Your Ad Here
Ask us for a quote: info@searchherald.com

The Search Herald

Only the most important SEO news

VOL. XII, No. 4031 - Archive
PRICE: make a donation!

The latest jobs in search marketing

Land your next job in SEO or PPC. These brands and agencies are hiring to fill open search marketing positions right now. Search Engine Land

Link building for legitimacy: Building brand credibility in a competitive search environment by Resolve

Don’t get distracted by flashy metrics like search volume. Instead, focus on the metrics that matter: legitimacy, credibility, and authority. Search Engine Land

Gemini Intelligence signals a new era for search and commerce

Google's latest AI announcement signals a future where agents use websites on behalf of people. Here's what to watch. Search Engine Land

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Breaks Usage Records, Social & Video Platforms Show In Search Console & More Google Ads, ChatGPT Ads & More

This week in search, we covered how Google's Nick Fox announced Google Search broke all usage records when Argentina scored its winning goal in the World Cup. Google Search Console now shows [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Now Show AI Creation/Edited Labels

Google Ads will now show if an ad was credited with AI or edited with AI across Search, YouTube and Discover. This AI notation will primarily show in the My Ad Center panel under "How this ad [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Automatically Assigns Product Categories With Evolving Taxonomy

Google Ads updated its About product category insights help document to say that it "automatically assigns your products to categories using a continuously evolving product taxonomy." This [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Hack: Google AI Performance Reports For Platform Properties

There is this hack (or trick) to force Google Search Console to show you the generative AI performance report for your social and video content, the new platform properties feature. All you need to [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google: Canonicalization Issues May Take Up To Two Weeks To Resolve

Google has updated the Fix canonicalization issues help documentation to add a new section to the top around how long it takes to fix those issues, if the pages are clustered together, and if the [...] Search Engine Roundtable

ChatGPT Ads New Overview Tab, Expands To Japan & South Korea

OpenAI has been busy adding and expanding its ad platform, ChatGPT Ads. OpenAI sent out an email yesterday announcing a new Overview tab and that it has expanded to Japan and South Korea. Search Engine Roundtable

Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol: The SEO implications

AI can discover, compare, and buy products on users' behalf. Learn how to prepare your product data, Merchant Center, and structured data. Search Engine Land

Google clarifies canonicalization fixes can take up to two weeks to resolve

Google made updates to some of its canonicalization documentation to clarify timing and more technical details. Search Engine Land

Why frontloading your ad spend usually backfires

Launching with a bigger budget doesn't guarantee faster growth. Here's how to build momentum without wasting spend. Search Engine Land

OpenAI sets Aug. 9 end date for ChatGPT Atlas

Atlas will retire less than a year after launch as OpenAI shifts AI browsing and task automation into its desktop app. Search Engine Land

How to win SEO budget conversations with your CFO

Your CFO doesn't care about rankings or traffic. Frame SEO around business risk, CAC, and pipeline to build a stronger investment case. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 10, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... Search Engine Roundtable