Shelley Walsh sits down with Bill Hunt to discuss why marketers need to unlearn outdated tactics and rethink search visibility. The post Industry Pioneer Reveals Why SEO Isn’t Working & What To Refocus On appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Google has a new beta within Google Ads for Al Max ad group settings with search term matching. This shows when AI Max is turned on and Google wrote in the setting, “Turning off search term matching will use only your provided keywords and match types, which will limit the performance boost of Al Max.”
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Google is testing a clickable version of the sub-menu within Google Shopping, next to the G super logo we spotted before. This menu is below the other menu and lets you filter down by product sub-category.
Microsoft reported its fourth quarter 2025 earnings and it showed that its search and advertising revenue was up for the third time in a row by 21%. The previous two quarters it was up 21% as well, then the quarter before that was up 18%, then 19% but before that it was 12% and 8%.
Google seems to be testing the search terms insights report for responsive search ads.
Google emailed advertisers and publishers yesterday that they will begin using machine learning to estimate the age of signed-in users in the United States to “protect young people as they use Google products.” This means Google will disable ad personalization and disallow sensitive creative categories from serving for users under 18.
Google is testing a new section in the search results titled “Posts on Reddit.” This section seems to maybe replacing or be in addition to the Discussions and Forums section, which also shows Reddit threads in a dedicated section.
A cloud security company discovered a serious flaw in Wix’s vibe coding platform that left apps vulnerable to being compromised. The post Vulnerability Uncovered In Wix Vibe Coding Platform appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Advisory issued for stored XSS vulnerability in WooCommerce review plugin affecting up to 80,000 websites The post WooCommerce Customer Review Plugin Vulnerability Affects 80,000+ Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal .