Advertisers report Google Ads credits being revoked after spending
Advertisers report Google Ads promotional credits being invalidated after they’ve already spent budget to qualify for them.
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Google Documents Partner-Only API For Full-Web Search Results via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s developer docs for the Web Search Service API show a partner-only path to full-web search results.
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TikTok rejects Meta ads pushing rivals to join child safety settlement
TikTok rejected Meta ads urging it and YouTube to join Meta’s multibillion-dollar child safety settlement with U.S. states.
Before you hire an SEO auditor, know what you’re paying for
A 50-page report can still be fluff. Separate automated findings from the expertise and recommendations that make an SEO audit valuable.
The 2003 Framework That Was Already Doing Query Fan-Out via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
Use nested phrases and timely publishing to reach new Google searches and the longer queries AI systems generate.
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Google Search Console Indexing report missing June data
This is impacting everyone, so it seems to be just a reporting issue and not an issue with your site’s indexing performance within Google Search.
Google Ads data shows query length shift post-AI Mode
Longer, more specific searches are gaining impression and conversion share, while short queries continue to lose ground.
The availability heuristic: 7 ways Google Ads can steer your decisions
What gets your attention in Google Ads can influence where you spend, what you change, and how you judge performance. Here’s what to watch.
What Wikipedia Reveals About AI Overviews And Web Traffic via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
A University of Washington paper estimates AI Overviews reduced search referrals to Wikipedia by about 5%, a metric Google disputes.
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The ghosting epidemic: Why efficiency killed basic professional courtesy
Ghosting prospects, candidates, partners and vendors wastes time and damages relationships. Closing the loop still matters in business.