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Google Desktop CTR Climbs While Mobile Dips, Report Finds via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 2:11 pm

Desktop and mobile clickthrough rates are splitting, according to new benchmark data. Clicks are growing on desktop while declining on mobile.

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 25, 2026

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 2:00 pm

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. Google released the Google June 2026 spam update yesterday afternoon…

81.8% Of My ‘AI Assistant’ Traffic Was Fake. The Googlebot Number Was Worse via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 1:30 pm

ClaudeBot outpaced Googlebot on a new site. Here’s what verified crawl data actually looks like, and how to get your own. The post 81.8% Of My ‘AI Assistant’ Traffic Was Fake.

Google’s Deep Dive On Google Search Generative AI Controls

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 11:51 am

Earlier this month, Google announced new ways to control how Google’s general search AI features (like AI Mode and AI Overviews) can use your content and link to your content. Well, Google has released a super detailed help document explaining how it all works, including how to access it, the controls, what it does, the time it takes, the property inheritance, and how to submit feedback.

Google’s Deep Dive On Google Search Generative AI Controls

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 11:51 am

Earlier this month, Google announced new ways to control how Google’s general search AI features (like AI Mode and AI Overviews) can use your content and link to your content. Well, Google has released a super detailed help document explaining how it all works, including how to access it, the controls, what it does, the time it takes, the property inheritance, and how to submit feedback.

Google AI Overviews Tests Button To Go To Only Web Results

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 11:41 am

Google is testing a button in the AI Overview within Google Search that takes you to the web only tab. As a reminder, the web only tab does not have any AI search features or other search verticles, it only has the web search results.

Google Ads API Version 24.2 Now Available

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 11:31 am

Google has released version 24.2 of the Google Ads API, this is a minor release with dozens of updates. This update includes “critical security updates, new AI transparency features, reporting enhancements, and powerful planning insights,” Google announced.

How Do I Effectively Measure Campaign Success Across Multiple Platforms? – Ask A PPC via @sejournal, @navahf

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 11:30 am

Running ads on every platform? Here’s how to build a measurement framework that compares performance fairly across Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon

Google: When AI Performance Reports Count Impressions

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 11:21 am

Google’s John Mueller explained when Google will count an impression for a web page within the generative AI features in Google Search. In short, there needs to be a link to your site being shown in AI Overviews / AI Mode for it to show as an impression in the new Google Search Console AI performance reports.

Google AI Mode Ask Anything Box With Autocomplete

Posted by admin on 2026/06/25 at 11:11 am

Google is testing autocomplete within the Ask Anything follow-up box within Google Search’s AI Mode. So when you start to type a follow-up question, Google will suggest autocomplete suggestions.