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Why Part Of Your AI Authority Takes Years, Not Campaigns & Why It Comes From Other People via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

2026/08/06

Set expectations before tactics: parametric standing moves on model generations, responds to being described, and sits in functions nobody measured against it. The post Why Part Of Your AI Authority Takes Years, Not Campaigns & Why It Comes From Other People appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 6, 2026

2026/08/06

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. We are seeing big changes and swings with the Google Search results…

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WordPress 7.1 Accessibility Change May Break Some Plugins via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/08/06

A WordPress 7.1 accessibility improvement could impact some plugins that make changes in the admin screens. The post WordPress 7.1 Accessibility Change May Break Some Plugins appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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How AI Search Trends Are Changing PPC Campaign Structures – Ask A PPC via @sejournal, @navahf

2026/08/06

AI research habits are reshaping PPC accounts. Here is when to consolidate, when to segment, and how conversion values keep budget flowing to valuable buyers. The post How AI Search Trends Are Changing PPC Campaign Structures – Ask A PPC appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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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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