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Google's first mainland China search event lands in Shanghai on May 15
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (545+ words) Google Search Central Live Shanghai 2026 brings SEO, search optimization, and global market expansion topics to mainland China for the first time on May 15. The event is positioned at a notable intersection: a Western technology company holding a face-to-face technical conference…...
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1+ day, 23+ hour ago (13+ words) Most marketers can't predict their audience - and AI isn't fixing it yet'PPC Land...
Google reinstates articles exposing Clickout Media after bogus DMCA takedowns
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (697+ words) Google restored Press Gazette and Search Engine Land articles about Clickout Media's parasite SEO scheme after bogus DMCA complaints removed them from search results. A fraudulent copyright complaint briefly scrubbed two major investigations into'parasite SEO'firm Clickout Media from Google's search…...
Gmail finally lets users change their address - and the technical lift was enormous
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (388+ words) Google today launched Gmail address changes for U.S. users, allowing username updates while keeping emails, history and sign-in access. Global rollout planned. Google yesterday launched one of Gmail's most-requested features: the ability for users to change their Gmail address without losing…...
Why Google's core updates take weeks: Mueller explains the mechanics
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (700+ words) Google's John Mueller clarified on March 31, 2026, why core updates take 2-3 weeks to roll out, citing multiple components updated step-by-step rather than all at once. SEO professional Jason Kilgore opened the thread on Bluesky, noting the familiar pattern of ranking volatility…...
Google rewrites Googlebot's rulebook: 2MB limits, IP moves, and what crawlers really are
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (650+ words) Google rewrites Googlebot's rulebook: 2MB limits, IP moves, and what crawlers really are'PPC Land Google today published two posts on the Google Search Central Blog - both dated Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - that together offer the most detailed public account of its crawling infrastructure…...
Teen's plan to save family rental with SEO caught Google's attention
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (232+ words) Google's John Mueller responded today on Reddit to a teenager trying to save his family's Spain vacation rental with SEO, warning that rankings are not guaranteed and competition from aggregators is fierce. User krisbobl framed the priority clearly: rebuild the…...
Reddit bots threaten ad quality - here's how the platform fights back
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (158+ words) Reddit removes 100,000 bot accounts daily, threatening its $726M ad platform's authenticity. A new [App] label system aims to restore advertiser trust. The technical centerpiece of the announcement is the[App] label, a new designation that will appear next to accounts operating…...
Nielsen's Gauge suppression fight is really about who controls TV money
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (222+ words) Ian Whittaker argues VAB's clash with Nielsen over the February 2026 Gauge delay is a battle for pricing power and TV advertising economics, not methodology. According to Cunningham's statement, Nielsen's decision to delay its February Gauge report "with its anticipated spike…...
Google Search Live goes global: 200+ countries now get voice and camera AI search
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (346+ words) Google Search Live expands to all AI Mode markets on March 26, 2026, powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, bringing multimodal voice and camera search to 200+ countries. There is also a third entry point for users already using'Google Lens. If a user is…...