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Google’s /goto Redirect: What It Breaks and What It Doesn’t
Industry Notes

Google Is Now Hiding the Real Links in Its Search Results, and What It Breaks, and What It Doesn’t

Google is routing search result links through /goto. Learn what changed, its impact on SEO tools and GA4, and what…

Ryan Coleman · Sep 23, 2026 · 10 min read
Google AI Overviews Expand Automatically: What Changed
Industry Notes

Google’s AI Overviews Now Expand Automatically. The “Show More” Button Is Disappearing.

Google is expanding AI Overviews automatically for some queries. Learn what changed, why it matters for SEO, and how to…

Laura Mitchell · Sep 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Google Pushed an Update Nobody Announced. Here Is How to Read Your Own Traffic Before You Change Anything.
Industry Notes

Google Pushed an Update Nobody Announced. Here Is How to Read Your Own Traffic Before You Change Anything.

Learn how to analyse a possible Google update, rule out reporting issues, compare Search Console data, and avoid making unnecessary…

Sarah Bennett · Sep 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Google's Crawl Budget Rewrite: What Actually Changed
Industry Notes

Google Rewrote Its Crawl Budget Rules. Here Is What Actually Changed.

Google rewrote its crawl budget rules on 22 July. Here's what changed for AI crawlers, large sites, and everyone running…

James Carter · Sep 18, 2026 · 11 min read
Google Just Gave Every Website an Official AI Visibility Score
Industry Notes

Google Just Gave Every Website an Official AI Visibility Score. Here Is How to Check Yours.

Google just went global with AI Overview visibility reports in Search Console. Here's the backstory, what it shows, and how…

David Turner · Sep 18, 2026 · 9 min read
AI Agents Just Got a Shared Governance Standard. Most Companies Still Can't Get One Into Production.
Industry Notes

AI Agents Just Got a Shared Governance Standard. Most Companies Still Can’t Get One Into Production.

AI agents now have shared governance through MCP and A2A. Learn what changed, why interoperability matters, and why most agents…

Ryan Coleman · Sep 17, 2026 · 10 min read
Google's August 2026 Spam Update Is Live. Here Is What Actually Changed and What Did Not.
Industry Notes

Google’s August 2026 Spam Update Is Live. Here Is What Actually Changed and What Did Not.

Google's August 2026 Spam Update is live. Learn what changed, what it targets, how AI content is affected, and what…

David Turner · Sep 17, 2026 · 11 min read
The AI agent action loop: observe, plan, act, reflect
Article

What AI Agents Actually Do — and Where Businesses Get the Adoption Wrong

An AI agent is an autonomous software system powered by a language model that can use tools and run in…

James Carter · Sep 15, 2026 · 11 min read
Three pricing tiers for choosing an AI marketing agency: tool-augmented retainers, AI-specific projects, full AI operations
Article

How to Choose an AI Marketing Agency: Pricing, Red Flags, and What to Ask

An AI marketing agency uses machine learning, automated workflows, and data-driven systems to run, optimize, and personalize marketing campaigns faster…

Laura Mitchell · Sep 13, 2026 · 11 min read