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Video: Google Core Update Status, News Publishers Traffic Distribution, Ads In AI Overviews Expand, ChatGPT Ads & Christmas

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/26/25

This week in search, we covered an update on the Google December 2025 core update. Google Search traffic to news publishers continues to vanish, but there is Google Discover. A report shows…

OpenAI ChatGPT Ads May Prioritize Sponsored Content In AI Responses

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/26/25

A report from The Information outlined a number of avenues OpenAI is looking at for ad formats in ChatGPT. The main one that is reportedly being thrown around at the AI company…

Google On The Biggest Google Ads Launches Of 2025

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/26/25

Google has been publishing these videos from advertisers on the number one Google Ads launches of the year 2025. Bug Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, was asked and she picked PMax…

Google Continues Testing Centering Search Results

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/26/25

Google is testing placing the search results in the center of the screen, instead of aligning it more to the left of the screen. This is an ongoing test we have seen…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Thursday, December 25, 2025

12/26/25

SEO Daily News Recap for Thursday, December 25, 2025 Organic SEO & Search News Google’s John Mueller Continues Christmas Tradition of Providing SEO Support – For the 18th consecutive year, Google’s John…

Google SEO Advice: Pick A Reasonable Site Name To Rank For

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/26/25

Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit that when picking a site name, make sure to pick something that you can reasonably expect to rank for. In short, don’t go online and complain…

Microsoft Advertiser Exact Match Trumps Ad Rank

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

12/26/25

Navah Hopkins, the Ads Liaison for Microsoft Advertising, made it crystal clear that exact match is prioritized even over Ad Rank. Navah Hopkins wrote on X and LinkedIn, “Exact match will get…

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  • Video: Google Core Update Status, News Publishers Traffic Distribution, Ads In AI Overviews Expand, ChatGPT Ads & Christmas
  • OpenAI ChatGPT Ads May Prioritize Sponsored Content In AI Responses
  • Google On The Biggest Google Ads Launches Of 2025
  • Google Continues Testing Centering Search Results
  • SEO Daily News Recaps for Thursday, December 25, 2025
  • Google SEO Advice: Pick A Reasonable Site Name To Rank For
  • Microsoft Advertiser Exact Match Trumps Ad Rank
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