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Google’s John Mueller Says Some Sites in “Bad State” May Need a Full Restart www.boldoutlook.com/google-muell...

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Google’s John Mueller Says Some Sites in “Bad State” May Need a Full Restart
Google’s John Mueller says sites damaged by low-quality content may not recover through rewriting alone. Domains in a “bad state” may require a full restart, emphasizing authentic value, clear purpose...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Google’s John Mueller Says Background Video Loading Unlikely to Affect SEO www.boldoutlook.com/google-muell...

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Google’s John Mueller Says Background Video Loading Unlikely to Affect SEO
Google’s John Mueller says large background videos loading asynchronously are unlikely to affect SEO if primary content loads first. The clarification highlights best practices for lazy loading, Core ...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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EU Proposes “Digital Omnibus” Package to Ease GDPR, AI Act, and Cookie Rules www.boldoutlook.com/eu-digital-o...

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EU Proposes “Digital Omnibus” Package to Ease GDPR, AI Act, and Cookie Rules
The European Commission has proposed a “Digital Omnibus” to ease parts of the GDPR, AI Act, and cookie rules. The package seeks to simplify data use, delay AI obligations, and reduce consent banners, ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Google’s John Mueller Pushes Back on Trend of Creating LLM-Only Web Pages www.boldoutlook.com/google-john-...

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Google’s John Mueller Pushes Back on Trend of Creating LLM-Only Web Pages
Google’s John Mueller says publishers don’t need separate Markdown or JSON pages for LLMs, emphasizing that AI systems already parse standard HTML. Experts note structured data matters only when platf...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Google Integrates Gemini 3 Into Search’s AI Mode, Expanding Advanced Reasoning Capabilities www.boldoutlook.com/google-gemin...

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Google Integrates Gemini 3 Into Search’s AI Mode, Expanding Advanced Reasoning Capabilities
Google has integrated Gemini 3 into Search’s AI Mode, introducing advanced reasoning, dynamic generative interfaces, expanded query fan-out, and interactive tools. The update marks the first same-day ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Google CTR Trends Show Shifts in Branded Searches, Query Length, and Industry Performance in Q3 www.boldoutlook.com/google-ctr-t...

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Google CTR Trends Show Shifts in Branded Searches, Query Length, and Industry Performance in Q3
New Q3 data from Advanced Web Ranking shows declining CTR for top organic results in branded, commercial, and local searches, while longer queries and select industries remain more stable. Key trends ...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Critical W3 Total Cache Vulnerability Exposes Over One Million WordPress Sites to Remote Code Execution www.boldoutlook.com/w3-total-cac...

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Critical W3 Total Cache Vulnerability Exposes Over One Million WordPress Sites to Remote Code Execution
A critical vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated PHP command injection, leaving hundreds of thousands of sites exposed. Learn how CVE-2025-9501 works, its risks, ...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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YouTube Remains the Most Widely Used Social Platform as Usage Patterns Shift Across the U.S. www.boldoutlook.com/pew-social-m...

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YouTube Remains the Most Widely Used Social Platform as Usage Patterns Shift Across the U.S.
New Pew data shows YouTube and Facebook remain the most widely used social platforms in the U.S., while TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Reddit continue steady growth. Daily usage and demographic tren...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Adobe Announces $1.9 Billion Agreement to Acquire Semrush www.boldoutlook.com/adobe-acquir...

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Adobe Announces $1.9 Billion Agreement to Acquire Semrush
Adobe will acquire Semrush in a $1.9B all-cash deal, expanding its Experience Cloud with leading SEO and AI-driven visibility tools. The acquisition brings Semrush’s search, GEO, and competitive intel...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Google Expands AI Travel Planning and Booking Features in Search www.boldoutlook.com/google-expan...

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Google Expands AI Travel Planning and Booking Features in Search
Google is expanding AI-powered travel tools in Search with Canvas itinerary planning, global Flight Deals, and broader agentic booking. The updates deepen Google’s move toward end-to-end trip planning...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Google Clarifies Review Snippet Guidance: Use a Single Review Target www.boldoutlook.com/google-revie...

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Google Clarifies Review Snippet Guidance: Use a Single Review Target
Google updated its review snippet documentation to clarify that each review or rating must link to one clear target. The change highlights common schema errors that create ambiguous relationships and ...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Google Announces Major Improvements to Ads Account Suspension Accuracy and Appeal Speed www.boldoutlook.com/google-ads-i...

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Google Announces Major Improvements to Ads Account Suspension Accuracy and Appeal Speed
Google has introduced major improvements to its Ads enforcement system, reducing incorrect suspensions by over 80% and speeding up appeal reviews. Advertisers can now expect faster resolutions, cleare...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Meta Projects ~$16 B in Revenue from Scam and Illicit Ads, Internal Documents Show www.boldoutlook.com/meta-16-bill...

