Google Downplays The Importance Of Fresh Index Reporting
Google’s John Mueller kind of downplayed the importance of the freshness of the Google Search Console page indexing report. He said on Reddit, in response to my coverage of the report’s recent slowness, that “it can feel like it’s important to focus on it, but honestly, save your energy.”
Unconfirmed Google Search Ranking Update: Volatility & Chatter Spike
I know I just reported on an unconfirmed Google Search ranking update from this past Saturday, October 24th. But I am now seeing a larger spike in volatility, along with an increase in SEO community chatter around another unconfirmed update over the past 24 hours.
These Are Lifehacker’s 2026 ‘Gift of the Year’ Award Winners
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Maybe this is the year your spouse finally wants to ditch physical books and embrace the e-reader; or maybe you want to help make your parent’s home a little smarter. As the gift-giving season approaches, Lifehacker’s staff of tech experts and product reviewers has selected […]
PHP2Shell: What to know about two critical PHP flaws
Here’s the lowdown on CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, as well as what website owners and IT teams should do to stay safe – all in a little more than two minutes
Turning $12K in Rent Payments Into a $1.3M Real Estate Portfolio
So you ran the numbers and the cash flow shows negative? You don’t have to give up on rentals. With a few smarter assumptions, the right strategy, or the right […]
What I Love (and What I Don’t) About the New Una Fitness Watch
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I’ve reviewed every type of fitness watch and thought I had seen it all, but my first glimpse of an Una watch had my jaw on the floor: There is a USB-C port on the side of the watch. Not a set of pins for […]
Google Warns Tools On User-Generated Spam Guidance & More
Google has updated its Prevent user-generated spam on your site and platform help document to specify “tools that let users publish shared pages, generated content, or web apps.” The update explicitly includes platforms and tools that let users create shared pages, generated content, and web apps.
If You Loved ‘Crystal Lake,’ There’s One Movie You Need to Watch Next
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Peacock’s Crystal Lake is an unexpected treat in a lot of ways, taking one of horror’s most iconic figures—Jason Voorhees of the Friday the 13th franchise—and digging into the universe’s background by focusing on his mother, Pamela. Famously the actual serial killer in the original […]
The Fitbit Edge Is Everything the Charge 6 Should Have Been
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I’ve been using the new Fitbit Edge for a little over a week, and am happy to report that it’s quite good at its job. It shipped with more features than I expected (Google Maps directions were there from the jump) and corrects the missteps […]
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Is ‘Ballhog’?
This week’s zeitgeist snapshot explains what ballhog means, how a video of someone wrapping a burger led to a new meme format, and the dangers of Benny tripping. So strap in, and let’s go. What is “ballhog”? Ballhog or ball hog is a streetwear fashion style growing in popularity among younger people. The cool ones, […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 26, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
The Newest 4K Amazon Fire TV Stick Is 50% Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Amazon has cut the price of its latest Fire TV Stick 4K in half, dropping it to $29.99 from $59.99 and bringing it to its lowest price ever, according to price trackers, with a […]
ChatGPT Ads With Learn More Arrow Link; Some Served Through Amazon DSP
OpenAI seems to be rolling out a new ad format for some ChatGPT Ad units that have a Learn more link, that is dotted and underlined, and also with an arrow going upwards. And in some cases, ChatGPT Ads seem to be served with Amazon DSP.
Google Ads AI-Generated Review Summaries Help Doc
Google has published a new help document named About Review summaries that explains that “review summaries on Search are AI-powered summaries of online reviews that appear directly as part of your Search ads.” We have seen AI-generated summaries for sponsored results in Google for some time now, and now there is a help document on […]
Over 80% Of Google Searches Have AI Overviews & Growing
AI Overviews now show up for over 80% of Google Searches, that is up from 50% in June of last year and about 15% from the year before that. This is from recent data from Semrush, SE Ranking, and seoClarity.
