We know you have been able to add your text or WhatsApp number to your Google Business Profile for some time now, but now Google is asking for it when you set up your Google Business Profile for the first time.

Meta is taking action against unoriginal content, cracking down on accounts that repost others’ work without permission or meaningful edits. The post Meta Follows YouTube In Crackdown On Unoriginal Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s new Graph Foundation Model enables Google to generalize machine learning across any type of graph without retraining. The post Google’s New Graph Foundation Model Catches Spam Up To 40x Better appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Adobe’s latest report finds 77% of Americans report using ChatGPT as a search engine, with nearly 1 in 4 preferring it over Google. The post Nearly 8 In 10 Americans Use ChatGPT For Search, Adobe Finds appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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. The Google June 2025 core update is still super heated…

New data shows desktop dominates AI referral traffic despite mobile’s broader usage. Here’s a closer look at what this means for marketers. The post The AI Desktop/Mobile Divide: 90% Of AI Search Traffic Ignores Mobile Strategy appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Today marks the two-week mark of the start of the Google June 2025 core update. This update seems pretty significant thus far, with Google announcing the update on June 30th at about 10:30 am, then the volatility kicking off on July 2nd and seeing some partial recoveries from the helpful content update.

Google has updated a number of search-related help documents for its merchant return policies and loyalty programs. Google said these updates are to “remove unclarities in the documentation and examples.”

We knew this was coming but as of July 11th, your reviews on Google Local Service Ads are now managed by Google Business Profiles. I know a number of local folks noticed who have LSAs noticed their Business Profiles reviews jumped on Friday, and this is why.

Google is either testing showing link cards only within AI Mode or it might be a bug. Randomly over the past few weeks or so, I’ve seen reports of people noticing AI Mode responses without any content, but instead just the link cards.