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Sitemap tree icon on dark green, weekly search and social recap 22 August 2026

Your Week in Search and Social: 16 to 21 August 2026

A 41 day experiment found Googlebot reaching only 2 percent of pages linked by JavaScript, and the AI crawlers found almost none.…

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Your Week in Search and Social: 9 to 14 August 2026

Three changes this week were not features you can adopt when ready. Google Ads starts migrating campaigns to AI Max on 1…

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AI Max Carries 72% More Invalid Traffic: Search and Social Update, 14 August 2026

New Lunio data shows Google search campaigns running AI Max carried 72 percent more invalid traffic, and Google converts eligible campaigns automatically…

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Search and Social Update: 2 August 2026

Google starts retiring Dynamic Search Ads in September, migrating eligible campaigns to AI Max automatically. Google Business Profile chat has shut down…