Archive for August, 2026

Google Ads Text Disclaimer Override Pinned Descriptions Position One

2026/08/04

Google Ads is testing a new text disclaimer feature that lets you set the text disclaimer to override descriptions pinned to position 1. This is labeled as “new” under where you add text disclaimers in the Google Ads interface.

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Handle Swapping Coming To Google Search Profiles

2026/08/04

Google is currently beta testing a new Search Profiles feature named Handle Swapping.

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I Tested 15 of the Best Brand Monitoring Tools: Here Are My Top 8 Picks

2026/08/04

Looking for the best brand monitoring tool? I tested 15 and ranked my top 8 for AI search visibility, social listening and traditional media.

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WooCommerce Social Login WordPress Plugin Enables Full Site Takeover via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/08/03

WooCommerce Social Login vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of ecommerce sites. The post WooCommerce Social Login WordPress Plugin Enables Full Site Takeover appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Snapchat Clamps Down On AI-Generated Videos via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/08/03

Snap announced that it is removing wholly AI-generated videos from Snapchat’s Spotlight recommendations in favor of promoting authentic human-authored experiences. The post Snapchat Clamps Down On AI-Generated Videos appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Open Knowledge Format v0.2 Adds A Trust Layer – No AI Agent Reads It Yet via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic

2026/08/03

No agent reads your OKF bundle. Write one anyway: v0.2’s provenance and staleness fields expose every claim your website cannot defend

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Why AI Recommends Your Competitor & What To Do About It via @sejournal, @lorenbaker

2026/08/03

Kris Jones says one word decides whether AI recommends your brand: synthesis. Here’s what that means for where you spend next quarter’s budget.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 3, 2026

2026/08/03

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. We are seeing Google Search ranking volatility starting on August 1st and kicking up today…

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Free Advanced Link Training Lessons via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/08/03

One of the most advanced SEOs of all time, Bill Hartzer, is giving away free advanced link training lessons. The post Free Advanced Link Training Lessons appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Recommends Using 304 Status Code To Conserve Crawl Budget via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/08/03

Google’s updated crawl budget documentation recommends serving a 304 response code to Googlebot for pages that haven’t changed.

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