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Barry Schwartz

@rustybrick

Search Geek

 New York
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Joined March 2007
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Google now says "Crawled - currently not indexed" is a common message, doesn't mean there is an issue and Google does not index all pages - plus more seroundtable.com/google-upda…
Google Updates Crawled - Currently Not Indexed

Google Updates Crawled - Currently Not Indexed

Google has updated the page indexing report help documentation, specifically the "Crawled - currently not indexed" section. It now says Google doesn't index all pages, this is a common message, it...

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Google to turn off Google Search for schools K through 12 seroundtable.com/google-sear…
Google To Turn Off Google Search For K-12 Schools

Google To Turn Off Google Search For K-12 Schools

Google announced it will "entirely" turn off Google Search, along with Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Gemini in Classroom for K-12 schools. "Access to these products will be entirely off for K-12...

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The reaction!
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Mordy Oberstein (@MordyOberstein) profile pictureMordy Oberstein
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So Google is testing removing the push to AI Mode from its homepage... coincidence with the latest earnings call? Also, can @gregfinn really do a better job than "Google's dumb AI?" Greg goes off the handle as @rustybrick goes off the ledge. @TheMarketingAnu dolphins are not whales, Ahab! youtube.com/watch?v=Sa7J46xa…
It's New 11/3: Google AI Mode missing, AI Overviews shifts right, Google Ads scheduling & PMax brand

It's New 11/3: Google AI Mode missing, AI Overviews shifts right, Google Ads scheduling & PMax brand

Today we covered how Google Search may be testing removing the AI M...

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Using the internet is super weird in Europe. Not only do I see tons of consent pop-ups everywhere but this GDPR notice is super weird...
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Google AI Mode only seems to link to Google Flights for flight queries - via @natzir9 seroundtable.com/google-ai-m…
Google AI Mode Only Shows Links To Google Flights

Google AI Mode Only Shows Links To Google Flights

Over the weekend, I tested out using Google AI Mode to get flight information and 100% of the time, the only links available within the AI Mode responses were to Google Flights. I am sure the Digital...

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Google is testing removing the AI Mode button from the Google Search bar - via @lenraleigh seroundtable.com/google-remo…
Google Testing Removing AI Mode From Search Bar

Google Testing Removing AI Mode From Search Bar

Google is supposedly testing removing the AI Mode button from the Google Search bar. I cannot replicate this, but it doesn't surprise me that Google would test removing the AI Mode bar for a tiny...

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Only your home page is indexed by Google? That might be a Google Search quality issue with your website says John Mueller seroundtable.com/google-qual…
Google Quality Issues: Only One Home Page Indexed

Google Quality Issues: Only One Home Page Indexed

Is your home page the only page indexed by Google Search? Were other pages of your site previously indexed and are no longer showing up in Google's index? Well, that might be a Google Search quality...

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Google Ads PMax campaigns may filter out navigational or brand-specific search queries to prioritize serving them through dedicated Search campaigns seroundtable.com/google-ads-…
Google Ads Performance Max Campaigns Filters Navigational & Brand Queries

Google Ads Performance Max Campaigns Filters Navigational & Brand Queries

Google Ads updated its How Performance Max interacts with other campaigns in your account help document to add a new section on how "Performance Max campaigns may also filter out navigational or...

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Google Ads asset scheduling with more advanced day grouping seroundtable.com/google-ads-…
Google Ads Asset Scheduling Gains Day Grouping

Google Ads Asset Scheduling Gains Day Grouping

Google Ads improved the asset scheduling advanced options to let you group days, such as weekends versus weekdays and more. This can be found under the advanced options within asset scheduling in...

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Google's John Mueller on how to block pop-ups from showing up in Google Search seroundtable.com/google-robo…
Google On How To Block Popups In Search

Google On How To Block Popups In Search

Google's John Mueller explained how to prevent pop-up dialogs on your website from appearing in Google Search using the robots.txt file. He mentioned how to do this if you are using JavaScript for...

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Sleigh the Season with Google event seroundtable.com/photos/goog…
Google London Sleigh The Season Q4 Event

Google London Sleigh The Season Q4 Event

Google held an event named Sleigh the Season with Google a week or so ago in the London office. You can see Google made cookies, a Christmas tree and more with that slogan - Sleigh The Season with Goo

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Google Search Console performance reports showing a massive spike in clicks for some, might be a bug - via @JoyanneHawkins @glenngabe @sengineland seroundtable.com/google-perf…
Google Search Console Performance Reports Showing Weird Spike In Clicks For Some Sites

Google Search Console Performance Reports Showing Weird Spike In Clicks For Some Sites

Google Search Console's performance report is showing a weird spike in clicks for some sites over the past couple of days. It is not impacting all sites, and it might be a bug, but some are seeing...

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Anyone else seeing this? If so, how are you filtering the report...
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Seeing a few sites that have massive spikes in traffic in Google Search Console. Still unclear if it's real traffic because some of the patterns just seem odd. Anyone else seeing this?
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It's New 11/3: Google AI Mode missing, @mordyoberstein on AI Overviews shifts right, @gregfinn on Google Ads asset scheduling and @TheMarketingAnu on PMax brand filters youtube.com/watch?v=Sa7J46xa…
It's New 11/3: Google AI Mode missing, AI Overviews shifts right, Google Ads scheduling & PMax brand

It's New 11/3: Google AI Mode missing, AI Overviews shifts right, Google Ads scheduling & PMax brand

Today we covered how Google Search may be testing removing the AI M...

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Google to turn off Google Search for schools K through 12 seroundtable.com/google-sear…
Google To Turn Off Google Search For K-12 Schools

Google To Turn Off Google Search For K-12 Schools

Google announced it will "entirely" turn off Google Search, along with Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Gemini in Classroom for K-12 schools. "Access to these products will be entirely off for K-12...

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Google AI Mode only seems to link to Google Flights for flight queries - via @natzir9 seroundtable.com/google-ai-m…
Google AI Mode Only Shows Links To Google Flights

Google AI Mode Only Shows Links To Google Flights

Over the weekend, I tested out using Google AI Mode to get flight information and 100% of the time, the only links available within the AI Mode responses were to Google Flights. I am sure the Digital...

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Google is testing removing the AI Mode button from the Google Search bar - via @lenraleigh seroundtable.com/google-remo…
Google Testing Removing AI Mode From Search Bar

Google Testing Removing AI Mode From Search Bar

Google is supposedly testing removing the AI Mode button from the Google Search bar. I cannot replicate this, but it doesn't surprise me that Google would test removing the AI Mode bar for a tiny...

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Only your home page is indexed by Google? That might be a Google Search quality issue with your website says John Mueller seroundtable.com/google-qual…
Google Quality Issues: Only One Home Page Indexed

Google Quality Issues: Only One Home Page Indexed

Is your home page the only page indexed by Google Search? Were other pages of your site previously indexed and are no longer showing up in Google's index? Well, that might be a Google Search quality...

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