This is a programming note that Tuesday and Wednesday are Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and I will be offline the next two days. I will be offline on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23rd and September 24th…

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 completed the rollout of the August 2025 spam update today…

Agentic SEO goes beyond Google to optimize for AI-driven discovery, influence, and traffic flows in a reconfigured digital ecosystem. The post Agentic AI In SEO: AI Agents & The Future Of Content Strategy (Part 3) appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google has completed the rollout of the August 2025 spam update, following a 27-day rollout cycle. This update started on August 26, 2025 and 12 pm ET, and was completed on September 22, 2025

Google is testing a new AI Search based option codenamed Darksteel. This reminds me of when we caught Google testing 47 different AI Search options back in March but Darksteel was not one of them.

As you know, Google dropped the num parameter to see more search results on a page, then the third-party tools scraping became severely impacted and many saw impression declines in Search Console. Google confirmed the num parameter is not officially supported.

Google is testing AI-generated product summaries in the AI Mode results, after you click on a specific product. I was able to generate this in one out of every four browser attempts, and here is how it works.

Google is testing a button that takes you from Google Search short translations answers, to the ability to translate a full conversation in another interface.

Marketers must adapt to AI-powered journeys as Google shifts from keyword bidding to intent-driven ad placements. The post How AI Mode Will Redefine Paid Search Advertising appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s John Mueller offers a thoughtful answer to a question about keyword cannibalization. The post Google Answers SEO Question About Keyword Cannibalization appeared first on Search Engine Journal