Friday, September 11, 2026

SEO For Paws, a free virtual conference benefiting a charitable cause, returns with speakers including Barry Schwartz and Glenn Gabe discussing search in the AI era.

Google's developer documentation reveals a partner-only API pathway to access full-web search results.

TikTok blocked Meta's paid campaign urging it and YouTube to join Meta's $16.7 billion child safety settlement, citing its ban on political advertising.

Marie Haynes built an MCP server that lets Claude and other AI agents query her 15-year archive of Google algorithm updates.

Google Search Console's indexing report is missing data from multiple days in June 2026 due to a delayed reporting issue that will not be backfilled.

An updated analysis of Google Ads data through August 2026 confirms that users are shifting decisively toward longer, more conversational queries, with 3-4-word searches now dominating impressions and conversions.

Search Console's indexing report is missing historical data from June 2026, raising questions about whether it's a reporting glitch or a broader indexing anomaly.

Per IAB's survey, 76% of marketers are prioritizing content optimization for AI-generated answers, but 45% struggle to compare AI-driven versus traditional customer journeys, forcing most to layer new AI metrics atop legacy measurement systems.

Google confirmed a temporary Search Console indexing bug and acknowledged its biggest EU search quality reduction due to DMA compliance changes.

A University of Washington study estimates AI Overviews reduced Wikipedia referrals by 5%, though Google contests the finding.

Google is testing countdown labels on Shopping Ads to show how many days remain in a sale or promotional deal.

SERoundtable reports that some Google search results show misaligned sponsored results labels, likely a formatting bug.

Stas Levitan of LightSite AI outlines four first-party metrics marketers can monitor to correlate AI bot engagement with actual organic traffic outcomes.