Google Business Profile products: 3 ways to productize your presence
Should you use Google Business Profile Products, in-store products, or Merchant Center? Learn which and how to implement.
Topic: Terms of service
Google Ads updates terms of service ahead of July 2026 rollout
Google's updated Ads terms expand its use of AI-driven automation, raising advertiser concerns about reduced control and ownership.
Why ad approval is not legal protection
Section 230 shields ad platforms from liability, while FTC enforcement holds advertisers strictly responsible for deceptive ad claims.
What is link velocity? How it impacts SEO and rankings
Learn what link velocity is, why it matters for SEO, and how to manage link acquisition speed to avoid penalties and improve rankings. Get expert tips and best practices.
How to win with your local marketing strategy (with AI, SEO, and Community)
Master local marketing with proven SEO, social, and offline tactics to boost visibility, build trust, and grow your local customer base fast.
Google asserts ownership of all advertiser assets in Local Services Ads
Google’s new LSA terms give it rights to analyze call data – including sensitive client info. Learn how this could impact YMYL industries.
Product studio now available within Google Business Profiles
When you manage your products within your local listings, you can now use Google Product Studio to change the background scenes.
The DESCRIBE framework for effective YouTube descriptions
Here's why brands must adapt to a multi-platform world and how to optimize your YouTube presence with detailed descriptions.
Google to update AdMob & AdSense Program Policies
Google is implementing a new policy to enhance its capability to provide high-quality, relevant information during "Sensitive Events."
YouTube is deliberately ‘suboptimal’ for people using ad blockers
Ad blocker users may experience five-second delays in loading video pages, irrespective of their browser choice on YouTube.
YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown could be breaking EU privacy laws
Permitting the use of ad blockers could greatly affect both the platform's advertisers and the sign-ups for YouTube Premium.
YouTube’s crackdown on ad blockers intensifies
The platform warns it will block video playback unless users allow ads or pay $13.99 a month for YouTube Premium.
YouTube tests new anti-adblocker popup with countdown timer
The notification now serves as a warning to non-paying viewers about when the next advert will begin to play.
New York Times: Don’t use our content to train AI systems
Many large language models are trained using website content without permission – and some brands are demanding compensation.
TikTok rolls out major Ads changes to meet EU regulations
Targeted advertising capabilities are being significantly reduced, while ads that violate its policies will be removed globally.
YouTube stops playing videos for people with ad blockers in new trial
Marketers may see an increase in reach for their YouTube campaigns as more people are pushed into turning off their ad blocker settings.
EU rules that Meta’s ad practices are illegal
The European Union's ruling could change the face of Facebook and Instagram's ad business.
Google is updating its Display and Video 360 Account Level Suspensions policy
If policy violations are detected, accounts may be suspended immediately and without prior warning.
Will YouTube’s new ToS increase ad inventory and lower prices?; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, rainbow-colored map pins, Google News Showcase on desktop and more.
WSJ: GoogleBot can add products to shopping carts
Make sure to double check those abandoned cart metrics; they may be inflated.
Does the 9th Circuit’s decision in HiQ vs. LinkedIn open the floodgates to scraping?
The case may still be reheard or appealed but it appears to be a broad ruling in favor of "the open internet."
How to use Google Tag Manager to show your clients results
Columnist Sherry Bonelli provides an overview of Google Tag Manager, including how get started with it.
