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Google Fixed Favicon Bug & Crawl Stats Missing Data
Google has fixed two bugs this weekend related to Google Search. The first is the bug with many favicons not showing up in the Google Search result snippets. The second is the bug with two days of [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Answers If Some Sites Can Ignore GEO And Just Focus On SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google explains whether some industries can get away with focusing on search and ignore GEO altogether.
Search Engine Journal
Google Makes Minor Updates To Canonicalization Help Docs
Google has made some minor updates to the canonicalization help documents including the What is canonicalization and Fix canonicalization issues. I am not sure if anything fundamentally is different [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Merchant Center Product Images Minimum Size Will Be 500x500 Pixels
Google sent out an email to Google Merchant Center advertisers and users that the minimum size for product images is going up to 500 x 500 pixels starting on January 31, 2027.
Google recommends at [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Aware Of Reviews Missing After Google Business Profile Reinstatement
Google is aware of and in the process of addressing an issue where reviews are missing after a Google Business Profile gets reinstated after it was suspended. Google is reportedly actively working on [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Tests Pink Highlights In Featured Snippets
Typically, when Google highlights phrases in a featured snippet or AI Overview within Google Search, the highlighter color is blue. We've seen Google test other colors before, but here is a new one - [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Reduces Conversion Cycle For Maximize Conversion Value Bidding
Google has updated the Google Ads help document for About Maximize conversion value bidding with a number of changes. The change that stood out the most was Google lowering the conversion cycles [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Sends New Owner Email Notifications - Bug?
Many of you may have woken up this morning to emails from Google Search Console notifying you of a new owner on your Search Console accounts.
I received a couple, as did many of you.
I was a bit [...]
Search Engine Roundtable
How to build content briefs around audience situations
Search volume tells you what people search for. The context behind those searches can reveal what your content should actually address.
Search Engine Land
Your Google Business Profile needs a business continuity plan
Reduce the business impact of suspensions, verification issues, and missing reviews with practical preparation before problems occur.
Search Engine Land
Google unifies Google tag and Tag Manager, adds no-code event tracking
Google is unifying Google tag and Tag Manager with no-code event tracking, streamlined management and faster data transmission.
Search Engine Land
AI search is here, but marketers still call it SEO
New research shows how marketers define AI search, where they’re putting budget, and what vendors need to prove to earn their trust.
Search Engine Land
Google expands Local Services Ads categories ahead of migration
Google is expanding LSA categories ahead of its migration into Google Ads, giving businesses more precise ways to target leads.
Search Engine Land
How to build an AI content workflow from the ground up
Build a reliable AI content system in Claude Code with the right context, specialized agents, and human review.
Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 24, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google fixed two bugs, the favicon bug and the crawl [...]
Search Engine Roundtable