Google sales representatives allegedly advised advertisers to target teenage users on YouTube, seemingly in violation of the platform’s own policies prohibiting the targeting of minors. Key details: Google reps reportedly told several ad buyers to target the “unknown” category of YouTube users, which likely includes teens. This activity goes beyond the previously reported agreement between…
Google has rolled out a revised version of its official form for advertisers to request changes, in a move to improve the efficiency of Performance Max campaign management. The updated form now includes several key enhancements. Faster implementation notification. The form now displays a new notification informing advertisers that requesting changes through a standard or…
Google has fixed the ongoing search ranking bug that kicked off around the same time as the release of the August 2024 core update. Google wrote, “We fixed the issue with ranking. There will be no more updates.” Here is the timeline of this issue: Google initially wrote, “There’s an ongoing issue with ranking in…
The first half of 2024 in SEO land was never boring. Between algorithm leaks, a big core update, AI Overviews (the debut, the blowback and the pullback) and antitrust litigation hovering in the background, the headlines have created a whole lot of noise over the last few months. Forget the noise, though. What are the…
News publishers have been working harder than ever to squeeze search traffic out of Google. Just when editors start to feel confident that they’ve perfected a winning SEO formula, the game changes. From supposedly “helpful” algorithm updates to site reputation policies enforced by manual actions to the lurking threat of AI Overviews, the pressure is…
Ensuring your website and digital content are accessible is an often-overlooked brand strategy. However, a perfect web-accessibility implementation doesn’t need to be perfect from the start. Join us for “Achieve Near-Perfect Accessibility,” and discover how to balance ideal web accessibility standards with practical implementation. In this webinar, industry experts will guide proven strategies and tactics…
Many SEO professionals have been asked by managers or clients, “How long does SEO take?” Usually, the answer is “Somewhere between 4-12 months.” In some cases, it can take as long as 24 months to see a significant return on investment. This article discusses ways to get SEO results faster through what the late and…
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. agreed to buy server maker ZT Systems in a cash and stock transaction valued at $4.9 billion, adding data center technology that will bolster its efforts to challenge Nvidia Corp. ZT Systems, based in Secaucus, New Jersey, will become part of AMD’s Data Center Solutions Business Group, according to a…
Google Ads experienced a significant system glitch affecting its Shopping product serving late last month. This error resulted in advertisers’ products being displayed in other merchants’ ad accounts, potentially exposing sensitive business data to competitors. The incident has left many advertisers frustrated not only by the technical failure but also by Google’s inadequate communication in…
Google Ads officially eliminated the audience recommendations feature from the Insights tab, a move that removes automated suggestions for targeting specific audiences. Why we care. The removal of audience recommendations from Google Ads’ Insights tab forces advertisers to take a more hands-on approach to audience targeting. Impact on advertisers. Advertisers will need to manually identify…