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Google's @adsliaison@bird.makeup said the unpaused keywords are only from automatically paused keywords and not manually paused keywords - story updated at www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-a...
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February 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Google's @adsliaison@bird.makeup said the unpaused keywords are only from automatically paused keywords and not manually paused keywords - story updated at www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-a...
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Google AI Mode expands to 53 new languages www.seroundtable.com/google-expan...
February 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Google AI Mode expands to 53 new languages www.seroundtable.com/google-expan...
Google said there is no filter in Google Search for having bad titles www.seroundtable.com/google-bad-t...
Google Does Not Have A Bad Title Algorithm Filter
Google's John Mueller responded to a concern about having bad title tags and how that might impact your site in Google Search. He said on Bluesky "I don't think our systems have a "we don't like this ...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Google said there is no filter in Google Search for having bad titles www.seroundtable.com/google-bad-t...
Google reviews going missing again www.seroundtable.com/google-revie...
Complaints Of Google Reviews Being Removed Again
There has been an uptick in complaints from businesses around Google local reviews disappearing or being removed. We had something similar last October and it was fixed in December and now I am seein...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Google reviews going missing again www.seroundtable.com/google-revie...
Google is still testing the Search Console branded queries filter and social channels feature www.seroundtable.com/google-searc...
Google Search Console Still Testing Branded Queries and Social Channels Feature
The other day, Google released the Google Search Console AI-powered configuration tool and we continued to wonder when the other features, like branded queries and the social channels would go live. ...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Google is still testing the Search Console branded queries filter and social channels feature www.seroundtable.com/google-searc...
Google Ads certification process for cryptocurrency is being updated www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-c...
Google Ads Certification Process For Cryptocurrency
Google is rolling out an update for Google Ads advertisers to certify for some cryptocurrency and complex speculative financial products. This is "incrementally to all advertisers over a period of ti...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Google Ads certification process for cryptocurrency is being updated www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-c...
Lunar New Year celebration at Google www.seroundtable.com/photos/lunar...
Lunar New Year Celebration At Google
A couple of days ago, Google held a Lunar New Year celebration at the main Google office. It included the Dragon dance, games, food and more events.
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February 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Lunar New Year celebration at Google www.seroundtable.com/photos/lunar...
Google Search Console AI-powered configuration tool is live www.seroundtable.com/google-searc...
Google Search Console AI-Powered Configuration Now Live
Google has finally fully rolled out the Google Search Console AI-powered configuration tool. Google wrote on LinkedIn, "The Search Console's new AI-powered configuration is now available to everyone! ...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Google Search Console AI-powered configuration tool is live www.seroundtable.com/google-searc...
Google AI Overviews and AI Mode get hover over pop up link cards treatment - which seems a lot better www.seroundtable.com/google-hover...
Google Rolls Out Hover Pop Up Links In AI Overviews & AI Mode
Earlier this month, we covered Google testing what we called contextual overlay link cards in AI Overviews and AI Mode. Well, Google officially began rolling them out yesterday, and they are more like...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Google AI Overviews and AI Mode get hover over pop up link cards treatment - which seems a lot better www.seroundtable.com/google-hover...
Google Ads may be automatically enabling paused keywords www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-a...
Google Ads Auto Enabling Paused Keywords Via Low Activity System Bulk Changes
Google Ads may be automatically enabling paused keywords in your advertising accounts. I am waiting for a statement from Google on this but there are reports that this is being done through the low a...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Google Ads may be automatically enabling paused keywords www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-a...
Google Ads shows data for PMax placement reports www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-p...
Google Ads Showing PMax Placement Report Details
Google Ads is now showing in the "When and where ads showed" report, the ability to see PMax, Performance Max, reporting. So you can see the placement, type, network and impressions you are getting fr...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Google Ads shows data for PMax placement reports www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-p...
Google's Knowledge Graph is losing a primary source, the CIA World Factbook www.seroundtable.com/google-knowl...
Google Losing A Knowledge Graph Source - CIA World Factbook
Google is losing one of its main sources of information for its Knowledge Graph, the CIA World Factbook. This was a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency between 1962 and 2026...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Google's Knowledge Graph is losing a primary source, the CIA World Factbook www.seroundtable.com/google-knowl...
Google AdSense anchor and vignette ads bug www.seroundtable.com/google-adsen...
Google AdSense Anchor & Vignette Ads Bug
There is a bug impacting a number of Google AdSense publishers where the anchor and vignette ads won't close for users. This has been an issue since February 13th and Google is reportedly working on a...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Google AdSense anchor and vignette ads bug www.seroundtable.com/google-adsen...
