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Google Lowers Subscriber Requirements For Search Profiles

2026/08/13

Google has dropped the minimum number of followers needed to be approved for a Search Profile on Google. Previously, it was 100,000 subscribers across YouTube, Instagram, X and Tiktok. Now it is 35,000 subscribers across YouTube, Instagram, and X but still 100,000 on TikTok.

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OpenAI Makes The ChatGPT Sources Less Visible

2026/08/13

OpenAI is testing or rolling out a change to how you can click to see the sources from the ChatGPT responses. It used to be a button named “Sources” in the footer of the response, but now sometimes it is showing up within the three-dot “More actions” menu, requiring you to click more to find those sources – which very few will do.

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Misconfiguring Cloudflare Can Hurt Your SEO Badly

2026/08/13

This is just a random tip, make sure not to misconfigure Cloudflare, your content delivery network and/or your hosting server. I see way too many cases of this popping up and causing such a pain for SEOs to fix. All of a sudden, you might notice your rankings drop off a cliff on Google Search and your pages begin to drop out of the Google index

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Spammy Google Selected Canonical In Search Console

2026/08/13

When you use the Google Search Console URL inspection tool, Google will show you what it calls the “Google-selected canonical.” Sometimes that URL will look off, weird and even scary, because sometimes it might be a URL for a spammy site.

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AI Overviews: How Freshpet Stands Out in SEO & GEO [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell

2026/08/13

Learn how Freshpet stands out in AI Overviews and why trust signals matter for brand recognition in AI search. The post AI Overviews: How Freshpet Stands Out in SEO & GEO [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Gemini Passes 1B Monthly Users, 63% Now Use Voice via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/08/13

Google says its Gemini app passed 1 billion monthly users and reports that 63% now use voice, alongside camera, uploads, and app automation data. The post Google Gemini Passes 1B Monthly Users, 63% Now Use Voice appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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How to Create Health & YMYL Content That Performs in AI Search

2026/08/12

Thin health content was always risky. With AI Overviews answering most medical queries, it’s now invisible. Here’s what earns citations instead

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How to Create Health & YMYL Content That Performs in AI Search

2026/08/12

Thin health content was always risky. With AI Overviews answering most medical queries, it’s now invisible. Here’s what earns citations instead.

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Google Amends SerpApi Suit With Content Licensing Terms via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/08/12

Google amended its DMCA complaint against SerpApi, adding licensing terms after a court dismissed the original claims over search scraping.

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OpenAI Allows Some Health & Finance Ads In ChatGPT via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/08/12

OpenAI’s ad rules now allow some health and finance advertisers in ChatGPT, while placement restrictions still apply to sensitive conversations. The post OpenAI Allows Some Health & Finance Ads In ChatGPT appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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