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VOL. XI, No. 3655 - Archive
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Google June 2025 core update rolling out now

This is the second core update of 2025 and this update will take about 3 weeks to complete. Search Engine Land

NEW Cloudflare To Block AI Crawlers By Default & Pay Per Crawl Model

Cloudflare, a company that powers about 20% of all web pages on the web, has announced it is now blocking AI crawlers by default. Plus, it is offering a new model to allow AI services to pay content [...] Search Engine Roundtable

13 free tools for PPC campaign management

Free doesn’t mean basic. These tools help you outsmart competitors, sharpen your creative, and squeeze more from your PPC budget. Search Engine Land

Google Rolls Out June 2025 Core Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google’s June 2025 core update is now rolling out and may take up to three weeks to complete. Search Engine Journal

Microsoft Removed Over One Billion Ads & 475,000 Advertiser Accounts

Microsoft released its Microsoft Advertising trust and safety report, which revealed it removed or restricted over one billion ads. The company also suspended over 475,000 advertiser accounts over [...] Search Engine Roundtable

NEW Google’s Trust Ranking Patent Shows How User Behavior Is A Signal via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google's trust ranking patent suggests that user behavior can influence how search results are ranked. Search Engine Journal

Google Supports Fewer Structured Data, Not More Like Promised

The other day, I complained that Google told us we'd have more core updates, more often. Well, Google also said they would support more structured data, and Google did the complete opposite of that. Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 30, 2025

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... Search Engine Roundtable

Google releases new Search Console Insights reports

It is now also a new tab within Google Search Conole. Search Engine Land

NEW Google’s John Mueller: Core Updates Build On Long-Term Data via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google says core updates rely on long-term patterns, not recent link spam. Should you disavow? Here's what John Mueller told SEO professionals. Search Engine Journal

Google: Many Top Sites Have Invalid HTML And Still Rank via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Most top-ranking websites fail HTML validation. Google explains why perfect code isn’t required, and what matters instead. Search Engine Journal

Heated Google Search Ranking Volatility On Saturday June 28th

On Saturday, June 28th, it appears that another significant Google Search ranking update occurred, although Google has not confirmed it. There has been significant search ranking volatility and [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads API Outages and Slowness; Microsoft Ads Warns About Google Imports

Google Ads is experiencing some technical difficulties, although their ad status dashboard indicates that all is currently fine. The issue is somewhat significant in that even Microsoft Advertising [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Tests AI Mode In Chrome Search Bar (Desktop & Android)

Google is testing showing the ability to search in AI Mode within the Chrome search bar on desktop and Android devices. This is obviously being tested both in the US and in India, where AI Mode is [...] Search Engine Roundtable

The new Search Console Insights report is here

We're excited to announce the launch of the new Search Console Insights report. The new report offers even more insights and a deeper integration with Search Console's Performance report. [...] Google Webmaster Central