Google Search ranking and SEO concerns.
This year is [...]
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Microsoft Advertiser: Exact Match Trumps Ad Rank On AI Surfaces & More
Navah Hopkins, the Ads Liaison for Microsoft Advertising, made it crystal clear that exact match is prioritized even over Ad Rank. Navah Hopkins wrote on X and LinkedIn, "Exact match will get [...]
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Status, News Publishers Traffic Distribution, Ads In AI Overviews Expand, ChatGPT Ads & Christmas
This week in search, we covered an update on the Google December 2025 core update. Google Search traffic to news publishers continues to vanish, but there is Google Discover. A report shows Google [...]
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Google: #1 Google Ads Launches Of 2025
Google has been publishing these videos from advertisers on the number one Google Ads launches of the year 2025. Bug Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, was asked and she picked PMax channel [...]
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NEW Ahrefs Tested AI Misinformation, But Proved Something Else via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Ahrefs research showed that biased inputs can still produce actionable insight for Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 26, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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ChatGPT Ads May Prioritize Sponsored Content In AI Responses
A report from The Information outlined a number of avenues OpenAI is looking at for ad formats in ChatGPT.
The main one that is reportedly being thrown around at the AI company is to show sponsored [...]
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Google Continues Centering Search Results Test
Google is testing placing the search results in the center of the screen, instead of aligning it more to the left of the screen. This is an ongoing test we have seen on and off over many many years [...]
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Bing: Duplicate & Similar Pages Blur Signals & Weaken SEO & AI Visibility
Fabrice Canel and Krishna Madhavan from the Microsoft Bing team posted a useful blog post named Does Duplicate Content Hurt SEO and AI Search Visibility? The short answer is yes, and the long answer [...]
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Google lowers audience size limits across Ads
The audience list reduction to 100 users makes it easier for advertisers of all sizes to use remarketing and customer list.
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Google Search Traffic To News Publishers Drops From 51% To 27%
Google Search has been sending 25 percentage points less traffic to news publishers over the past two years, according to the folks over at Newzdash. In 2023, Google Web Search made up over 51% of [...]
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Google Reveals The Top Searches Of 2025 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google's Year in Search reveals trending actors, movies, athletes, games, recipes, and travel destinations that captured attention throughout 2025.
Search Engine Journal
OpenAI discusses an ad-driven strategy centered on ChatGPT scale and media partnerships
OpenAI’s move toward ads in AI responses could create a new, highly contextual channel for advertisers while reshaping digital marketing.
Search Engine Land
Google core update: What it means and how to recover
Learn how Google’s latest core update impacts rankings, content quality, and visibility — plus key steps to diagnose losses and recover stronger.
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