Google Analytics adds campaign benchmarking, new data on ChatGPT's index search index, and Google refiles its SerpApi claims with new terms. The post ChatGPT’s Index, GA Benchmarks, Google Refiles Complaint – SEO Pulse appeared first on Sea?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/seo-pulse-chatgpts-index-ga-ben...

Google is rolling out Gemini 3.7 Flash in AI Mode for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, a day after the model's initial release. The post Google Brings Gemini 3.7 Flash To AI Mode In Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-brings-gemini-3-7-flash-...

This is first rolling out AI Mode for Google AI Pro & Ultra subscribers in English.
https://searchengineland.com/gemini-3-7-flash-rolling-out-in-google...

Google's creator playbook proves creator campaigns lift branded search, but omits attribution windows, baselines, and controls. The post YouTube Measures Creator Video on Branded Search Lift, But The Attribution Gap Still Exists appeared fi?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/youtube-measures-creator-video-...

Know when to use off-the-shelf AI, when to build custom systems, and what foundations you need before agents can deliver real value.
https://searchengineland.com/google-ads-ai-agents-roadmap-484948

Google has clarified that Merchant Center for Agencies accounts can now link up to 1,000 client Merchant Center accounts
https://searchengineland.com/google-merchant-center-for-agencies-no...

Google Analytics now supports custom conversion windows for click-through and engaged-view attribution.
https://searchengineland.com/google-analytics-adds-custom-conversio...

Google will begin automatically migrating legacy Search campaign features to AI Max in September, with DSAs following next year.
https://searchengineland.com/google-sets-ai-max-migration-timeline-...

For most marketers, I don’t think so. Google has said for years that it doesn’t care how content is produced, only whether it exists to manipulate rankings. And our own research shows that AI-generated content already performs in search: 5.?
https://ahrefs.com/blog/claude-now-watermarks-everything-it-writes/

This week, we of course had more Google search ranking volatility, this time on the 12th. Google is testing new AI buttons on its home page...
https://www.seroundtable.com/video-08-14-2026-41871.html

Google Ads will roll out a change to language targeting that will remove the ability to manually adjust the language setting. This change is happening next month, in September 2026. Google said its ad systems already match languages automat?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-language-targeting-update-4...

A month ago, we reported that Google said it would be rolling out AI-generated images within AI Overviews in Google Search. Well, it seems Google is starting to roll out those AI-generated images in AI Overviews this week.
https://www.seroundtable.com/ai-generated-images-google-ai-overview...

Google updated a help document within the Google Merchant Center help area to document that Google Merchant Center for Agencies can now link to up to 1,000 Merchant Center accounts. Previously, that number was not there, and now we know - u?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-for-agencies-10...

As we know, Google has often declared that its crawlers, Googlebot, etc, come from Mountain View, California. But the truth is, that is where they self-declare the bots are coming from. Google has data centers all over the world, and even?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-crawlers-location-googlebot-418...

Google has a new reporting option for reviews in Google Business Profiles and Google Local. This one is called "Report owner response." It lets you tell Google if an owner response to a review is off-topic, contains profanity, is harassing,?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-report-owner-response-41873.html

Google Ads is changing language targeting for Search and Performance Max in September 2026. Learn what’s changing and what advertisers need to know. The post Google Is Removing Language Targeting From Search Campaigns appeared first on Sear?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-is-removing-language-tar...

Google’s shift to automated language matching removes a manual Search targeting control, leaving advertisers with less control
https://searchengineland.com/google-ads-is-removing-language-target...

New Shopify data shows AI drives higher-converting, first-time buyers, but Google still delivers the biggest share of merchant traffic.
https://searchengineland.com/shopify-ai-referrals-up-organic-search...

PPC managers inheriting an account: verify the conversion value before touching the bid strategy. Five checks that separate real revenue from phantom value. The post The PPC Clean-Up: How to Audit and Fix ‘Value Inflation’ in Google Ads app?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-ppc-clean-up-how-to-audit-a...

Learn how to test Google AI Max for Search campaigns with clear controls, measurement, reporting, and deep audience insights. The post AI Max for Search: The Complete Guide to Campaign Controls, Targeting, and Performance Reporting appeared?
https://www.amsive.com/insights/digital-media/ai-max-for-search-the...

