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VOL. XI, No. 4016 - Archive
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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

A 13-word edit can steer what deep-research AI agents recommend

Fake entities appeared in 38% to 51% of reports when agents retrieved a manipulated page, rising to 62% with multiple pages. Search Engine Land

Stop trying to replace people with AI

Fear-based AI positioning grabs attention, but it can undermine trust. Here's why augmentation is a stronger long-term marketing strategy. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 24, 2026

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

Google Ads API to stop supporting new Smart Campaign creation

Google will end support for creating new Smart Campaigns via its Ads API, further shifting advertisers toward Performance Max. Search Engine Land

ChatGPT recommendations drive more brand website visits: Study

AI-influenced visitors viewed 12 pages and spent 11.8 minutes on site, compared with 6.5 pages and 5.6 minutes for others, SimilarWeb found. Search Engine Land

Google releases June 2026 spam update

This update should only take a few days to roll out. Search Engine Land

Google Begins Rolling Out The June 2026 Spam Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google has begun rolling out the June 2026 spam update globally and across all languages. It's the second spam update of the year. Search Engine Journal

Google June 2026 Spam Update Has Been Released

Google has just announced the release of the June 2026 spam update and said it should only take a few days to roll out. Truth is, we kind of saw this coming, although Google would say no, we did not. Search Engine Roundtable

How to find who’s using your brand in paid search by Bluepear

A step-by-step guide for spotting competitors, affiliates and misleading advertisers in your branded search queries. Search Engine Land

What if you were held accountable for your AI slop?

A ruling against Google signals a broader shift: companies may be responsible for AI-generated errors, even when humans didn't write them. Search Engine Land

Google AI Overviews Tests Button To Go To Only Web Results

Google is testing a button in the AI Overview within Google Search that takes you to the web only tab. As a reminder, the web only tab does not have any AI search features or other search verticles, [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads API Version 24.2 Now Available

Google has released version 24.2 of the Google Ads API, this is a minor release with dozens of updates. This update includes "critical security updates, new AI transparency features, reporting [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google: When AI Performance Reports Count Impressions

Google's John Mueller explained when Google will count an impression for a web page within the generative AI features in Google Search. In short, there needs to be a link to your site being shown in [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google AI Mode Ask Anything Box With Autocomplete

Google is testing autocomplete within the Ask Anything follow-up box within Google Search's AI Mode. So when you start to type a follow-up question, Google will suggest autocomplete suggestions. Search Engine Roundtable