12+ hour, 2+ min ago   (283+ words) Search Engine Roundtable 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 released the August 2026 spam update and it feels super…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (272+ words) Google: We Do Not Roll Out Updates Prior To The Announcement Search Engine Roundtable Google's John Mueller reiterated what Google has said numerous times already, that Google does not wait to announce the update When Google begins rolling out the…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (177+ words) OpenAI announced it is expanding its ChatGPT Ads service and product to 31 European countries. These countries include Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Austria. OpenAI explained that advertisers will be able to access ChatGPT Ads through…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (174+ words) Google seems to be showing the video carousel within Google Search a lot less often. Semrush had the video carousel showing up in Google Search at just over 30% of queries but now it is under 20% of the time. Some other…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (132+ words) Google Trends has added two new features this morning, explore maps and regional breakdown. Google said it "designed new interactive maps for clearer data storytelling." You can now "instantly spot regional trends, capture visual insights for your audience, and explore…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (111+ words) Google seems to be testing a revamped and updated Q&A feature for Google Business Profiles (GBP). There is an additional Q&A button in the GBP dashboard in Google Search, and a flow that prompts you with yes-or-no questions…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (87+ words) Google Branded Pickleball Paddles Search Engine Roundtable It would surprise no one to see that Google has its own Google-branded pickleball paddles Google shared this on X on National Pickleball Day to celebrate the day.Google wrote:Happy National Pickleball…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (180+ words) Google Analytics seems to have had an outage starting at about 4 am ET this morning. The real-time analytics report within Google Analytics was not showing users all of the data. The issue now seems to be resolving a couple of…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (322+ words) Google has just announced the release of the August 2026 spam update and said it should only take a few days to roll out. This is a global update and is expected to impact all languages. This only impacts sites that…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (280+ words) Search Engine Roundtable 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 Search Console's Generative AI performance report has a data…...