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Get the latest SEO news, Google algorithm updates, search ranking changes and AI search developments from Search Engine Watch. We cover Google Search, Search Console, Google Ads, Bing, ChatGPT, AI Overviews and emerging search platforms – explaining what changed, why it matters and how it could affect organic traffic, paid visibility and your wider search marketing strategy. 365 articles
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Google says Reddit gets no special preference in search

Google communications representative Jennifer Kutz confirmed to The Verge that Reddit gets no preferential treatment in Google’s search rankings or AI search features. Kutz told The Verge: “Google’s…

By Sachin Patel · 08 Aug 2026

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Google Algorithm update in August 2026? What we know

We’re kickstarting a brand new series here at SEW, where we will do our best to watch and report in search engines’ updates.…

By Radu Tyrsina · 06 Aug 2026

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Move over Google Shopping: ChatGPT’s ad carousel launch is imminent

ChatGPT ads are becoming much more like Google Shopping. OpenAI is reportedly rolling out a new carousel format that can place several…

By Radu Tyrsina · 06 Aug 2026

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Google loses four architects of Search and Gemini as DeepMind’s founder steps back

Jeff Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat, Quoc Le and Oriol Vinyals are leaving to form a new AI company. Demis Hassabis is handing daily…

By Radu Tyrsina · 05 Aug 2026

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Apple’s advertising business just had its best quarter ever

Apple’s advertising business set a new June-quarter revenue record, according to comments made during the company’s latest earnings call. One important number…

By Radu Tyrsina · 05 Aug 2026

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AI visibility scores can mislead search marketers, new guidelines warn

Marketers should be cautious about using AI visibility scores to make budget or strategy decisions, according to new industry guidance. The Interactive…

By Radu Tyrsina · 05 Aug 2026

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New study: Majority of consumers are unaware of how search engines work

New BrandVerity study finds that 63% of consumers are unaware of how search engines work.

By BrandVerity · 22 Jan 2020

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Everything small businesses need to know to launch a campaign on Amazon

This infographic by Businessfinancing.co.uk breaks down each Amazon ad product and provides tips for getting started with your first Amazon ad campaign.

By Jacqueline Dooley · 15 Jan 2020

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Yext researches what American customers are looking for throughout the year

Yext’s analysis of the year’s search behavior shows consumers look to go to the doctor’s office in January, the dealership in May,…

By Mahir Prasad · 25 Nov 2019

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Facebook campaign budget optimization: How marketers must prepare for September 1, 2019

If you pay someone to adjust bids every week, much of that bid optimization work will be over. Details on Facebook's campaign…

By Brian Bowman · 14 Aug 2019

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#GoogleDoBetter: The latest on internal issues at Google and Alphabet

June 19 sees protests from employees and activists at annual shareholder meeting, but outright rejection of progressive change from the board.

By Luke Richards · 03 Jul 2019

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Decommissioning Jet: Two charts proving Walmart planned to ground Jet all along

Walmart made headlines last week by announcing that it would fold Jet.com into its Walmart ecommerce operations. The story explained with two…

By Stephen Kraus · 26 Jun 2019

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Google’s How News Works, aimed at clarifying news transparency

In May, Google announced the launch of a new website aimed at explaining how they serve and address news across Google properties…

By Jacqueline Dooley · 11 Jun 2019

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Goodbye to average position on Google SERPs

Average position is misinterpreted as a metric that shows the actual position of ads on SERPs. How to accurately gauge the true…

By Blake Lucas · 28 May 2019

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Google bans adverts for anti-censorship sites in China

Despite Google and China's interesting history, Google's latest movements have been speculatively characterized as attempts to regain favor with China.

By William Chalk · 08 May 2019

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Survey: Less than 10% of marketers to focus on Digital PR in 2019

A recent survey found that while 76% of marketers said brand awareness is a KPI for them, only 9% will focus on…

By Kirsty Daniel · 12 Apr 2019

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Google RankBrain: Clearing up the myths and misconceptions

It’s been nearly 3½ years since Google announced RankBrain, but we have little detail about how it works. Here's what we actually…

By Roger Rogerson · 05 Mar 2019

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YouTube + child safety: Is the service doing enough?

YouTube has had quite the month in the way of child safety concerns. We look at an overview of what's happened and…

By Luke Richards · 28 Feb 2019

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How to dominate Google News search in 2019

A few weeks ago, Google published a blog post on its webmaster blog sharing some tips on how to get more success…

By Muradul Islam · 28 Feb 2019

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Google / YouTube and brand safety: What’s next?

Eight in 10 CMOs say brand safety keeps them up at night, according to a study from December 2018. The latest advertiser…

By Gary Burtka · 22 Feb 2019

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Search industry news and trends: Best of 2018

A roundup of fan favorite articles on search industry news and trends from 2018. Feat: alternative search engines, algorithm updates, free courses…

By Kimberly Collins · 31 Dec 2018

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Google’s Pichai answers to Congress: The good, the bad and the frustrating

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified in front of Congress this week on transparency and accountability, specifically around data. Here's an overview.

By Luke Richards · 13 Dec 2018

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14 ranking signals you need to optimize for in 2019

Top ranking factors for mobile-first indexing in order to dominate search in 2019, segmented by relevance, content, backlinks, and user experience.

By Aleh Barysevich · 10 Dec 2018

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Dragonfly: 500+ staff sign open letter for Google to drop new Chinese search engine

More than 500 Googlers globally signed open letter on Medium calling for end to Dragonfly and for "transparency, communication, and real accountability."

By Luke Richards · 30 Nov 2018

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Amazon emerges as search advertising powerhouse

Amazon's search advertising business is on track to generate more than $10 billion in advertising revenues over the next year, according to…

By Gary Burtka · 12 Nov 2018

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