We saw a spike in volatility yesterday amongst the Google Search results rankings. There was a spike in ranking movement outside the day-to-day norm that seemed to start yesterday and maybe into today. The chatter is somewhat cool, but the?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-spike...

Google has dropped the minimum number of followers needed to be approved for a Search Profile on Google. Previously, it was 100,000 subscribers across YouTube, Instagram, X and Tiktok. Now it is 35,000 subscribers across YouTube, Instagram?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-profiles-lowers-subscrib...

When you use the Google Search Console URL inspection tool, Google will show you what it calls the "Google-selected canonical." Sometimes that URL will look off, weird and even scary, because sometimes it might be a URL for a spammy site.
https://www.seroundtable.com/spammy-google-selected-canonical-41863...

Google says its Gemini app passed 1 billion monthly users and reports that 63% now use voice, alongside camera, uploads, and app automation data. The post Google Gemini Passes 1B Monthly Users, 63% Now Use Voice appeared first on Search Eng?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-gemini-passes-1b-monthly...

Google amended its DMCA complaint against SerpApi, adding licensing terms after a court dismissed the original claims over search scraping. The post Google Amends SerpApi Suit With Content Licensing Terms appeared first on Search Engine Jou?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-amends-serpapi-suit-with...

Developers can now retrieve Campaign Manager 360 reporting data in real time with a single API request.
https://searchengineland.com/google-adds-real-time-reporting-endpoi...

Advertisers can now use PMax store-goal campaigns to prioritize nearby, high-intent visitors across Google Maps, Waze and Search.
https://searchengineland.com/google-adds-local-customer-optimizatio...

Google says the update improves the clarity and readability of its YouTube and Discover Feed ad requirements
https://searchengineland.com/google-updates-youtube-and-discover-fe...

Merchant Center is updating its reporting with new YouTube traffic classifications and expanded product-level performance insights.
https://searchengineland.com/google-updates-merchant-center-with-cr...

Google will auto-transition Travel campaigns to Search campaigns for Travel starting in Q3 2026, which can also be done manually.
https://searchengineland.com/google-to-migrate-travel-campaigns-to-...

Google is taking another run at SerpApi after a federal judge dismissed its original lawsuit against the search-results scraping company.…
https://www.searchengineworld.com/google-revises-serpapi-lawsuit-af...

Google Smart Bidding changes August 17. Learn which Target CPA and Target ROAS campaigns to audit and what to update before the deadline. The post Google Is Ending Target Overperformance – What to Fix Before August 17 appeared first on Sear?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-is-ending-target-overper...

With Google migrating Local Service Ads to the main Google Ads platform, Google is already preparing new Google Ads help documents with more details about the change. A new document named About Local customer optimization within Performanc?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-new-local-customer-optimiza...

After Google's lawsuit against SerpAPI, the Google Search scraper tool, was dismissed a month ago, Google has decided to amend the complaint. Google filed the amendment on August 10, 2026 as an "Amended Complaint." Google is now taking an a?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-amends-lawsuit-against-serpapi-...

Google will randomly show AI Overviews for local results, and when it does, It will often show AI-generated information about each local listing. The issue is that Google often cites low-quality and self-promotional listicle articles from?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overview-local-results-listi...

Google announced several new updates to the Merchant Center performance report, starting on August 24, 2026. There are four updates: separating YouTube affiliate results from organic traffic, updating the YouTube organic traffic definitions?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-performance-rep...

Join us on August 19th for the latest SMX Now where Reva Minkoff will break down Google's August 17 Smart Bidding changes
https://searchengineland.com/smx-now-the-target-bidding-apocalypse-...

Publishers say Google's AI-generated search summaries have reduced referral traffic and may breach a news compensation agreement.
https://searchengineland.com/french-newspapers-complaint-google-ai-...

Google's mobile experiment displays participating advertisers' favicons and domain names above sponsored results.
https://searchengineland.com/google-tests-advertiser-list-above-mob...

Advertisers can now identify missing campaign metrics in imported data, improving the accuracy of cross-channel reporting.
https://searchengineland.com/google-adds-campaign-data-import-valid...