SEO

User Data Is Important In Google Search, Per Liz Reid’s DOJ Filing via @sejournal, @marie_haynes

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 3:00 pm

Marie Haynes analyzes DOJ trial documents that reveal how Google’s proprietary freshness signals, spam annotations, and user data power its ranking systems. The post User Data Is Important In Google Search, Per Liz Reid’s DOJ Filing appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 23, 2026

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 3:00 pm

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

SEO Pulse: Google’s AI Mode Gets Personal, AI Bots Blocked, Domains Matter in Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 2:30 pm

This week’s SEO Pulse breaks down how Gmail-powered AI answers, crawler access decisions, and free subdomains are shaping who gets surfaced in search. The post SEO Pulse: Google’s AI Mode Gets Personal, AI Bots Blocked, Domains Matter in Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

PPC Pulse: Google’s Podcast Launch, Demand Gen, ChatGPT Ads via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 2:07 pm

This week’s PPC Pulse recaps OpenAI’s first ad test inside ChatGPT, Google’s new advertiser podcast, and expanded Demand Gen capabilities. The post PPC Pulse: Google’s Podcast Launch, Demand Gen, ChatGPT Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Double Heated, Personal Intelligence in AI Mode, ChatGPT Ads & Apple Siri Updates Coming

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 1:01 pm

This week, we covered the doubly heated Google Search ranking volatility, but nothing was confirmed by Google. OpenAI will soon test ads in ChatGPT responses and they will charge on an impression basis…

Google Search Gains Personal Intelligence In AI Mode

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 12:51 pm

As expected, but sooner than I thought, Google has brought Personal Intelligence to Google Search within AI Mode. This first launched last week in the Gemini app and is now rolling out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in English in the U.S.

Google Falls Back To Featured Snippets When AI Overviews Don’t Generate

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 12:41 pm

Google will sometimes fall back to showing featured snippets when it is unable to generate AI Overviews for a query. And when that happens, it sometimes looks like an AI Overview, but it is not an AI Overview, it is a featured snippet.

Google Ads PMax Asset Group Editing Bug

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 12:31 pm

Google Ads currently has a bug where if you try to edit your asset groups within your Performance Max campaigns in the web user interface, it simply won’t work.

45 Best Subreddits For Marketing & SEO Professionals via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 12:30 pm

Key Reddit communities that professionals use to stay informed, ask smarter questions, and learn from peers across industries. The post 45 Best Subreddits For Marketing & SEO Professionals appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Gemini Local Results Insights Into How Google Interprets Your Business

Posted by admin on 2026/01/23 at 12:21 pm

Google’s Gemini may be rolling out new local results, it may be new, I am not sure. But the details it shows may give you insight into how Google understands and interprets your business