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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up Into August 5th & 6th

2026/08/06

Yes, I reported Google Search ranking volatility over this past weekend, but I am seeing a large increase in the chatter within the SEO community over the past 24 hours or so. The chatter seems consistent with a big Google Search algorithm update that is underway but at this point, Google has not yet confirmed it and may never confirm it.

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Google AI Leadership Changes: Jeff Dean Leaves, Demis Hassabis Change & More

2026/08/06

Google announced a number of big changes within its executive AI leadership ranks, including Jeff Dean leaving Google after 27 years, Demis Hassabis stepping down as Google DeepMind CEO to be its chair, and Koray Kavukcuoglu taking over many of his responsibilities. No matter how Google spun it, the stock was down about 4% yesterday from the news.

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Google Search Console Shows AI Mode Queries, Not In Generative AI Reports

2026/08/06

While the Google Search Console generative AI performance reports do not share query data, you can still try to figure out which queries are from AI Mode versus normal searches.

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Microsoft Ads New Exclude Audience Ads Placements Within PMax Campaigns

2026/08/06

Microsoft Advertising is rolling out a new feature for advertisers to allow you to exclude Audience ads placements within Performance Max campaigns. There is a new setting named “Excluded content terms” within Audience Ads.

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Microsoft Ads New Exclude Audience Ads Placements Within PMax Campaigns

2026/08/06

Microsoft Advertising is rolling out a new feature for advertisers to allow you to exclude Audience ads placements within Performance Max campaigns. There is a new setting named “Excluded content terms” within Audience Ads.

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Google Ads Video Q&A On August 17 Bidding Update

2026/08/06

Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, posted a video Q&A on the upcoming bidding update coming on August 17th. As you know, these bidding changes are causing a big stir within the PPC industry and Ginny wanted to answer some questions in a video format.

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Google Ads Video Q&A On August 17 Bidding Update

2026/08/06

Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, posted a video Q&A on the upcoming bidding update coming on August 17th. As you know, these bidding changes are causing a big stir within the PPC industry and Ginny wanted to answer some questions in a video format.

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New Google Product Listing Ads Deal Ends Experimental Annotation

2026/08/06

Google has a new specialized feature within Product Listing Ads within Merchant Center named Deal Ends annotation.

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New Google Product Listing Ads Deal Ends Experimental Annotation

2026/08/06

Google has a new specialized feature within Product Listing Ads within Merchant Center named Deal Ends annotation. This is experimental now but works globally, except for EEA+, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It will add high-impact and real-time urgency signals, such as “3 days left” or “5 hours left” badges, directly below product prices.

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New Google Product Listing Ads Deal Ends Experimental Annotation

2026/08/06

Google has a new specialized feature within Product Listing Ads within Merchant Center named Deal Ends annotation. This is experimental now but works globally, except for EEA+, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom

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