Google is expanding the book button through Reserve with Google partner integration to Google Ads Search and Performance Max campaigns. Previously, I believe, this was only available on Google Local Service Ads and maps ads.
Google explains why a named update can shake up rankings without giving affected site owners anything specific to act on.
Google’s John Mueller said Google “primarily” announces search updates to provide “transparency for site owners.” He added that when Google publishes blog posts, updates policies, and help center documentation, that is an actionable announcement site owners could use.
Google has two, well, maybe three, features that are being confused as one. The preferred sources, the tailor your feed and also search profiles.
Google will be updating its alcohol advertising policy on September 30, 2026. The update “revises country-specific guidelines, expands allowed advertising locations, and provides clearer details on specific advertiser requirements and responsibilities,” Google wrote.
Google is replacing site reputation abuse manual actions in the EEA with a system that can rank affected site sections independently. The post Google Updates Site Reputation Abuse Policy: Removes Penalties In EEA appeared first on Search Engine Journal
Google is replacing site reputation abuse manual actions in the EEA with a system that can rank affected site sections independently. The post Google Updates Site Reputation Abuse Policy: Removes Penalties In EEA appeared first on Search Engine Journal
Google Search seems to be having indexing or serving issues in the past hour or so. New content from the past hour doesn’t seem to be showing up in Google Search results. Content from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN and other news sites that post content constantly are not showing much or any new pages in the Google search results.
Google is testing asking searchers to sign in within the AI Mode response. Google shows a big Google super logo and a sign in button that says “Sign in to save your…”
Google has updated the favicon search developer documentation to list out the supported favicon file formats.