Daily Search Forum Recap: July 10, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
This Self-Cleaning iRobot Roomba 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. The iRobot Roomba 505X vacuum-and-mop combo is down to $499.99 on Amazon, half off its $999.99 list price and the lowest price tracked so far, according to price trackers. The main appeal is not […]
Google: Canonicalization Issues May Take Up To Two Weeks To Resolve
Google has updated the Fix canonicalization issues help documentation to add a new section to the top around how long it takes to fix those issues, if the pages are clustered together, and if the pages are different enough.
Hack: Google AI Performance Reports For Platform Properties
There is this hack (or trick) to force Google Search Console to show you the generative AI performance report for your social and video content, the new platform properties feature. All you need to do is add “/ai” after “search-analytics” or “discover” in the URL within Search Console. This doesn’t work for normal properties but […]
Google Automatically Assigns Product Categories With Evolving Taxonomy
Google Ads updated its About product category insights help document to say that it “automatically assigns your products to categories using a continuously evolving product taxonomy.” This was previously not documented on the Google Ads side but has been on the Google Merchant Center side for several years.
Google Ads Now Show AI Creation/Edited Labels
Google Ads will now show if an ad was credited with AI or edited with AI across Search, YouTube and Discover. This AI notation will primarily show in the My Ad Center panel under “How this ad was made” but in some regions, based on the local law, Google may show an ad AI label […]
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Breaks Usage Records, Social & Video Platforms Show In Search Console & More Google Ads, ChatGPT Ads & More
This week in search, we covered how Google’s Nick Fox announced Google Search broke all usage records when Argentina scored its winning goal in the World Cup. Google Search Console now shows third-party platform content performance data from Instagram, TikTok…
How to Find and Fund Your First Real Estate Deal (From Scratch) (Rookie Reply)
You’ve got very little savings, almost no credit history, and you want to buy a rental property. Most people would tell you to wait, but today, we’re giving you clear, […]
Start at 45, Retire at 55: The Late Starter’s Rental Playbook
If you’re in your 40s, or even 50s, and think it’s too late to build a comfortable retirement, think again. We’ve done the math, we’ve crunched the numbers, and we’ve […]
Sony’s Pricey 1000X ‘Collexion’ Headphones Just Got Their First Discount
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. I’ve been recommending the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones since I reviewed them in 2025, with my only real gripe being their high price. Unfortunately for those without deep pockets, Sony has since released a newer, […]
How to Use AI Browsers Without Getting Hacked
For the past few days, I’ve been poking around every AI browser I could get my hands on. So far, I’ve performed general research tasks on Perplexity Comet and used ChatGPT Atlas to successfully navigate an Amazon checkout. I even spent some time familiarizing myself with the new Dia browser from the developers of Arc. […]
Beeswax Is a Wordle-Like Game for Anyone Who Misses Spelling Bees
I love a short daily word game, but Wordle isn’t always enough to scratch that itch. I’ve had my share of fun with other letter-based guessing games and my new love Minute Cryptic, and I recently discovered Beeswax, a game that gives you five words to spell each day. It’s like the spelling bees kids […]
10 ‘Preview’ Hacks Every Apple User Should Know
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Preview is one of the Mac’s most underrated apps. At first, you’ll likely only encounter Preview when you try to open images or PDFs, but there’s much more to the app than just opening files. I began exploring Preview’s advanced features a decade ago, and […]
Should You Still Work Out If You Didn’t Get a Good Night’s Sleep?
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Should you work out if you haven’t gotten enough sleep? While you’re always allowed to take a guilt-free rest day if you feel you need it, I often see people talking themselves out of a perfectly good workout because they think it will somehow be […]
New Google Reviews Bug: You Have No Reviews Yet
A new day and a new Google Business Profiles review bug. It seems a ton of business owners are seeing a message that reads “You have no reviews yet” when clicking on the option to read reviews of their Google Business Profile listing.