New AdWords Terms & Conditions Roll Out In Europe, Middle East, Africa
Today, Google announced the roll out of a new set of Terms and Conditions for AdWords in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The changes are part of Google’s efforts to update AdWords T&C globally, in part, to reflect the impact of new capabilities. Mark Martel writes in the announcement that the new set of […]
New AdWords T&C Changes For Asia Pacific Region
Google announced new changes to the AdWords terms and conditions for all countries and territories in the Asian Pacific region except China, Korea, Taiwan and India. Among the changes to the terms is the accommodation of new advertising products and services, including third-party ad serving. AdWords has added new policies around resolving ad serving issues. […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 28, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Facebook Is Wikipedia’s Most Popular Article Of 2012: Hot Topic Or Confused Searchers? What was the most viewed article on Wikipedia this year? The one about Facebook. Is Facebook really that […]
Another Tool Maker Forced To Choose Between AdWords API And Scraped Data
Last week, search marketing software provider Raven decided to stop using scraped data after Google’s AdWords API team threatened to revoke the company’s token. Now, a second tools provider, Ahrefs, says it, too, will remove functionality that uses scraped data, to maintain access to the AdWords API. A third provider, SEOmoz, has said it has […]
Raven Tools To Remove Scraped Data To Maintain Access to AdWords API
While there has been lots of talk about a Google crackdown on developer access to the AdWords API, there have been few details about what the disputed issues may be — and why they’re coming up now, with tools-makers like Raven and SEOmoz that have had access to the API for years. Now, Raven Tools, […]
Update: Is Google Cracking Down On Tool Makers Using Its AdWords API? No More Than Usual, Says The Company
In the last couple of weeks, two well-known search tool providers — Raven and SEOmoz — have had their access to the AdWords API revoked, with little public explanation, as was reported by Kahena Digital Marketing. But Google denies that this is a “crackdown” or widespread enforcement activity, saying it’s all in a day’s work […]
RIAA Accuses Google Of Not Doing Enough To Fight Piracy, But May Be Guilty Of Not Doing Enough Itself
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has once again come out swinging at Google, saying the company isn’t doing enough to fight copyright infringement online. But it may be that the RIAA itself is guilty of that charge. In a blog post this week, RIAA Executive VP Brad Buckles shares what the organization calls […]
Scroogle Says Google Is Blocking Their Privacy Search Engine
If you try to conduct a search at Scroogle, the portal that lets you search Google in private, Scroogle will tell you that Google is blocking them. I just tested it and Scroogle returns an error message that reads, “so sorry… Google is temporarily blocking this Scroogle server.” This happened back in May 2010 as […]
Google Analytics Gets OK’d In German State
Google has reached agreement with privacy officials in the German state of Hamburg that will allow website owners to continue using Google Analytics. The accord comes months after Hamburg officials threatened to fine German businesses that used Google Analytics. As part of the agreement, Google has made its analytics opt-out browser plugin available to Safari […]
Google Removes Mashable, Sesame Street & Other Prominent Accounts From Google Plus
Some of the biggest company/brand accounts on Google+ have now — finally, some might say — been removed. The Google Plus pages for Mashable, Ford and Sesame Street are all gone. Our own Search Engine Land page has also been removed. Mashable was, according to SocialStatistics.com, the No. 4 most popular account on Google+ with […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 12, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Examining Facebook’s “Smear Campaign” Concerns About Google Social Circles I read the news today, oh boy. The Facebook army had just declared a war. Well, a smear campaign against Google. For […]
Turning The Tables On The Google Toolbar & Disclosure Claims
Part of this week’s debate over whether Microsoft’s Bing search engine is learning from Google involves data that Bing gathers through Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Google has suggested Microsoft isn’t giving fair disclosure. I disagree. To better illustrate, let’s turn the tables and look at the Google Toolbar and disclosure.
Google/Facebook Saga Continues: Google Warns Not To “Trap” Your Data
Continuing on from Danny’s Facebook: You’ve No Right To Export Email Addresses , it appears Google has upped the ante. ReadWriteWeb noticed that when you try to export your contacts to Facebook, Google gives you a big warning. This warning stems from Google recently changing their terms of service of their contacts API to prevent […]
Facebook: You’ve No Right To Export Email Addresses (Unless It’s To Yahoo & Microsoft)
The Google-Facebook wars have heated up this past week over the ability for people to swap contacts between the services. In the latest round, a Facebook engineer says people have no right to export the email addresses of their contacts. Unless, of course, you’re exporting to Yahoo and Microsoft. I’ve been watching the events unfold […]
Schmidt: Listing Google’s 200 Ranking Factors Would Reveal Business Secrets
Google’s been under fire in various quarters, including the New York Times, that it should open up about how its ranking algorithm works. I think offering the exact formula would be difficult plus potentially give away trade secrets. But how about just listing some of the basic “ingredients?” Nope, said Google CEO Eric Schmidt, this […]
FAQ: Twitter’s New Rules On Third-Party Ads
Earlier today, Twitter posted new rules about how third party ad companies can insert ads into the Twitter “timeline” of tweets. Is this a death knell for those third party companies? Not necessarily, but it’s sure a crimp in some of their plans. Below, what the new rules seem to ban and allow. The Background […]
Battle Lines Being Drawn Over Twitter-Based Ads
A battle appears to be brewing over the promise of monetizing Twitter and, more specifically, over the placement of ads on the Twitter platform. NOTE: See our follow-up post to this article, FAQ: Twitter’s New Rules On Third-Party Ads In a lengthy blog post today, Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer, Dick Costolo, announced that the company […]
Did Google Screw Scroogle?
Scroogle, a site designed for those who don’t want Google tracking their searches back to them, had some hiccups since the new Google design went live on May 5th. Scroogle worked by “scraping” the Google search results from https://www.google.com/ie, a service for Internet Explorer 6 users. Google has decided to discontinue that service redirect it […]