Google to no longer support FAQ rich results

FAQ rich results will no longer show in search and the Search Console features will go away.

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Search Engine Land

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up May 8th

Many of the third-party tracking tools, not all, but many, are showing some heated volatility this morning around Google Search’s ranking positions. I am also seeing some early chatter within the SEO industry about movement in their rankings. It is possible that there may have been an unconfirmed Google update in the past 24-hours or so.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Video: Google AI Systems Black Box, Links In AI, UCP Checkout Expands, ChatGPT Ad Manager, Ask.com Shutters & More

This week in search we covered more heated Google ranking volatility this morning, it seems big – so stay tuned. We also covered how Google spoke about how they try to isolate their AI systems because…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 8, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

We are seeing new Google search ranking volatility heat up today, it seems weird. Google Ads launched journey-aware bidding…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google May Adjust The Site Reputation Abuse Policy For EU News Sites

Google proposed a number of changes to the EU in order to avoid fines from the European Union. One of those changes is around the site reputation abuse policy, which the EU watchdog said directly impacts a common and legitimate way for publishers to monetize their websites and content.

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Search Engine Roundtable

How to run prompt-level SEO experiments for AI search

Learn how to isolate variables, measure prompt-response inclusion, and build repeatable frameworks for testing LLM visibility.

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Search Engine Land

How to Use Exploding Topics for Rapid Competitive Product Analysis

Learn how to use Exploding Topics to create an offer that beats your competitors’.

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Unknown Source

Office Hours: Can You Actually Track AI Visibility? – SparkToro

"Can you even track AI visibility?" That was the question behind this SparkToro Office Hours session — on March 11, 2026. Because if you’ve used ChatGPT,

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SparkToro

Claude Skills for SEO and Marketing: What They Are and How to Use Them

Claude skills are reusable workflows that save your instructions once and run them every time. Here’s what they are and how to build them.

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Content Marketing – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

On-Page AEO: 4 Writing Frameworks for Better AI Visibility

Five writing frameworks to help AI and humans understand your content (alongside the research that shows they work).

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Content Marketing – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

SEO’s new goal in 2026: Recognition, not rankings

Visibility today depends on authority, citations, entity clarity, and brand presence across the broader web — not just SERP position.

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Search Engine Land

Why intent alignment matters more than perfect technical SEO

Technical fixes alone won’t resolve weak relevance signals. Here’s how to identify and correct intent mismatches across your site.

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Search Engine Land

Veronika Höller talks on a perfectly set-up but poor performing campaign

A “perfect” PPC account delivered zero revenue—until one critical mistake revealed what was really going wrong.

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Search Engine Land

Google Ads surfaces Tag Manager controls inside its interface

Google Ads may soon let advertisers manage tags in-platform, streamlining setup and reducing reliance on external tools.

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Search Engine Land

Google Ads Journey-Aware Bidding, Expands Smart Bidding Exploration & Budget Pacing

Google Ads announced it is expanding both Smart Bidding Exploration and budget pacing. Smart Bidding Exploration beta for Performance Max with product feeds and Shopping campaigns will launch in few weeks and budget pacing in Search and Shopping campaigns is rolling out in the coming months.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Microsoft Advertising Custom Columns Works With All Conversion Metrics

Microsoft Advertising custom columns now support all conversion metrics – instead of just specific conversion metrics. This gives advertisers more flexibility on tracking campaign performance.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads To Require Passkey For Certain Sensitive Actions

Google sent out emails to advertisers that starting July 15, 2026 the Google Ads system will require the use of passkeys for certain sensitive actions. This is likely due to the spike in Google Ads hijacks over the past year or so.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google AdSense Removes Back Button Trigger For Vignette Ads Over Hijack Penalty

Google AdSense (and Ad Manager) will drop the browser back button trigger for vignette ads additional triggers due to the new Google search penalty for back button hijacking. Google AdSense will drop it on June 15, 2026, the day the search penalty goes into effect.

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Search Engine Roundtable