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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 20, 2026
by rustybrick
Feb 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Feb 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility Heated All Week, Google Reviews Vanishing, AI Overview & AI Mode Links Updated, Google Ads News and more
by rustybrick
Feb 20, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Feb 20, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Google Discourages Force Indexing Pages To Search
by rustybrick
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Google's John Mueller said that he discourages large sites from force indexing its pages to Google Search. He said on a comment on LinkedIn, "I strongly recommend not relying on trying to force indexing."
Google Updated The Business Profile Review Policies
by rustybrick
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:41 AM
As I noted in my story yesterday about Google reviews dropping out, Google has updated the Google Business Profiles review policies, the Prohibited & restricted content section.
Google Ads Updates Budget Pacing For Ad Scheduling
by rustybrick
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Google sent out an email to some Google Ads advertisers about changes coming to Google Ads budget pacing for ad scheduling. These changes go into effect on March 1, 2026.
ChatGPT Ads From Expedia Spotted In The Wild
by rustybrick
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
As you know, OpenAI said they would release ads in ChatGPT and then about ten days ago, said the ads went live for a limited number of users. Since then, we have not seen reports of anyone seeing ads in the wild within ChatGPT until now.
Google Sponsored Places Search Ad Unit
by rustybrick
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Feb 20, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Google may be testing a new ad unit named Sponsored Places. I think this is new, I mean, have any of you seen this before in the search results? Instead of it saying "Sponsored results" or a local pack with sponsored listings.
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 19, 2026
by rustybrick
Feb 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Feb 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Google AI Mode Works In 53 New Languages
by rustybrick
Feb 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Feb 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Google has added 53 new languages to AI Mode, which means the AI Mode works in just under 100 languages. This was announced by Nick Fox from Google on X yesterday.
Google: We Do Not Have A Bad Title Algorithm Filter Of Sorts
by rustybrick
Feb 19, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Feb 19, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Google's John Mueller responded to a concern about having bad title tags and how that might impact your site in Google Search. He said on Bluesky "I don't think our systems have a "we don't like this one guy's titles" filter."
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