Some advertisers are seeing the newly announced and much anticipated channel reporting for Performance Max campaigns within the Google Ads advertiser console in the wild. This was announced about a month ago, after hearing leaks of it weeks prior and now some are able to see it in their accounts.

Google has once again confirmed that in order for Google to show your content as a citation or link in AI Mode, it generally needs to be crawled and then indexed by Google. This is the same thing for a page to be shown in Google Search, Google AI Overviews and other Google properties.

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Google Lens integration brings visual search to YouTube Shorts. Here’s how it works, along with important rules marketers need to know. The post Google Lens Integration For YouTube Shorts: Search Within Videos appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google reveals database speed matters more than page count for crawl budget. Sites under 1M pages remain safe

Google’s Gary Illyes suggests that AI-driven bots could overwhelm websites, offering a unique perspective that crawling isn’t the primary issue. The post Google’s Gary Illyes Warns AI Agents Will Create Web Congestion appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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

Dealing with outdated brand mentions in search? Here’s a clear breakdown of how to shift visibility from your old brand name to your new one

Explore the impact of Google Discover AI and publishers on news traffic and SERPs in this interview with host Shelley Wash and guest John Shehata.

Google Search ranking and results have experienced increased volatility over the past 24 hours or so – the search results are heating up. I am noticing an uptick in SEO chatter within the industry and also some of the tools are showing increased search ranking volatility.