Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, posted a video Q&A on the upcoming bidding update coming on August 17th. As you know, these bidding changes are causing a big stir within the PPC industry and Ginny wanted to answer some questions in a?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-qa-bidding-update-41825.html

Google has a new specialized feature within Product Listing Ads within Merchant Center named Deal Ends annotation. This is experimental now but works globally, except for EEA+, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It will add high-impact an?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-pla-deal-ends-annotation-41826....

Google Ads is testing a new security feature to disallow free domain email addresses (such as @gmail.com or @yahoo.com) from performing sensitive actions on a Google Ads advertiser account. Google will only allow those using corporate email?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-free-email-account-security...

Jeff Dean has been with Google for over 27 years, and helped build Google Search in the early days through AI Mode.
https://searchengineland.com/google-leadership-changes-with-jeff-de...

Learn how Freshpet stands out in AI Overviews and why trust signals matter for brand recognition in AI search. The post The Trust Signals That Get Your Brand Cited By AI Overviews, Just Like Freshpet [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engin?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-trust-signals-that-get-your...

The engineer who helped build Google’s search-scale infrastructure is joining three other senior Google researchers to launch Discovery Loop, an…
https://www.searchengineworld.com/jeff-dean-is-leaving-google

Google loses Jeff Dean, who helped build Google Search and AI, replaced by DeepMind's Demis Hassabis as Chief Scientist. The post Google Chief Scientist Who Helped Build Modern Search And AI Steps Away appeared first on Search Engine Journa?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-loses-the-engineer-who-h...

If you run CRO or SEO, the oldest mistake in your discipline just came back wearing a new referrer string. Here's the fix. The post AI Referrals Are Recreating The Oldest Mistake In Conversion Optimization appeared first on Search Engine Jo?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-referrals-are-recreating-the...

Articles alone stopped being a viable product. A discoverability framework for publishers: passive, active, owned – plus the intent-led journalism that gets you there. The post The Future Of Discoverability appeared first on Search Engine J?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-future-of-discoverability/5...

Search volume told you what people want to know. It no longer tells you whether they need you after AI answers. Click Worthiness does. The post When AI Takes The Click, Click Worthiness Should Guide Your Strategy appeared first on Search En?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/when-ai-takes-the-click-click-w...

Microsoft Advertising expands AI Visibility, Performance Max testing, and Ad Preview Hub with new reporting, experimentation, and creative review capabilities. The post Microsoft Advertising Adds AI Visibility Insights, PMax Testing, And Cr?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-advertising-adds-ai-v...

Microsoft now lets advertisers block Audience Ads from appearing next to specific page titles, for more control over ad placement.
https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-advertising-adds-excluded-co...

Go beyond HTML with practical workflows to uncover rendering issues, weak site structure, and other obstacles to AI understanding.
https://searchengineland.com/accessibility-tree-seo-use-cases-484338

New research reveals why AI cites brands across many topics but recommends them only where they've built repeat topical authority.
https://searchengineland.com/does-topical-focus-make-your-brand-mor...

Advertisers now need to prove explicit government authorisation before promoting government documents through Google Ads.
https://searchengineland.com/google-tightens-ads-policy-for-governm...

Citations, sentiment, and LLM referral traffic make poor KPIs. Here are the AI visibility metrics that actually connect to leads, pipeline, and revenue. The post AI Visibility Measurement: What To Track & What To Ignore appeared first on Se?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-visibility-measurement-what-...

AI recommendations can steer users toward competitors, leaving advertisers to absorb the impact on CTR, CPC, and campaign performance.
https://searchengineland.com/when-ai-overviews-contradict-paid-sear...

The search terms, ads, landing pages, and product feeds you've already built can strengthen your visibility across AI search.
https://searchengineland.com/paid-search-ai-search-advantage-484301

Gemini will be replacing the Google Assistant on these devices.
https://searchengineland.com/google-assistant-to-be-discontinued-on...

Reddit's Q2 call laid out the daily destination strategy and the participation problem standing in its way. What marketers should do now. The post Reddit Wants To Be The Destination, Not Just The Source Behind Search & AI appeared first on?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/reddit-wants-to-be-the-destinat...

Google's communications representative, Jennifer Kutz, told The Verge that Reddit gets no preference in Google Search or Google's AI Search features. Kutz told The Verge that Reddit "gets no special preference" in Google's ranking systems.
https://www.seroundtable.com/reddit-no-special-preference-google-41...

We knew this day was coming, and now Google has sent out emails announcing the date when Google Assistant will be going away on mobile devices. The date is September 4, 2026, and Gemini will replace Google Assistant on WearOS, headphones an?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-assistant-shutting-down-41822.html

Google will be updating its Other restricted businesses: Government documents and services policy on October 5, 2026. There are a lot of changes coming to this policy, so if you are in the business that promote direct acquisition of govern?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-government-documents-and-se...

Microsoft is testing a "Top Source" section within the Bing Search results interface. This section shows the Top Source with various sections from the site or various news articles from the site.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-top-source-41530.html

Google has renamed the Local Services platform policies document to Local Services Ads requirements. I am not sure if this was renamed and reworded because the Google Local Service Ads platform is being migrated into the main Google Ads pla?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-renames-local-services-platform...

Learn how to boost visibility across search, social, reputation, and AI using SOCi's F.A.C.T.S. model for multi-location brands.
https://searchengineland.com/why-the-f-a-c-t-s-model-is-the-key-to-...

The new guides explain how advertisers can set up, target and optimise Performance Max campaigns with pay-per-lead goals.
https://searchengineland.com/google-releases-help-doc-for-performan...

The new pilot lets advertisers restrict sensitive API actions to approved applications, adding an extra layer of security.
https://searchengineland.com/google-launches-secure-api-access-pilo...

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman revealed intent to leverage the platform's vast amount of evergreen content on recommendations and reviews. The post Reddit CEO Intends To Show More Reviews And Recommendations appeared first on Search Engine Journa?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/reddit-ceo-intends-to-show-more...

Most publishers think robots.txt keeps them out of AI Overviews. It doesn't. John Shehata's data shows what the wrong setting actually costs newsrooms. The post What Top Stories Inside AI Overviews Means For Publishers And Brands In 2026 An?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-top-stories-inside-ai-over...

Anecdotal report that blocking AI training bots with Cloudflare blocks Googlebot from indexing websites. The post Report That Cloudflare AI Bot Blocking Prevents Googlebot From Indexing Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/report-that-cloudflare-ai-bot-b...

Comparing which pages Google uses in AI answers against how they rank conventionally is where the new Search Console report earns its keep. The post Google Now Reports AI Search Impressions. Here’s How To Read Them appeared first on Search?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-reports-ai-search-impres...

Google paid search growth slowed in Q2 2026. See what tougher comparisons and shifting ad spend mean for PPC budgets and H2 planning. The post Paid Search Absorbed Organic’s Collapse – Then Q2 Slowed Down appeared first on Search Engine Jou?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/paid-search-absorbed-organics-c...

Here is the big Google Webmaster Report for August 2026, including of course the ongoing Google search ranking volatility; we saw volatility on...
https://www.seroundtable.com/august-2026-google-webmaster-report-41...

Google is testing adding keyword-rich anchor text hyperlinks to the ad descriptions in the sponsored results within Google Search. Clicking on the link takes you to the same ad landing page URL as it would if you clicked on the main title?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-text-hyperlinks-ad-descript...

The Google Ads Ad Preview and Diagnosis tool, where you can preview your ads in the Google Search results, within the Google Ads interface is broken. It loads a CAPTCHA box and doesn't let you remove the CAPTCHA from being displayed. So you?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-ad-preview-and-diagnosis-br...

Google Ads is testing a new text disclaimer feature that lets you set the text disclaimer to override descriptions pinned to position 1. This is labeled as "new" under where you add text disclaimers in the Google Ads interface.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-text-disclaimer-override-41...

Google is currently beta testing a new Search Profiles feature named Handle Swapping. Handle Swapping allows you to switch your handle to any of your linked verified platforms within Google. Some sources say it's launching very soon.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-handle-swapping-search-profiles...

WooCommerce Social Login vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of ecommerce sites. The post WooCommerce Social Login WordPress Plugin Enables Full Site Takeover appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/woocommerce-social-login-wordpr...

Snap announced that it is removing wholly AI-generated videos from Snapchat's Spotlight recommendations in favor of promoting authentic human-authored experiences. The post Snapchat Clamps Down On AI-Generated Videos appeared first on Searc?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/snapchat-clamps-down-on-ai-gene...