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Update your systems: Google relocates crawler IP ranges to /crawling/ipranges/
Google moved its crawler IP range JSON files from /search/apis/ipranges/ to /crawling/ipranges/. Update hard-coded URLs — old paths will be redirected for up to six months.
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Demand Gen pushes PPC beyond keyword response: it requires creative strategy, audience insight and attention metrics to create interest before people search.
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Google Adds Social and Video Profiles to Search Console — Global Rollout
Google Search Console now supports platform properties for Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube globally and published a guide explaining how to analyze search-driven performance for social and video content.
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New Search Console reports show when Google’s generative AI references your pages
Google added Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console on June 3, 2026. The reports show impressions, pages, country and device breakdowns for content appearing in AI features on Search and Discover; rollout begins with a subset of sites.
Google’s Search Central Deep Dive Europe arrives in Barcelona, Sept. 30–Oct. 2, 2026
Google will host Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026 in Barcelona, Sept. 30–Oct. 2. The free, application‑only program is a three‑day technical curriculum covering crawling, indexing and ranking, with limited seats and speaker slots.
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Google to Treat Back-Button Hijacking as Spam — Enforcement Begins June 15, 2026
Google will treat ‘back button hijacking’ as an explicit spam violation and will begin enforcement on June 15, 2026. Sites that interfere with browser back navigation risk manual spam actions or automated demotions; publishers should audit both first- and third-party code now.
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Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026: Google Seeks Community Input on Location and Timing
Google has shortlisted six European cities for Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026 and is asking the SEO community to weigh in on location, timing and lightning-talk proposals via an interest form due July 1.
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Measuring AI: Why referral tags understate its influence on news traffic
A Scrunch study finds only 1.1% of post-AI-chat visits carry an AI referrer, but AI conversations still correlate with strong follow-through — mostly by direct navigation and to major publishers.
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Update your systems: Google relocates crawler IP ranges to /crawling/ipranges/
Google moved its crawler IP range JSON files from /search/apis/ipranges/ to /crawling/ipranges/. Update hard-coded URLs — old paths will be redirected for up to six months.
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