Knicks vs. Spurs tops U.S. search as NBA Finals break Google Trends records
Knicks vs. Spurs is the top U.S. search query as Google Trends data shows vintage jersey searches at all-time highs and Wembanyama at a career search peak.
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The latest news about search ads. Search ads, also known as paid search advertising or pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, are a type of online advertising that appears in search engine results pages (SERPs). When a user searches for a keyword or phrase, search ads are displayed at the top and bottom of the SERP.
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Google Analytics links Business Profiles to report local metrics
Google Analytics now imports Google Business Profile data directly, surfacing seven GBP metrics: calls, bookings, directions, website clicks, and messages.
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Google's World Cup 2026 search tools go deeper than you'd expect
Google today activated live scores, agentic ticket booking, Street View stadium imagery and Gemini match briefings across Search, Maps, Waze and the Gemini app.
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Google's SEO hiring guide now flags third-party tool risks and AI advice
Google revised its Search Central documentation on June 5, 2026 to warn against SEO ranking guarantees, unverified third-party tools, and AEO and GEO claims.
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Google bans prediction market ads in Ohio as state gambling fight escalates
Google Ads banned prediction market advertising in Ohio on June 2, 2026, as state gambling regulators challenge federal CFTC jurisdiction over event contracts.
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You can't turn off AI search? Here's what actually works on 10 engines
What actually works when trying to disable AI on 10 search engines: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Ecosia, Qwant, Startpage, Kagi, Perplexity, and Yahoo.
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Bing now lets you turn off AI search results with one click
Microsoft ships a Bing AI toggle for Chrome and Edge, letting users disable AI summaries in one click. The preview also sets Bing as the default search engine.
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Google Search profiles go live with a follower wall - but some already got in
Google Search profiles require 100K followers, but researchers found active profiles that predate those requirements, raising questions about the beta rollout.
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Google and Schema.org finally show how the web uses structured data
Google and Schema.org release the first public dataset on structured data term adoption, covering millions of domains in CSV and JSON formats, updated monthly.
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Google Maps is now asking users if businesses paid for their reviews
Google Maps is surveying users to detect incentivized reviews, with data showing over 1,000 single-month deletions and retroactive audits going back to 2024.
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Bots now outnumber humans on the web - and most aren't here to search
Cloudflare data puts bots at 57.4% of all web traffic - AI training alone at 50.6% - as AI brand mentions prove commercially worthless for losing publishers.
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Google Search profiles give publishers a dedicated space in Discover
Google launched Search profiles in the US today, giving publishers a page on Search and Discover to aggregate articles, social posts, and audience analytics.
