The Out of Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Does ‘Code Rot’ Mean?
This week’s Out-of-Touch guide takes a look at a phenomena that’s probably going to define the lives of generations of young people: Code rot—both actual computer-style code rot, and the more elusive cultural kind. I’m also taking a look at the fake controversy over the “cancellation” of Freddy Krueger, and finally, bringing things home with […]
Best Banking Platforms for Real Estate Investors in 2027
Managing rental properties across multiple LLCs, tracking income and expenses by property, and keeping security deposits organized requires more than a standard business checking account. Real estate investors need banking […]
Google Will Turn Off Google Search For K-12 Schools & Testing Learning Beta
Google announced it will “entirely” turn off Google Search, along with Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Gemini in Classroom for K-12 schools. “Access to these products will be entirely off for K-12 student accounts until school administrators explicitly turn them on,” Google wrote.
Daily Search Forum Recap: November 3, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Performance Reports Showing Weird Spike In Clicks For Some Sites
Google Search Console’s performance report is showing a weird spike in clicks for some sites over the past couple of days. It is not impacting all sites, and it might be a bug, but some are seeing this huge increase in clicks reported by Search Console.
Google Ads Asset Scheduling With Day Grouping (Weekends/Weekdays)
Google Ads improved the asset scheduling advanced options to let you group days, such as weekends versus weekdays and more. This can be found under the advanced options within asset scheduling in Google Ads.
Google Ads PMax Campaigns May Filter Out Navigational & Brand Queries
Google Ads updated its How Performance Max interacts with other campaigns in your account help document to add a new section on how “Performance Max campaigns may also filter out navigational or brand-specific search queries to prioritize serving them through dedicated Search campaigns.”
Only Home Page Indexed? Might Be A Google Search Quality Issue
Is your home page the only page indexed by Google Search? Were other pages of your site previously indexed and are no longer showing up in Google’s index? Well, that might be a Google Search quality issue with your website.
Google Tests Removing AI Mode Button From Search Bar
Google is supposedly testing removing the AI Mode button from the Google Search bar. I cannot replicate this, but it doesn’t surprise me that Google would test removing the AI Mode bar for a tiny subset of searchers to compare how it performs versus when the AI Mode button is available.
Google AI Mode Biased: It Only Shows Links To Google Flights
Over the weekend, I tested out using Google AI Mode to get flight information and 100% of the time, the only links available within the AI Mode responses were to Google Flights. I am sure the Digital Markets Act (DMA) folks in Europe are going to like this.
Fannie Mae Sharply Raises 2027 Mortgage Rate Forecast
Is there any relief coming next year for mortgage rates? According to Fannie Mae’s new 2027 mortgage rate prediction…it’s not looking too good. Previous mortgage rate forecasts predicted 6.7% rates […]
Google On How To Block Popups Using Robot.txt In Search
Google’s John Mueller explained how to prevent pop-up dialogs on your website from appearing in Google Search using the robots.txt file. He mentioned how to do this if you are using JavaScript for the pop-up.
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Walmart Will Have Three Major Shopping Events This Holiday Season
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’re thinking of picking up any big-ticket items soon—whether for yourself or as a gift for someone on your list— I would advise you to wait until you see what retailers have in […]
Apple Is About to Release a Touchscreen MacBook Pro (Plus Four More Devices)
Apple has had a busy fall. Head to the company’s website, and you’ll immediately be greeted by a sea of new products: the foldable iPhone Duo; the iPhone 18 Pro; HomePod mini 2; Apple Watch Series 12; the list goes on. It seems, under new Apple CEO Jon Ternus, the company is ready for a […]
