August 2026 in Review: What Actually Changed in Search and Social
In August a bot setting removed an entire government website from Google, and on 15 September that setting becomes the default for…
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The Show More Button Is Disappearing: Search and Social Update, 31 August 2026
Google has confirmed that AI Overviews now expand into full answers for some searches, removing the Show more button and pushing your…
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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…
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