Google Adds Post View Counts To Business Profiles
Google says Business Profile post view counts are rolling out globally for posts published in the past 18 months, combining views from Search and Maps.
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Is Your Local SEO Strategy Ready For Google’s Next AI Updates? [Webinar]
Google & Uberall go live on Sept 24, sharing what comes next in Google Search and five local marketing strategy fixes that get locations recommended.
Google Launches Meridian GeoX Globally
Google launches Meridian GeoX globally, giving marketers new ways to run geo experiments and bring incrementality results into marketing mix modeling.
Google Expands Data Manager And Adds Uplift Measurement
Google expands Data Manager across GA and DV360 and introduces a Data Strength Uplift Metric to measure the impact of first-party data.
How Local Businesses Can Build Visibility In AI Search
Moz leaders Jonathan Berthold and Kevin Chen explain how listings, reviews, mentions, and social activity shape local recommendations in AI search.
Google DeepMind Develops New AI Search Ranking Model
Google DeepMind researchers test Autoregressive Ranking (ARR), a unified model that can replace current retrieval and ranking methods.
How Freshpet Earned AI’s Trust: A GEO & AI Visibility Playbook
Freshpet and Intero Digital explain how brands can audit AI visibility, restructure content for citation, and connect GEO work to business priorities.
Le Monde Says AI Overviews Haven’t Hurt Its Audience So Far
Le Monde says its audience hasn’t dropped since AI Overviews launched in France, while app traffic and subscriber growth complicate the broader traffic story.
WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg Ousted As CEO Of Automattic
Automattic’s board of directors placed Matt Mullenweg on paid leave of absence. Mullenweg claims conspiracy against him.
Google Launches Meridian GeoX Globally
Google launches Meridian GeoX globally, giving marketers new ways to run geo experiments and bring incrementality results into marketing mix modeling.
Google Expands Data Manager And Adds Uplift Measurement
Google expands Data Manager across GA and DV360 and introduces a Data Strength Uplift Metric to measure the impact of first-party data.
Google DeepMind Develops New AI Search Ranking Model
Google DeepMind researchers test Autoregressive Ranking (ARR), a unified model that can replace current retrieval and ranking methods.
Le Monde Says AI Overviews Haven’t Hurt Its Audience So Far
Le Monde says its audience hasn’t dropped since AI Overviews launched in France, while app traffic and subscriber growth complicate the broader traffic story.
WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg Ousted As CEO Of Automattic
Automattic’s board of directors placed Matt Mullenweg on paid leave of absence. Mullenweg claims conspiracy against him.
ChatGPT Shopping Results Lean Hard On Product Feeds
ChatGPT Shopping is pulling more product picks from what it calls feed-integrated sources, and store visibility moved too.
Is Your Local SEO Strategy Ready For Google’s Next AI Updates? [Webinar]
Google & Uberall go live on Sept 24, sharing what comes next in Google Search and five local marketing strategy fixes that get locations recommended.
How Local Businesses Can Build Visibility In AI Search
Moz leaders Jonathan Berthold and Kevin Chen explain how listings, reviews, mentions, and social activity shape local recommendations in AI search.
Google DeepMind Develops New AI Search Ranking Model
Google DeepMind researchers test Autoregressive Ranking (ARR), a unified model that can replace current retrieval and ranking methods.
ChatGPT, Gemini & Claude Lead AI Visibility, Is It Time To Stop Tracking Perplexity?
Giving Perplexity less weight in AI search tracking can prevent distorted visibility scores without erasing useful competitive signals.
New Google Guide To Regional Search Features & Eligibility
Google added documentation mapping regional Search features in the EEA, Türkiye, and South Africa, with eligibility and participation steps.
How AI Is Reshaping Search Intent – What 2 Studies Reveal
Search intent is fracturing across AI Mode, video platforms, and zero-click results and Google’s own metrics reveal what actually earns clicks now.
