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AdMob Status Incidents: Two Open, Plus One at Ad Manager
The AdMob status incidents on Google’s Ads Status Dashboard number two, not one, and a third ad-serving incident sits open…
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Privacy-focused analytics platforms as alternatives to Google Analytics. Reviews and updates on Matomo, Plausible, Fathom, and other cookieless tracking solutions.
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Google Confirms It Rewrites Search Result Links Through google.com/goto
Google confirmed on August 26, 2026 that it is rewriting the links inside its search results, replacing each destination URL…
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Most Vendor Listicles Gained Estimated Traffic as Position-One Listicle Share Fell: Two Different Measures
A Growth Memo study published August 24 reports two things about listicles at once: most vendor-authored listicle pages gained estimated…
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YouTube Counts a View From the First Frame: The Number That Pays Stays on Engaged Views
YouTube runs three separate counters on the same video, and only one of them moved today. Beginning 24 August 2026,…
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Branded Searches Default Window Falls to 7 Days, Performance Max Drops Off the List: Google Announces Nothing
Google’s Branded Searches help page was rewritten without a changelog entry, a blog post, or an announcement. Three things moved…
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Google Ads Removes Language Targeting on Search: The Ad’s Language Becomes the Setting
Starting in September 2026, Google Ads will remove the campaign-level language setting on Search campaigns and let the ad’s own…
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Google’s Amended SerpApi Complaint Leans on Copyrights It Doesn’t Own
Google’s case against SerpApi is back, minus the claims the court barred it from re-pleading. On August 10, 2026, Google…
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Google Ads Passkey Rule Splits Into Three Dates: Only One Is Google’s
A passkey requirement for Google Ads sensitive actions is circulating with a specific enforcement date, August 19, and a second…
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Clarity Labels the Queries Behind AI Citations: One Share of Authority Becomes Two
Microsoft Clarity’s AI Visibility dashboard now labels which queries are branded and which are not, splitting a single blended Share…
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Ghost Citations: Why Two AI Studies Don’t Agree
Two vendor studies published this year measured the same behavior: AI engines that cite a page as a source without…