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Google Ends Spam Update, Shares Crawl Timing Ranges – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google's spam update finishes, a talk recap puts site moves in months, Search Console combines countries, and new guidance targets fake author profiles. The post Google Ends Spam Update, Shares Crawl Timing Ranges – SEO Pulse appeared first
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/10/2026, 20:00Google Explains How To Use HTML Sitemaps For SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google explains why HTML sitemaps may still be useful even though the XML standard has largely replaced it. The post Google Explains How To Use HTML Sitemaps For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/10/2026, 05:31AI Overviews Have Spread To Most Big-Brand Searches via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Recent tracking data found AI Overviews on most brand-name searches it checked. The post AI Overviews Have Spread To Most Big-Brand Searches appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/09/2026, 20:00Your Next Product Could Be a New Brand
Flat Circle's Rok Hladnik says launching a new product line sometimes requires a new brand. The post Your Next Product Could Be a New Brand appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
Practical Ecommerce · Published 10/09/2026, 16:06Claude’s New Rules Target Fake Sources Built To Sway AI Answers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Anthropic's updated usage policy names seeding search and AI answer sources with misleading content, and drops automated publishing from its high-risk list. The post Claude’s New Rules Target Fake Sources Built To Sway AI Answers appeared f
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/09/2026, 16:00Jetpack 16.3 WordPress Plugin Update Is A Winner via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Jetpack announced the release of version 16.3, a major update that adds three new blocks, expands existing features, improves accessibility and security, and reorganizes settings to bring related controls together in the user interface. Thr
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/09/2026, 13:06AI In Regulated Paid Media: The Default Settings That Put Compliance At Risk via @sejournal, @timothyjjensen
Understand how to address both ad platform and organizational AI concerns for paid media advertisers in regulated industries The post AI In Regulated Paid Media: The Default Settings That Put Compliance At Risk appeared first on Search Engi
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/09/2026, 03:00Google Now Has The Math To Rank Without An Index, And The Results Page Does Not Survive It via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
Google DeepMind proved one model can theoretically rank without a separate index. If it ships, visibility stops being a position and becomes inclusion or absence. The post Google Now Has The Math To Rank Without An Index, And The Results Pa
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 22:30Google Completes September 2026 Spam Update After Nearly 14 Days via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google's latest spam update has finished rolling out after nearly two weeks, taking longer than any of the three earlier spam updates it ran this year. The post Google Completes September 2026 Spam Update After Nearly 14 Days appeared first
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 20:58Why Google Search Updates Cannot Be Judged During Early Rollout via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW
Avoid costly site changes during a Google spam update by separating early ranking volatility from lasting losses and setting clear milestones for leadership. The post Why Google Search Updates Cannot Be Judged During Early Rollout appeared
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 20:00Desktop Habits Hide Mobile Friction
Operators who view their web stores only on desktops miss poor mobile experiences. The post Desktop Habits Hide Mobile Friction appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
Practical Ecommerce · Published 10/08/2026, 17:00Link Building Strategies for 2027: What to Keep and Cut via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
Decide which link building tactics to keep or cut for 2027. Join Resolve for a free webinar on off-page SEO, rankings, and AI visibility. The post Link Building Strategies for 2027: What to Keep and Cut appeared first on Search Engine Journ
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 15:45ChatGPT Gets GPT-6 And Intelligent UI For Interactive Answers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 in ChatGPT with Intelligent UI, which can add visuals and interactive tools to answers. The post ChatGPT Gets GPT-6 And Intelligent UI For Interactive Answers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 05:42Google Opens Its SynthID Watermark Detector To The Public via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google opened its SynthID Detector to everyone, allowing users to check images, video, and audio for watermarks from Google and partner AI tools. The post Google Opens Its SynthID Watermark Detector To The Public appeared first on Search En
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 03:38Why Legacy PPC Account Structures Are Sabotaging Your Smart Bidding Strategy
Consolidate redundant PPC campaigns to give Smart Bidding stronger signals without erasing the business distinctions that keep your account profitable. The post Why Legacy PPC Account Structures Are Sabotaging Your Smart Bidding Strategy ap
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 03:00Prediction: The Next Massive Google Update Is Around The Corner via @sejournal, @lilyraynyc
Is another major Google update coming? The documentation changes, spam update pace, and Google's own statements all point the same way. The post Prediction: The Next Massive Google Update Is Around The Corner appeared first on Search Engine
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 01:30AI Search Is Changing Your Website’s Job, Here’s How To Adapt via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
Sachin Puri explains why AI discovery makes accurate business information, customer trust, and measurement beyond clicks more important for small businesses. The post AI Search Is Changing Your Website’s Job, Here’s How To Adapt appeared fi
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/07/2026, 21:30The Business Case For SEO Is Changing; Budget Justifications Should Too via @sejournal, @cshel
Learn how to justify SEO budgets in the AI era by aligning investments with revenue generation, risk reduction, infrastructure, and business value. The post The Business Case For SEO Is Changing; Budget Justifications Should Too appeared fi
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/07/2026, 20:00WordPress Releases Canonical MCP Adapter Plugin via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WordPress released a canonical MCP Adapter that connects AI with sites while maintaining compatibility across MCP versions. The post WordPress Releases Canonical MCP Adapter Plugin appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/07/2026, 18:48New Ecommerce Tools: October 7, 2026
New services this week include website builders, no-box returns, AI-powered ad campaigns, same-day deliveries, discovery tools, multichannel product listings, live commerce, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: October 7, 2026 appeared f
Practical Ecommerce · Published 10/07/2026, 17:00Google’s Search Antitrust Ruling: What Advertisers Should Check Next
Federal rulings in 2024 and 2025 examined how Google runs its advertising business. The post Google’s Search Antitrust Ruling: What Advertisers Should Check Next appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/07/2026, 13:00WordPress 7.1.3 Fixes 7 Vulnerabilities And 1 Critical Flaw via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WordPress 7.1.3 fixes seven security vulnerabilities and a critical bug affecting image uploads that can result in a fatal error. The post WordPress 7.1.3 Fixes 7 Vulnerabilities And 1 Critical Flaw appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/07/2026, 04:05Guardrails for Google Ads AI
What we tell AI to exclude is as important as what to target. The post Guardrails for Google Ads AI appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
Practical Ecommerce · Published 10/06/2026, 17:00New learning paths: curated YouTube playlists for Search fundamentals and Technical SEO
Over the years, the Search Central YouTube channel has published hundreds of videos across various series, from Search for Beginners and Ask Googlebot to Search Console Training and Search Off the Record. While our series structure works we
Google Search Central Blog · Published 10/06/2026, 08:00Add Social Profiles to Search Console
Publish a video on YouTube and related product images on Instagram, and then track organic search performance for each. The post Add Social Profiles to Search Console appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
Practical Ecommerce · Published 10/05/2026, 17:00How Salt Lake City eBayers Welcome New Neighbors
For years, Changemakers in Utah have volunteered with the International Rescue Committee in support of new Americans. A 2026 Global Give grant deepens that relationship and supports IRC’s entrepreneurship work.
eBay Newsroom · Published 10/05/2026, 15:005 Content Marketing Ideas for November 2026
November ideas include Route 66, the science behind products, 1976, television history, and rethinking the holiday gift guide. The post 5 Content Marketing Ideas for November 2026 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
Practical Ecommerce · Published 10/04/2026, 18:12