Google Launches Meridian GeoX Globally
Google launches Meridian GeoX globally, giving marketers new ways to run geo experiments and bring incrementality results into marketing mix modeling.
Google Expands Data Manager And Adds Uplift Measurement
Google expands Data Manager across GA and DV360 and introduces a Data Strength Uplift Metric to measure the impact of first-party data.
Google Ads Introduces Local Customer Optimization
Google Ads brings Local Customer Optimization to Performance Max and easier Store Sales measurement to help retailers drive and measure in-store purchases.
6 Months Into ChatGPT Ads, Advertisers Still Don’t Know What ‘Good’ Looks Like
Advertiser data now spans single-digit to $22 CPCs, but ChatGPT Ads still lacks auction insights, industry benchmarks, and reliable audience data to judge performance.
What Happens To PPC When You Stop Managing Google Ads Through Google Ads
As agents and MCP connectors take over PPC management outside the Google Ads UI, this piece maps the risks and the governance needed to avoid.
FTC Sues Amazon Over Alleged $20 Billion Advertising Surcharge Scheme
FTC and 22 states sued Amazon over alleged changes to its ad auctions that the agency says overcharged advertisers by more than $20 billion.
Your Biggest AI Search Risk Is Conflicting Information About Your Brand
Publishing more content won’t fix what AI gets wrong about your brand. Too many versions of the truth is the real problem.
Product Pages Get 24% Of AI Citations, Reddit & YouTube 4%
Ten Speed’s citation study shows product pages beating Reddit nearly six to one for B2B buyers, verified only after six pointed fact-check questions.
AI Slop Cleanup Job Listings Up 87%, Report Says
The Guardian reports AI cleanup listings are up 87%, while freelancers say clients lowball the work.
SEOs Are Becoming The Tools Of Their Tools – The AI Slop Backlash
Platforms like Spotify and LinkedIn are cracking down on AI slop. SEOs face a choice: treat AI as a shortcut or as an editorial assistant.
How To Audit Publisher Websites In 2026
A practical framework for auditing publisher websites in 2026, covering technical SEO, content quality, E-E-A-T, and entity consistency across passive and active discovery channels.
AI Mode Queries Are 3X Longer – Why Your Page Should Lead With The Answer
One year of AI Mode data shows people asking questions, not typing fragments, which is why the lead-first paragraph now beats the narrative arc.
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6 Ways To Prepare Your Business For AI In 2026
This checklist, created from CallRail’s October 2025 survey of 600 small-to-midsize businesses, walks you through six areas to implement AI that can:
- Personalize prospect experience.
- Deliver more targeted ads and identify top performing channels.
- Turn that data into stronger, more accurate campaigns that generate more qualified leads.
Google To Bring New Video Understanding Tech To Ask YouTube
By Matt G. Southern
Google says a new Gemini system that inspects frames, audio, and transcripts on demand will power Ask YouTube on video watch pages.
YouTube Says Bigger Thumbnails Drove More Long-Form Views
By Matt G. Southern
YouTube’s Todd Beaupré says the desktop homepage redesign with larger thumbnails drove more long-form engagement despite showing fewer videos at once.
Facebook Groups Are Google’s No. 2 Forum Source
By Matt G. Southern
Ahrefs data shows public Facebook Group posts appear in 38% of Google’s Discussions and forums results, passing Quora and trailing only Reddit.
ChatGPT Searches Individual Subreddits By Name
By Suganthan Mohanadasan
Reddit still wins ChatGPT citations where a forum is the best source. Two captures, four days apart, show what actually decides the credit.
Why Running YouTube Ads Like Search Will Burn Your Budget
By Sarah Stemen
Before funding YouTube Ads, businesses must fix attribution, build skip-proof creative, budget for algorithmic calibration, and simplify offers to one clear promise.
How Google AIOs Use Facebook, Instagram & TikTok From 300 Million US Searches
By Lemuel Park
Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok earn AI citations for different queries, rewarding precise answers over large audiences.