Google Search Ranking Volatility & Chatter Heats Up October 20 & 21
Google Search rankings seem to be getting super volatile again, this is alongside the search industry chatter that has been spiking to unusual levels over the past 24 hours. As a reminder, the third-party tracking tools may still be struggling to track the volatility, but when I look at that, coupled with the industry chatter, […]
Building a 6-Property Portfolio While Working a W-2 and Raising 6 Kids
Ever made a money decision you’d give anything to redo? You can’t rewind the clock, but you can try again, even with a full-time job and a full house! Welcome […]
You Can Now Lock Your Private ChatGPT Conversations With a PIN
If you have personal conversations with ChatGPT that you don’t want others to see, you can now add an extra layer of security for those specific chats. The new Locked Chats feature allows you to hide sensitive conversations behind a four-digit account PIN (or biometric authentication on mobile), meaning others with access to your device […]
OpenAI Auto Enabling Creative Enhancements In ChatGPT Ads
OpenAI sent out emails to advertisers, including me, telling me they have automatically enabled creative enhancements for my ChatGPT Ads. The email says this is starting on October 30, 2026 and I can opt out of creative enhancements or change your settings at any time in Ads Manager.
10 Shows Like ‘Below’ You Should Watch Next
We may earn a commission from links on this page. If horror films have taught me anything, it’s that nothing good ever comes out of the fog, but the haze-filled thriller Below has definitely earned record ratings and enthusiastic audiences for Netflix—it’s the top debut for a Canadian show in the streamer’s history, as it […]
‘Vorssaint’ Replaced at Least 10 Utility Apps on My Mac
Plenty of Mac apps do one job, and do it quite well. For example, KeyboardCleanTool lets you disable your Mac’s keyboard temporarily while you get dust, food particles, and gunk off the keyboard. I love these apps, but if you keep installing utilities, things start to feel crowded; it can be a real problem even […]
Google Ads Expands Financial Services Verification To US & Canada
Google has announced it is expanding its Google Ads Financial Services Verification requirements to the United States and Canada. Google is working with the American Bankers Association and Canadian Bankers Association for this.
These Subscription-Free Eufy Security Cameras Are 24% Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. A two-pack of Eufy’s SoloCam E30 is down to $189.99 at Amazon from $249.99, a $60 discount that lands within a dollar of its lowest price ever, according to price trackers. At roughly $95 […]
This 55-Inch LG OLED TV Is $400 Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. LG’s OLED TVs are widely hailed as some of the top-rated on the market, and while their price tags can climb with the fancier models, critics and reviewers agree that one of the brand’s […]
How to Lock Your Phone Number Against eSIM Hijacking on Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T
Your phone number is the skeleton key to your digital life, and carriers have spent years handing out copies to anyone with a decent script. Resetting a bank password, recovering an email account, approving a crypto withdrawal: All of it can run through a text message sent to a number that a call-center rep can […]
Google Removes AI Overviews Labels On Some AI Overviews
Google seems to be removing the AI Overviews label from some of the search results that are AI Overviews. The desktop version is missing the AI Overview label, while the mobile version has the AI Overview label.
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 20, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
The Newly Released Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ Is $200 Off Right Now, With a $200 Gift Card Included
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Samsung’s newly released Galaxy Tab S12+ with 512GB of storage is already down to $1,399.99 at Amazon from $1,599.99, its lowest price ever, according to price trackers. This bundle also includes a $200 Amazon […]
Bing Tests Not Showing Sitelinks
Microsoft seems to be testing not showing sitelinks under the main Bing search result snippets. I am honestly not sure if this is new but I was able to replicate Bing showing sitelinks for the first search result snippet in one browser and for the same query, it not showing the sitelinks.
Google Search Internal Issues With Square Brackets [] Punctuations In URLs
Google Search had some issues handling square brackets punctuation marks (i.e. [ ]) within URLs. John Mueller from Google responded to former Googler, Vanessa Fox, saying that he is “seeing some of the issues internally that came up with these kinds of characters in the URL.”
