Archive for September, 2026

Google Merchant Center Auto Enables Native Checkout: Buy On AI Mode & Gemini

2026/09/22

Google is sending email notifications to Google Merchant Center users if their e-commerce platform supports Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and if so, telling them that “your products are now eligible for native checkout.” This means that your eligible products are automatically included, so if you don’t want people buying directly on Google, and you want them to buy on your site, then you need to turn it off.

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Customer Lifecycle Goals: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

2026/09/22

Decide whether Google Ads Customer Lifecycle Goals fit your business, and avoid settings that inflate ROAS or exclude valuable prospects.

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3 Steps To Win B2B Brand Consideration, Day Zero Decides The Shortlist via @sejournal, @alexanderkesler

2026/09/22

Buying groups arrive with vendors already chosen. AEO cannot fix a shortlist formed months earlier

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Gemini Notebook Pages Spamming Google Search

2026/09/22

It looks like spammers are taking advantage of Gemini Notebook, public NotebookLM, pages to spam Google with all sorts of content. This includes pages on sex toys, porn, peptides, coupon codes and more.

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Google Analytics Adds Include Filters For Hostnames via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/09/22

Google Analytics supports Include data filters for hostnames, so a property can keep event data from approved domains instead of excluding spam one by one. The post Google Analytics Adds Include Filters For Hostnames appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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Job Boards Say Google Indexing API Requests Get No Response via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/09/21

Job site operators report months-long waits for Google Indexing API approval, with no stated review timeframe in Google’s documentation. The post Job Boards Say Google Indexing API Requests Get No Response appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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International SEO For Publishers: How To Succeed Across Borders

2026/09/21

A single .com works for The Guardian because of brand power. For most news publishers, separate country-code domains are the strategy that holds up.

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International SEO For Publishers: How To Succeed Across Borders

2026/09/21

A single .com works for The Guardian because of brand power. For most news publishers, separate country-code domains are the strategy that holds up

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How To Find The Sources Shaping AI Answers In Your Industry via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell

2026/09/21

Trendos’ Gintare Rimolaityte explains how to map AI citation sources by industry and engine, identify competitor gaps, and turn an audit into content and outreach priorities. The post How To Find The Sources Shaping AI Answers In Your Industry appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Shopify CEO Warns AI ‘Slop Grenades’ Shift Work To Coworkers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/09/21

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke says unreviewed AI output is landing on coworkers. Freelance marketplace data shows demand for AI cleanup work rising elsewhere too. The post Shopify CEO Warns AI ‘Slop Grenades’ Shift Work To Coworkers appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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