Google Answers for Your Brand Name Eight Times in Ten: Your Monday Brief
Google put an AI Overview on up to 90 percent of branded searches through September, so your own company name now returns…
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Someone Can Put Their Phone Number on Your Google Listing: Search and Social Update, 11 September 2026
One account uploaded more than 150 photos to unrelated Google Maps listings, every one carrying the same phone number. Plus 131 specialists…
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The Citations Vanished: Your Search and Social Brief for 4 September 2026
Google put Gemini 3.8 Flash into AI Mode this week and the citations disappeared, which Google has now confirmed is a bug.…
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Wednesday Brief: Google Is Running a Spam Update Right Now
Google started the August 2026 spam update on Monday and it is still rolling out worldwide. WordPress 7.1 ships today, Instagram will…
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Tuesday Brief: Google Says Your Search Console Collapse Never Happened
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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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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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 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…
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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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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…
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