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It's New 8/31: Google Search spam quality, AI Overviews morphing into AI Mode, site reputation abuse change and Microsoft Ads preview

from Search Engine Roundtable Podcast · host Barry Schwartz

Today we covered how Google said its search team is still at it with fighting spam, does the data show that.  Google AI Overviews are now more like AI Mode results, which is not a great thing for us.  Google’s site reputation abuse policy won’t be enforced in several European regions.  Microsoft Advertising is previewing a new design. Google changes coming to Display & Video 360 API.0:00 - Introduction0:48 - Google AI Overviews more like AI Mode2:30 - Google site reputation abuse policy EEA4:40 - Microsoft Advertising new design preview6:42 - Google announces October changes to Display & Video 360 API8:46 - Google spam team still at it11:22 - ConclusionA daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.This recap is called It's New - A quick, daily dose of the latest in SEO with Anu Adegbola of Search Engine Land, Mordy Oberstein of SE Ranking and Greg Finn of Cypress North (and Marketing O’Clock) and Barry Schwartz.

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