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Google blamed source pages for a criticized AI Overview answer while arguing elsewhere its output is protectable. One German court, first instance, disagreed.
#ai-overviews#google-search+5 more
2026-07-30
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Search Console platform properties went globally available on July 29 alongside a new analysis guide. A delta playbook on what changed since July 7.
#Google Search Console#social SEO+4 more
2026-07-29
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John Mueller confirmed on July 29 that Google publishes no precedence order for conflicting metadata. A resolve-at-source playbook for four conflict pairs.
#technical SEO#canonical tags+4 more
2026-07-29
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Google added a fake and undisclosed-incentivized-review ban to its review snippet guidelines on July 24. What it changes, and the FTC rules it mirrors.
#Structured Data#Review Snippets+4 more
2026-07-28
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Similarweb puts AI Overviews on 43% of Google searches, up from 15%. Scope-unspecified figures, Semrush's separate ~48% read, and what to measure now.
#AI Overviews#Google Search+5 more
2026-07-28
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Google switched on AI Overviews and AI Mode in France on July 22. What changes for EU publishers, and the one opt-out lever you actually have today.
#Google AI Mode#AI Overviews+4 more
2026-07-27
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The EU's first DMA fine splits into €460M for Search self-preferencing and €430M for Play anti-steering. Google has 60 days to fix both or face penalties.
#Digital Markets Act#Google Search+5 more
2026-07-25
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Major publishers are weighing blocking Google Search as AI Overviews cut clicks, and CNBC reports Reddit is reconsidering its $60M-a-year AI training deal.
#AI Overviews#publisher traffic+5 more
2026-07-25
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NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook, and its fetcher UA changes to Google-GeminiNotebook. Why it ignores robots.txt and how to actually control access.
#gemini-notebook#notebooklm+5 more
2026-07-21
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Ranking volatility hit Jul 18-19 but Google has not confirmed any update as of Jul 21. Why the right response is a diagnostic checklist, not a panicked rewrite.
#google-algorithm-update#seo-volatility+5 more
2026-07-21
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Search Console's Validate Fix only speeds recrawl after a clean sample — it doesn't judge your fix. When to use it, when to skip it, and Mueller's guidance.
#google-search-console#validate-fix+5 more
2026-07-21
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Google confirmed a Top Stories news carousel is now live inside AI Overviews for US mobile users, surfacing developing-topic articles and Preferred Sources.
#ai-overviews#top-stories+5 more
2026-07-20
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Google says AI features send 'billions of clicks' weekly, but gives no baseline or methodology — and Search Console's AI report never shows clicks to check.
#ai-overviews#google-search+5 more
2026-07-20
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Google rewrote its StoreBot troubleshooting doc on July 17 — blocked crawls mean unverified local inventory and suspended listings. The fixes to run now.
#storebot#local-inventory-ads+6 more
2026-07-19
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Google.com is now AI Mode's #2 most-cited domain, up 8.4x in under 11 weeks per Profound, driven by Business Profiles and Product Panels. The playbook inside.
#ai-mode#google-business-profile+6 more
2026-07-18
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Google's Gary Illyes says drop sitemap lastmod entirely when your dates are wrong. Why trust is binary, how CMS auto-stamping breaks it, and when to omit.
#xml-sitemap#lastmod+5 more
2026-07-18
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Google says mass 'crawled - not indexed' can signal site-wide quality doubts, not a bug. Mueller's tell is content that reads like anyone wrote it.
#technical seo#google search console+5 more
2026-07-17
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Google AI Mode now links Instacart, Canva and YouTube Music, so Search completes tasks instead of just answering. What the funnel shift means for retailers.
#SEO#Google AI Mode+5 more
2026-07-16
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John Mueller says significantly different A/B variants can surface in search, and either version may be indexed. CRO and SEO guardrails to keep tests safe.
#ab-testing#seo+6 more
2026-07-15
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Google now generates images inside AI Overviews via its Nano Banana model. Brands lose control of how products are visualized, and GEO shifts to visuals.
#ai-overviews#google-search+6 more
2026-07-15
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During a pre-launch audit of an independent writer's publication, every archive post returned a 302 to crawlers. How to detect and fix this AI-crawler wall.
#AI crawlers#Common Crawl+6 more
2026-07-14
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A YMYL site with 90K+ ChatGPT citations was reportedly deindexed by Bing in about 48 hours. What algorithmic spam enforcement means for AI-search visibility.
#Bing#deindexing+6 more
2026-07-14
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Build an agent that turns keyword and SERP data into writer-ready content briefs: data inputs, prompt design, template output, and quality gates.
#seo#content brief+5 more
2026-07-13
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A July 2026 Google Business Profile bug told owners "you have no reviews yet" while live listings kept every review. A triage playbook for review scares.
#google business profile#local seo+5 more
2026-07-12
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