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VOL. XI, No. 3898 - 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

How to use Google Ads Performance Planner and Reach Planner

Model budget shifts, forecast KPI impact, and estimate YouTube reach before scaling. See how these underused planning tools work in practice. Search Engine Land

Google’s Nano Banana 2, merges pro-level image quality with flash speed

Nano Banana 2 delivers Pro-quality, production-ready images at Flash speed, enabling faster, scalable creative generation. Search Engine Land

Google Nano Banana 2 promises smarter, faster image generation

Google rolls out new AI image model with real-time web grounding, cleaner in-image text, and 4K outputs — built for ads and Search. Search Engine Land

Google Explains Why Its Crawler Ignores Your Resource Hints via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google's Gary Illyes clarifies why resource hints do not influence Googlebot's crawling behavior, and notes that HTML validity is not a ranking factor. Search Engine Journal

Google February 2026 Discover core update is now complete

Again, this update only impacts Google Discover within the US for English content. Search Engine Land

February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Is Done Rolling Out After 3 Weeks

Google's February 2026 Google Discover Core Update has officially completed rolling out after just over 3 weeks. This update started on February 5, 2026, and was completed on February 27, 2026. Search Engine Roundtable

How to see AI search prompts inside Google Search Console

See how long-tail Google Search Console queries reveal AI-style prompts, plus a regex trick and ways to turn raw data into tracking insights. Search Engine Land

Bing Tests 2x2 Video Grid Layout

Microsoft Bing Search is testing a new layout for videos within the search results. Instead of a list view, Bing is testing a two-by-two grid layout. Search Engine Roundtable

How to become an SEO freelancer without underpricing or burning out

Specialize, productize, and price your services strategically. Here’s how to build a freelance SEO business that scales without chaos. Search Engine Land

Google’s Discover Core Update Finishes Rolling Out via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google's February Discover core update is complete after a roughly 22-day rollout. Early data suggests fewer domains in top slots. Search Engine Journal

Videos: Google Search On HTML & Google Ads On Search Experiences

The Google Search team and the Google Ads team released two different videos this week that I thought you should all listen to, at least in the background. In short, Martin Splitt and Gary Illyes [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Microsoft Advertising Rolls Out Self-Service Negative Keyword Lists

Microsoft Advertising has now rolled out the self-serve negative keyword lists. This launched a couple of days ago and was announced by Navah Hopkins, the Microsoft Ads Liaison. Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Text Guidelines Rolling Out To All In AI Max

Google Ads is rolling out text guidelines for all advertisers globally in AI Max. We thought the rollout started more broadly last October, after it was announced last September, but now it is really [...] Search Engine Roundtable