Seen but Not Called: Search and Social Update, 2 September 2026
Calls from Google listings fell 11.9 percent and website clicks 12.5 percent, while direction requests rose 21.1 percent. Google also switched on…
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Calls from Google listings fell 11.9 percent and website clicks 12.5 percent, while direction requests rose 21.1 percent. Google also switched on…
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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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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 Search Console AI impressions collapsed on 13 August and Google has confirmed none of it was real. Plus a paused AI…
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Google Ads removes campaign level language targeting in late September, which matters more in a multilingual market than almost anywhere else. AI…
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Google's Pixel 11 lets an assistant navigate apps and websites on a customer's behalf, across more than forty apps. Anthropic starts watermarking…
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Google has opened its generative AI performance report to every Search Console account, complete with a pop-up pointing you at it. It…
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Google Search Console platform properties are now available to everyone, so you can finally see which searches surface your Instagram, TikTok and…
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Google Search Console platform properties went global this week, so you can now verify your Instagram, TikTok, X or YouTube account and…
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Google Search Console can now report on your Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube posts, and it arrives just as zero-click searches hit…
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An unconfirmed Google update rattled rankings over the weekend, with some sites reporting drops of up to 70 percent. Meanwhile AI Overviews…
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Google rankings shifted sharply over the weekend of 18 and 19 July with no confirmed update, while new Search Console reports finally…
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