One Google Rule, Two Different Answers: Search and Social Update, 30 August 2026
From today Google stops applying its site reputation abuse penalty to anyone searching inside Europe, after pressure from the European Commission. Also…
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Tag: Google Search Console
Tuesday Brief: That Search Console Security Email Was a Google Fault
Search Console emailed thousands of site owners on Monday claiming a new owner had been added, and it was a bug. Google…
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Monday Brief: Google Quietly Repaired Two of Its Own Faults Over the Weekend
Google confirmed on Sunday that the search favicon bug is fully fixed, and repaired the Search Console crawl stats gap over the…
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Search and Social Update: 12 August 2026
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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Search and Social Update: 1 August 2026
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 Now Tracks Your Social Posts
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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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