Maximize your local search visibility by optimizing your Google Business Profile and staying consistent on every platform. The post Is Your Small Business Showing Up in Local Search? Here’s How To Find Out [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal

OpenAI officially launches self-serve ChatGPT ads with CPC bidding, conversion tracking, and expanded advertiser access through its new Ads Manager platform. The post OpenAI Launches Self-Serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google is testing a cryptographic protocol for verifying bot traffic that could make unwanted crawlers easier to identify. The post Google Is Testing New Bot Authorization Standard appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google is testing Web Bot Auth, an experimental protocol for verifying some AI agent requests with cryptographic signatures alongside existing checks. The post Google Testing Web Bot Auth To Verify AI Agent Requests appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

A lawsuit alleges Google’s AI Overview falsely identified musician Ashley MacIsaac as a sex offender. It seeks $1.5M in damages.

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

Advisor or builder? How agentic vibe coding is redefining what marketing and product work actually means. The post AI Changed My Work.

Google previews Meridian GeoX, Meridian Studio, Data Manager updates, and visual Google tag setup ahead of Google Marketing Live. The post Google Previews Meridian GeoX, Data Manager Measurement Updates appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google seems to be suspending Google Business Profiles due to user account restrictions. There may have been a wave of suspensions over the past several days related to this issue and local SEO experts are unclear if this is a bug or some other issue.

Microsoft, during its earnings call last week, announced that Bing hit a huge milestone of 1 billion monthly active users. Krishna Madhavan from Microsoft later confirmed these “users” do not include AI agents but are real actual humans.