Google releases September 2026 spam update
Google’s September 2026 spam update may take up to two weeks to roll out, making ranking drops harder to diagnose.
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Google's AI contribution pilot pays publishers
Google‘s AI contribution pilot pays invited publishers through Search Console. Citations and links in AI answers don‘t qualify for payment.
Cloudflare's AI training block now spares Googlebot
Cloudflare‘s Disallow AI Training setting blocks AI training crawlers but not Googlebot. Bing won‘t honor it until early 2027.
Google releases August 2026 spam update: What marketers need to know
Google‘s August 2026 spam update finished rolling out on August 21. Learn what changed, what didn‘t, and how to read your data.
Google Search expands agentic capabilities with information agents and Universal Cart
Google‘s information agents and Universal Cart stand to change how users discover and buy products online.
Google unveils Gemini 3.5 Flash and a redesigned ‘intelligent Search box’
Google‘s Gemini 3.5 Flash and intelligent Search box are live. Here‘s what it means for search visibility.
GA4 adds AI Assistant channel for referral tracking
Google Analytics 4 now classifies traffic from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude under a new AI Assistant channel.
Google publishes guide to optimizing for generative AI search
Google‘s first consolidated AI optimization guide gives guidance on ways to optimize for Google’s generative AI features.
Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol capabilities expand to main SERP
Google started rolling out UCP-powered checkout to product listings to allow buying directly on the SERP.
We analyzed billions of web visits: How AI is reshaping traffic channels
We analyzed billions of visits across 50,000+ sites to understand which traffic channels are growing, which are declining, and how the mix is shifting across industries.