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Google rolls out Merchant Center for Agencies globally
Agencies can now manage and optimize product data across all clients in one place as Google expands Merchant Center globally.
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The new reality of Google’s spam enforcement
A Google spam update targets manipulative content, links, and behaviors that violate Search Essentials. Learn how spam updates work, how to tell if you were hit, and how to recover.
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Google Ads to auto-link YouTube channels starting June 10
Advertisers will soon gain automatic access to YouTube engagement data and audiences, without needing to manually connect accounts.
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Schema Markup Didn’t Move AI Citations In Ahrefs Test via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
An Ahrefs report tested whether adding schema markup to pages already cited by AI improved their citation rates.
Search Engine Journal
Why vibe coding is becoming an SEO advantage
The biggest SEO gains increasingly come from interactive experiences that remove friction and answer intent immediately.
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PSA: Bing Webmaster Tools Does Not Distinguish Between http and https
Did you know that Bing Webmaster Tools treats http and https as the same property, it does not distinguish between http and https?
This is different from Google Search Console, which lets you set up [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Certification Process Updated For Crypto
Google posted an update to its Google Ads certification process for several cryptocurrencies and complex speculative financial products.
Search Engine Roundtable
How negative information spreads from Wikipedia into AI search
Negative or outdated Wikipedia content can persist for years, then gain renewed visibility when AI systems surface it in generated answers.
Search Engine Land
Google Discover Publisher Pages To Get Links & Featured Posts
Google is testing updating the Google Discover publisher pages by adding custom links, featured posts, larger header images and sharper logos. I assume this would be managed by claiming your page?
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Google Merchant Center For Agencies Now Available Globally
Two months ago, Google rolled out Google Merchant Center For Agencies in the US and Canada after beta testing it in October 2025. Now, Google has released Google Merchant Center for Agencies [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Tests Dark & Light URLs In Search Results (For The Same URL)
Google is testing displaying the URL of the search result snippet where the https portion is a dark gray and the domain name portion is a light gray. It is a weird test, but hey, Google is always [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
How soft 404s and indexing issues caused a 90% traffic collapse
When Google stops indexing your pages, traffic can vanish fast. Here’s how one publisher reversed the decline after a migration went wrong.
Search Engine Land
The delegation boundary: How AI decides which brands win
AI assistants shape recommendations, purchases, and transactions, forcing brands to compete for algorithmic confidence, not just clicks.
Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 12, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Search Engine Roundtable