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Google AdSense Earnings Dropping Again eCPM/RPM - Complaints
I am seeing a spike in complaints from Google AdSense publishers of earnings dropping again over the past 24-hours or so. This is similar to last week, and it also coincides with an unconfirmed Google search ranking update.
Google Ads Faster Account Set Up With Campaigns
For the past few weeks, Google Ads has been rolling out a new and faster way to set up an account by using an existing campaign. The option reads, "Create an account with campaign for faster setup."
Microsoft Advertising Releases Guide To AEO & GEO
The Microsoft Advertising team released a new PDF guide named "From discovery to influence: AEO A guide to and GEO." This guide offers "Practical data strategies to empower retailers for AI search, AI assistants and AI browsers."
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 13, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Official: Apple Intelligence & Siri To Be Powered By Google Gemini
It is now official, Google confirmed it has entered "into a multi-year collaboration" with Apple to power Apple Intelligence features and Siri with Google's Gemini models and cloud technology.
Microsoft Advertising Now Allows Up To 50 Search Themes In PMax Campaigns
Microsoft Advertising has expanded the number of search themes it allows to 50 search themes for Performance Max campaigns. This should be live now but Microsoft will announce it sometime this week.
Possible Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12
I am seeing signs of a possible Google search ranking update or volatility around January 12, 2026. This is weird in that most of the tools, not all, are mostly calm, but the chatter has picked up and many SEOs are noticing ranking fluctuations.
Google Shopping Promotions Support Subscription Fees & Abbreviations
Google Shopping is updating its promotions policy to now allow for promotions on subscription fees and abbreviations. This was updated as of this month, January 2026.
Google Hotel Knowledge Panels Posting Currently Turned Off Bug
Google seems to have a bug that prevents searchers from leaving hotel reviews directly in the Google Search desktop interface. It works fine within Google Maps and Hotel search interfaces but not in the web search interface.
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 12, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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