Toy monkey at Google Piano www.seroundtable.com/photos/toy-m...
Toy Monkey On Google Piano
I am not sure what this is about but there is this toy monkey of sorts sitting on a piano bench near a piano at a Google office. This was taken at one of the offices by the GooglePlex in California.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Toy monkey at Google Piano www.seroundtable.com/photos/toy-m...
Google said allowing sites to opt out of AI Overviews is a "huge engineering project" www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Google Says Opting Out Of AI Overviews Is A Huge Engineering Project
A few weeks ago, we reported Google was exploring ways to allow sites to opt out of showing up in Google's AI features, like AI Mode and AI Overviews. Google’s Sulina Connal said at the FT Strategies ...
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February 17, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Google said allowing sites to opt out of AI Overviews is a "huge engineering project" www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
About the Results tab in Google Ads Recommendations help doc www.seroundtable.com/about-the-re...
About The Results Tab In Google Ads Recommendations Help Document
There is a new Google Ads help document named About the Results tab in Google Ads Recommendations. It explains that in the Results tab, you can now view the performance impact after you apply them.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM
About the Results tab in Google Ads Recommendations help doc www.seroundtable.com/about-the-re...
Google AI Mode "Ask about" triggers on hover www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-mo...
Google AI Mode Ask About Feature Now Works On Overlay
Google AI Mode has this feature where you can ask about a specific product, it is called "Ask about." Now when you hover over a product, the "Ask about" will overlay so you can more easily trigger the...
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February 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Google AI Mode "Ask about" triggers on hover www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-mo...
Google AI Overviews link citation button is blue until you click to load more of the answer, then it turns gray (small things...) www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Google AI Overviews With Blue Links Before Click & Gray After Click
Did you know that the Google AI Overviews link citation paperclip icons are blue before you click to see more of the overviews and then after you click on them, that icon turns to a gray color.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Google AI Overviews link citation button is blue until you click to load more of the answer, then it turns gray (small things...) www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Google jungle gym www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...
Google Jungle Area
Here is a photo I think I must have shared before, but this is a new version from the Google DeepMind office in Mountain View, California of the jungle gym and art installation.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Google jungle gym www.seroundtable.com/photos/googl...
Google AI Overviews are shifting clicks from organic sites to paid product listings www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Study: Google AI Overview Clicks Shifting To Shopping Search Ads
There is some new data out that shows that yes, Google's AI Overviews are causing a huge decline in clicks to websites organically but it is also showing that for e-commerce queries, there is a massiv...
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February 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Google AI Overviews are shifting clicks from organic sites to paid product listings www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov...
Google's John Mueller warns not to serve "not available" with JavaScript before the actual content loads www.seroundtable.com/google-javas...
Google Warns About Serving "Not Available" With JavaScript Before Content Loads
Google's John Mueller warned one site owner not to load "not available" in the JavaScript before the actual content that loads is available. It can lead Google to believe the page does not exist, pre...
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February 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Google's John Mueller warns not to serve "not available" with JavaScript before the actual content loads www.seroundtable.com/google-javas...
Google Ads new calculate your conversion value for new customers feature www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-c...
Google Ads Calculate Your Conversion Value For New Customers
Google Ads has this new feature that lets advertisers calculate your conversion value for new customers. It says, "Select a lower target ROAS to adjust the incremental conversion value used to bid for...
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February 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Google Ads new calculate your conversion value for new customers feature www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-c...
Google and Bing share more on the issues with using markdown files www.seroundtable.com/google-bing-...
Google & Bing Call Markdown Files Messy & Causes More Crawl Load
We covered the topic of markdown files before but now we have more commentary from official representatives from Google and Bing on the topic. In short, they call markdown files messy, it can cause is...
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February 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Google and Bing share more on the issues with using markdown files www.seroundtable.com/google-bing-...
Google Parked Domains (AFD) ceased to be an ad surface within the Search Partner Network www.seroundtable.com/google-parke...
Google Stops Parked Domains (AFD) On Search Partner Network
Google AdSense has ended its Parked Domains (AFD) as an ad surface within the Search Partner Network effective February 10, 2026. Google wrote, "Parked Domains (AFD) will cease to be an ad surface wit...
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February 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Google Parked Domains (AFD) ceased to be an ad surface within the Search Partner Network www.seroundtable.com/google-parke...
Matching your clothing colors with the Google walls www.seroundtable.com/photos/match...
Matching Clothing With Google Office Room Walls
This photo caught my attention. You have this wild neon blue and green color pattern on one of the walls in the Google Playa Vista office. But then you have this person dressed up to match the colors
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February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Matching your clothing colors with the Google walls www.seroundtable.com/photos/match...