I recently became frustrated while working with Claude, and it led me to an interesting exchange with the platform, which led me to examining my own expectations, actions, and behavior…and that was eye-opening. The short version is I want to keep thinking of AI as an assistant, like a lab partner. In reality, it needs […]
Discovery now happens before search demand is visible in Google. In 2026, interest forms across social feeds, communities, and AI-generated answers – long before it shows up as keyword search volume. By the time demand appears in SEO tools, the opportunity to shape how a concept is understood has already passed. This creates a problem […]
As we head into the new year, the age of experimentation is giving way to the age of execution. The past few years have been about “Can we do it?” – generative AI, the decline of cookies, retail media networks (RMNs), shoppable video, immersive experiences. Now, the question is: “Are we doing it, and doing […]
A vulnerability in the popular WordPress Contact Form 7 plugin addon installed in over 300,000 websites enables attackers to upload malicious files and makes it possible for them to copy files from the server. Redirection For Contact Form 7 The Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin by Themeisle is an add-on to the popular […]
Google sued SerpApi in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging the company developed methods to bypass protections Google deployed to prevent automated scraping of Search results and the licensed content they contain. Why This Case Is Different Unlike previous cases that focused on terms-of-service violations or broader scraping methods, Google’s […]
Does it feel like your organic traffic is disappearing? You aren’t imagining it. AI Overviews and answer engines are sidelining classic SEO results. To stay visible, brands need to adapt – fast. The good news: you don’t need to rewrite your entire SEO playbook. With a few smart tweaks, you can shift from SEO to GEO […]
Broad match used to mean “more reach, less relevance.” Now it means more reach, with a machine learning layer deciding what relevance looks like. Google has been steadily steering advertisers toward fewer moving parts – fewer match types, fewer manual levers, and more automation. Making broad match the default for new Search campaigns in July […]
Google said today that it is suing SerpApi, accusing the company of bypassing security protections to scrape, harvest, and resell copyrighted content from Google Search results. The allegations: Google said SerpApi: Circumvented Google’s security measures and industry-standard crawling controls. Ignored website directives that specify whether content can be accessed. Used cloaking, rotating bot identities, and […]
Google will update its Pharmaceutical policy for AdMob Authorized Buyers in January, allowing prescription drug and prescription drug service ads in select markets without Google certification while clarifying what remains strictly prohibited. What’s changing. The policy will be renamed “Pharmaceutical products and services” and updated to let Authorized Buyers promote prescription drugs and prescription drug […]
Microsoft Advertising rolled out asset-level editorial review, giving advertisers visibility into policy approvals for individual ad components — not just entire ads — and reducing delays caused by single non-compliant elements. What’s new. First announced in June, advertisers can now see headlines, descriptions, and images reviewed separately inside the Microsoft Advertising interface. If one asset […]