Alphabet and Microsoft earnings show search ad revenue growing while Google Network revenue fell to $6.97B, continuing a multi-quarter decline. The post What Google & Microsoft Earnings Say About Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s Preferred Sources is now available as a global signal that can help SEO for Top Stories and Google Discover.

Google’s web.dev guidance advises developers to treat AI agents as a distinct visitor type and recommends practices similar to accessibility practices.

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Google’s latest update exposes weak SEO strategies while rewarding original, structured, and credible content. The post Google AI Mode In Chrome Isn’t Killing SEO; It’s Exposing Weak SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google repeats the bounce clicks claim.

This week in search, we are seeing yet again more Google search ranking volatility. Google sent out notifications about back button hijacking penalties to those sites that have the problem. Google AdSense vignette ads may trigger the penalty…

SEOs and site owners are always complaining about indexing issues with Google Search. Why is this page not indexed, why is that page not indexed. But some seasoned SEOs are asking if Google is more picky about what it indexes in the past month or so, than it was maybe a year ago.

Google annnounced a number of new updates for AI Max within Google Ads.