Holiday PPC success depends on preparing early, pacing budgets smartly, and guiding automation with profit-based signals.
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Holiday PPC Guide 2025: Advanced Strategies For Smarter Bidding, Budgets & Audiences via @sejournal, @siliconvallaeys
Google Search Console has a bug with its API when filtering on the searchAppearance dimension. This bug occurs when using the notEquals or notContains operators, it will only return rows with the excluded value, instead of excluding those rows.
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Ongoing Google Search Console API Bug Impacts Search Appearance Filter
Google added a new user agent to the Googlebot’s user-triggered fetchers documentation. The new user agent is for the Chrome Web Store named Google-CWS.
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Google Adds Chrome Web Store Google-CWS User Agent To Docs
Ahrefs’ Brand Radar data shows that brand mentions are an important factor in AI search visibility. The post Ahrefs Data Shows Brand Mentions Boost AI Search Rankings appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Ahrefs Data Shows Brand Mentions Boost AI Search Rankings via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Kinsta announced that customers will no longer have to pay for bandwidth caused by bot traffic. The post Kinsta Managed WordPress Host Won’t Charge For Bot Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Kinsta Managed WordPress Host Won’t Charge For Bot Traffic via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Apple has reportedly selected Google to power the next generation of Siri through a partnership neither company plans to publicly acknowledge. The post Report: Apple To Lean On Google Gemini For Siri Overhaul appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Report: Apple To Lean On Google Gemini For Siri Overhaul via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Benjamin Houy shuts down Lorelight, arguing AI search doesn’t need stand-alone GEO tools. The decision sparks debate over measuring assistant visibility. The post GEO Platform Shutdown Sparks Industry Debate Over AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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GEO Platform Shutdown Sparks Industry Debate Over AI Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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 Search new ad layout is driving accidental clicks on search ads…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 3, 2025
Google’s YMYL standards reveal why AI-written health, finance, and legal content can’t match human expertise or credibility. The post Can You Use AI To Write For YMYL Sites
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Can You Use AI To Write For YMYL Sites? (Read The Evidence Before You Do) via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Create a sustainable founder-led content model that balances authenticity, efficiency, and long-term brand impact. The post Don’t Let Your Founder Burn Out: 4 Systems To Operationalize Thought Leadership appeared first on Search Engine Journal .