Archive for January, 2026

PPC Pulse: Google’s Podcast Launch, Demand Gen, ChatGPT Ads via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

2026/01/23

This week’s PPC Pulse recaps OpenAI’s first ad test inside ChatGPT, Google’s new advertiser podcast, and expanded Demand Gen capabilities. The post PPC Pulse: Google’s Podcast Launch, Demand Gen, ChatGPT Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Double Heated, Personal Intelligence in AI Mode, ChatGPT Ads & Apple Siri Updates Coming

2026/01/23

This week, we covered the doubly heated Google Search ranking volatility, but nothing was confirmed by Google. OpenAI will soon test ads in ChatGPT responses and they will charge on an impression basis…

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Google Search Gains Personal Intelligence In AI Mode

2026/01/23

As expected, but sooner than I thought, Google has brought Personal Intelligence to Google Search within AI Mode. This first launched last week in the Gemini app and is now rolling out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in English in the U.S.

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Google Falls Back To Featured Snippets When AI Overviews Don’t Generate

2026/01/23

Google will sometimes fall back to showing featured snippets when it is unable to generate AI Overviews for a query. And when that happens, it sometimes looks like an AI Overview, but it is not an AI Overview, it is a featured snippet.

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Google Ads PMax Asset Group Editing Bug

2026/01/23

Google Ads currently has a bug where if you try to edit your asset groups within your Performance Max campaigns in the web user interface, it simply won’t work.

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45 Best Subreddits For Marketing & SEO Professionals via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh

2026/01/23

Key Reddit communities that professionals use to stay informed, ask smarter questions, and learn from peers across industries. The post 45 Best Subreddits For Marketing & SEO Professionals appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Gemini Local Results Insights Into How Google Interprets Your Business

2026/01/23

Google’s Gemini may be rolling out new local results, it may be new, I am not sure. But the details it shows may give you insight into how Google understands and interprets your business

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Secure Your Google Ads Account Against The Rise In Hijackings

2026/01/23

For the past year or so, I’ve seen a growing number of complaints about Google Ads accounts being hijacked. It seems to be getting worse, even after we covered the Google Ads account hijacks last November. So how do you reduce the chances of your Google Ads account being hijacked?

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BuddyPress WordPress Vulnerability May Impact Up To 100,000 Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/01/23

BuddyPress WordPress vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes The post BuddyPress WordPress Vulnerability May Impact Up To 100,000 Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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What is ChatGPT Atlas? — Whiteboard Friday

2026/01/23

What is ChatGPT’s Atlas? Charlie Marchant explains OpenAI’s new AI-powered browser, its “Agent Mode” capabilities, and the pros and cons of using it.

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