July 30, 2026
Search and social update: 30 July 2026
Google Search Console can now report on your Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube posts, and it arrives just as zero-click searches hit 68%. Rankings…
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July 29, 2026
Google’s Third July Shake-Up, ChatGPT Ads for Everyone, and Search Console Goes Social
Google search rankings shifted for the third time this month and Google has confirmed nothing. Meanwhile ChatGPT opened self-serve ads to every business, and…
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July 28, 2026
Google can now strip the stars off your search listing: search and social update, 28 July 2026
Google has banned fake and undisclosed incentivised reviews from review snippets, with manual actions for sites that ignore it. Plus the zero-click reality of…
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July 27, 2026
Google Rankings Wobble and AI Overviews Bite: Your Marketing Brief for 27 July 2026
An unconfirmed Google update rattled rankings over the weekend, with some sites reporting drops of up to 70 percent. Meanwhile AI Overviews are cutting…
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July 26, 2026
Google’s AI Search Shake-Up and Threads Ads: Your 26 July 2026 Briefing
Zero-click searches hit 68% and Google responds with big changes to AI Overviews, while Threads ads go global within days. Here is our plain-English…
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July 25, 2026
Google Wobbles, AI Rewrites the Results Page: What SA Businesses Need to Know This Week
Google rankings shifted sharply over the weekend of 18 and 19 July with no confirmed update, while new Search Console reports finally show how…
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July 24, 2026
Google Moves the News Into AI Overviews and Hands You the Data to Track It
Google has switched on news carousels inside AI Overviews, Search Console is rolling out AI visibility reports, and Instagram now lets users tune their…
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July 23, 2026
Google Rankings Wobble Again, and Your Instagram Now Shows Up in Search Console: What This Week Means for Your Business
Google rankings wobbled again this weekend with no confirmed update, and Search Console can now track your Instagram, TikTok and YouTube content. Here is…
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July 22, 2026
Google Now Tracks Your Social Posts in Search: What This Week’s Updates Mean for Your Business
Google has started tracking social posts in Search Console, AI Overviews now carries live news, and TikTok is automating ad campaigns. Here is what…
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July 21, 2026
Search and Social Update, 21 July 2026: AI Overviews Take Over the News
Google AI Overviews now appear on almost half of searches and just gained news carousels, while an unconfirmed ranking update shook results over the…
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July 20, 2026
Your Social Posts Now Show Up in Google Search Console: What Changed in Search and Social This Week
Google now reports how your Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube content performs inside Search. Add AI Overviews on nearly half of all queries, fresh…
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