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New: Google Business Profile Report Negative Review Extortion Scams
Google has published a new help document on the topic of Google Business Profile negative review extortion scams.
The document explains what they are, how to report the scam, what to expect and more [...]
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GA4 Surge In Organic Search Traffic But Search Console Flat
There are a nice number of reports of GA4, Google Analytics, showing a huge surge in organic search traffic over the past couple of days, but Google Search Console is not showing any increase, it [...]
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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th & 8th
While I was offline, it seems the chatter within the SEO industry spiked around the topic of search ranking volatility. It is harder to confirm the volatility, now with the tools recalibrating, but [...]
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New Google Business Profiles Insights
Google seems to be testing a new Insights feature for Google Business Profiles. The new insights section shows you profile suggestions, like tips on getting more reviews, what to update on your [...]
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Researchers fooled AI models with fake dates to boost visibility
Add a fake 2025 date, increase your AI visibility. A new study shows ChatGPT and rivals reward recency over relevance.
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Teaming up with LA28, Team USA and NBCUniversal for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
We’re announcing a partnership with LA28, Team USA, and NBCUniversal ahead of the Winter and Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Google Try On Adds Shoes & Expands To Australia, Canada and Japan
Google upgraded the Try On feature to now support shoes, in addition to other forms of clothing. Plus, Try on will soon also work in Australia, Canada and Japan, Google announced.
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Google open-sources ads API MCP server for AI developers
This change will allow AI applications to access and analyze Google Ads data through natural language for the first time.
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How different AI engines generate and cite answers
See how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and DeepSeek differ in data sources, live web use, citation rules, and more.
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Forget the Great Decoupling – SEO’s Great Normalization has begun
The chase for empty traffic is over. SEO success now depends on intent-driven content, grounded visibility, and proof of business value.
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Semantic SEO: How to optimize for meaning over keywords
Semantic SEO helps search engines understand context. Learn how to use entities, topics, and intent to build richer content that ranks higher.
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Google Voice Search Now Powered By Speech-to-Retrieval (S2R)
Google has updated its Voice Search models to be powered by Speech-to-Retrieval (S2R). Google said this allows it to "gets answers straight from your spoken query without having to convert it to [...]
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Microsoft Ads Posts On How To Optimize For AI Search Answers
The Microsoft Advertising blog posted about how to optimize for AI Search Answers. I thought it was weird to see this on the Microsoft Advertising blog and not on the Bing Search blog, because (a) it [...]
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Google Ads now flags low-quality images
Google Ads adds image quality recommendations to help advertisers improve creative performance and engagement across its ad surfaces.
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