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Meta Projects ~$16 B in Revenue from Scam and Illicit Ads, Internal Documents Show
Internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters reveal up to 10% of Meta’s 2024 ad revenue — about $16 billion — may come from scam and banned-goods ads. The report raises questions about Meta’s enforceme...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns That Personalized AI Raises Major Security Risks www.boldoutlook.com/sam-altman-a...

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns That Personalized AI Raises Major Security Risks
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI security will define the next phase of AI development, warning that personalization introduces new risks as models learn from user data. He urges researchers to focus on ...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Robots.txt Deep Dive: Advanced Configurations for Complex Websites www.boldoutlook.com/robotstxt-de...

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Robots.txt Deep Dive: Advanced Configurations for Complex Websites
Gain full control of your site’s crawl behavior with this in-depth technical guide to advanced robots.txt configurations. Learn how to optimize crawl budgets, manage complex architectures, and orchest...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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YouTube Clarifies: No Benefit to Waiting 24–48 Hours Before Publishing Videos www.boldoutlook.com/youtube-no-b...

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YouTube Clarifies: No Benefit to Waiting 24–48 Hours Before Publishing Videos
YouTube clarified there’s no algorithmic advantage to waiting 24–48 hours before publishing. The platform’s recommendation system learns only from audience behavior once videos are public, not from up...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Google Maintains Commitment to Structured Data Despite Select Deprecations www.boldoutlook.com/google-struc...

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Google Maintains Commitment to Structured Data Despite Select Deprecations
Google confirmed it will continue supporting structured data across Search, despite retiring select schema types in January 2026. The update aims to simplify results, removing lesser-used features lik...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Google AI Overviews Appear on 21% of Desktop Search Queries, New Study Shows www.boldoutlook.com/google-ai-ov...

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Google AI Overviews Appear on 21% of Desktop Search Queries, New Study Shows
Ahrefs analyzed 146 million Google searches and found AI Overviews appear on 21% of queries—mostly long, informational, or question-based searches. Science and health topics show the highest rates, wh...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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25 Years of Google Ads: How the Platform Evolved—and Whether It’s Better Today www.boldoutlook.com/google-ads-2...

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25 Years of Google Ads: How the Platform Evolved—and Whether It’s Better Today
Google Ads marks 25 years of evolution from simple keyword bidding to AI-driven automation. Here’s how the platform changed, what advertisers gained and lost, and why the debate over control vs. effic...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Signals Potential Advertising on ChatGPT www.boldoutlook.com/sam-altman-c...

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Signals Potential Advertising on ChatGPT
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ChatGPT may eventually include ads but insists they must not undermine user trust. He outlined potential transaction-based monetization and contrasted OpenAI’s approach with...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Automattic demands rebrand of CSS framework over name similarity www.boldoutlook.com/automattic-t...

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Automattic demands rebrand of CSS framework over name similarity
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has issued a trademark complaint to developer Kevin Geary over his CSS framework, Automatic.css, citing potential brand confusion. The dispute highlights ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Google Boosts Performance Max with Waze Ads Integration and Enhanced Channel Reporting www.boldoutlook.com/google-perfo...

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Google Boosts Performance Max with Waze Ads Integration and Enhanced Channel Reporting
Google expanded Performance Max with Waze ad placements for U.S. store-goal campaigns and introduced enhanced channel performance reporting, giving advertisers greater transparency into where ads run ...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Google Issues Advisory: Audit Tool Scores Are Not Definitive Indicators for Technical SEO www.boldoutlook.com/google-warns...

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Google Issues Advisory: Audit Tool Scores Are Not Definitive Indicators for Technical SEO
Google cautions against relying on SEO audit tool scores, urging site owners to prioritize context and expert analysis. Martin Splitt outlines a three-step framework focused on identifying real techni...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Perplexity and Snap Announce $400 Million Partnership to Integrate AI Search Into Snapchat www.boldoutlook.com/perplexity-s...

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Perplexity and Snap Announce $400 Million Partnership to Integrate AI Search Into Snapchat
Perplexity AI partners with Snap in a $400 million deal to integrate its conversational answer engine into Snapchat, reaching 943 million users and signaling a new phase of AI search adoption through ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Google Deprecates Practice Problem Structured Data in Search www.boldoutlook.com/google-depre...

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Google Deprecates Practice Problem Structured Data in Search
Google is removing support for practice problem structured data in January 2026 as part of efforts to simplify Search. The change affects Search Console reports, the Rich Results Test, and structured ...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM