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When The Training Data Cutoff Becomes A Ranking Factor via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

2026/03/26

Content published before and after a model’s cutoff lives in different systems, shaping how brands appear in AI-generated answers.

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Are We Due Another Florida-Style Update? via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

2026/03/26

Why the return of scaled, low-differentiation content is putting pressure on Google’s systems and raising the risk of a broader intervention.

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Google Tests Huge Block of Citations at Bottom of AI Overviews

2026/03/26

Google is running a test (or a bug) that shows a massive box of citations (massive in size, not in number of citations) at the bottom of AI Overviews.

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Sponsored Stores Spotted in AI Mode As Google Expands Ads Across AI Surfaces

2026/03/26

Google is continuing to expand ads across AI Mode and now there’s another type of ad unit for retailers to play with. We know that AI Mode is the future of Search and that means Google will need to continue innovating on the advertising front…

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Google Ads API Version 23.2 Now Available

2026/03/26

Google Ads has released a minor version update to the Google Ads API. We are now up to version 23.2. 23.2 adds VideoEnhancement resource, updates to HotelSettingInfo, and so many other updates.

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Google To Update Shopping Ads Political Content Policy On April 16

2026/03/26

Google announced it will be updating its Shopping Ads political content policy on April 16, 2026.

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Google Merchant Center: Out-of-Stock Products Need Grayed Out Buy Button

2026/03/26

Google Merchant Center updated its landing page requirements to say that products that are out of stock, those pages must have a grayed out add to cart/buy button on that page.

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Google To Expand Shopping Ads To 15 New European Markets

2026/03/26

Google is reportedly expanding Shopping Ads eligibility to 15 additional European markets. This is a two phase roll out over the coming months…

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Google’s March Spam Update Felt Muted But May Signal Bigger Changes via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/03/26

Why Google’s recently finished Spam Update could be the beginning of something bigger that is yet to come.

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Google Analytics Launches Scenario Planner and Projections via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

2026/03/25

Google Analytics launched Scenario Planner and Projections to help advertisers forecast performance, optimize budgets, and plan cross-channel media spend more strategically. The post Google Analytics Launches Scenario Planner and Projections appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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