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Bobby commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

I just wrote to Forbes and gave them a list of SEO tips they should be following. I also told them their content is horrible, and even a 15-year-old me could have written so much better than all their "experts". I told them I can bestow my great content for just $1,000 a piece, and it is already a bargain. They should be blessed and honored just receiving my email… Like Jesus blessing them. It is unfortunate Google fails to see their Messiah’s work. It is top-quality content. If any of you normal mortals ever read just one article from my content, I think it will change your perspective on life and in SEO content writing. It is THAT good. If Stephen King ever reads my writings, he will ask for my autograph. I see myself as the modern William Shakespeare.

Comment ID #6702512316 05/09/2025 05:56 am

Tadeusz Szewczyk (Tad Chef) commented on Google Search Things To Know Also Linking Back To More Search Results

When I search for [seo] on Google using a VPN from the US I can also see this. Yet one of the "Things to know" items is a regular search result! The other three are AIOs. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ad36423a536dbe939dc15bdabe7ea49b896305c776c73ee8f4eb4a528424a59d.png

Comment ID #6702468639 05/09/2025 03:09 am

JVSM commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

Just to clarify I’m not talking about one or two sites. Yesterday alone, we checked over 100 different sites, and all of them have completely vanished from Google. They don’t show up even when searching the exact domain name, and using <a href="site:domain.com">site:domain.com</a> returns nothing. Even the individual pages and URLs aren’t appearing when searched directly. These are established sites with 50K+ monthly visitors, so this definitely looks like a broader issue.

Comment ID #6702453734 05/09/2025 02:05 am

John R. commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

I've been experiencing this since February 4, 2025.

Comment ID #6702451143 05/09/2025 01:53 am

Piyush Kataria commented on Google Analytics Real Time Reporting Not Working Fully

Yes, the GA4 real-time data is showing as wrong yet. Could you explain how we can track real-time data from other analytics tools?

Comment ID #6702438897 05/09/2025 12:53 am

JVSM commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

Has anyone else noticed this? Since yesterday morning, I’ve observed that many websites have suddenly disappeared from Google search results. They still show as indexed in Google Search Console, but they’re not appearing even when searching using the exact domain name or with <a href="site:domain.com">site:domain.com</a> . This isn’t just affecting one or two sites I’ve looked into a large number of sites and it seems to be widespread. @rustybrick:disqus — do you have any insight into what might be going on here?

Comment ID #6702433851 05/09/2025 12:29 am

2025 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

I was thinking the same last night while posting this bt then again I got busy with sm work n forgot mentioning here

Comment ID #6702408489 05/08/2025 10:45 pm

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

This would be torture for Sundar. Especially with his beaver teeth that apparently his millions of dollars still can't fix. <a href="https://x.com/White_Ghost187/status/1920574270834434519">https://x.com/White_Ghost187/status/1920574270834434519</a>

Comment ID #6702358641 05/08/2025 08:24 pm

DataDonkey commented on Apple Says Google Searches Down & Google Says Google Searches Up

Gomes fought against Search being whored out, but that guy that ruined Yahoo (Raghavan) was able to get Gomes moved out of search so he could head search and bring in more vultures to feast off our corpses. <b> Who is Prabhakar Raghavan and why is he accused of killing Google Search?</b> - <a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/102765-who-prabhakar-raghavan-why-accused-killing-google-search.html">https://www.techspot.com/news/102765-who-prabhakar-raghavan-why-accused-killing-google-search.html</a> <blockquote>When Google Search was headed by Ben Gomes, he championed the user experience and pushed against Google's "growth at any cost" strategy</blockquote>

Comment ID #6702348446 05/08/2025 07:56 pm

DataDonkey commented on Apple Says Google Searches Down & Google Says Google Searches Up

Since Brin and Page still control the company on paper, they will forever be known as dimwits for not trying to save the company they created if they just let Slumdar shit all over it. Otherwise the paper they control now will just be worthless to be used as toilet paper they can wipe their asses with. Was just a couple months ago Brin was cracking the whip telling Googlers to work 60 hour weeks to achieve AGI. Page on the other hand was held up on his island (hopefully not like Epstein's island) and emerged to start an AI manufacturing company called Dynatomics.

Comment ID #6702347145 05/08/2025 07:53 pm

John A. User commented on Apple Says Google Searches Down & Google Says Google Searches Up

Sadly, where are they walking to, ChatGPT is not our friend nor is anyone else for that matter, although, I do like the rediscovered Lycos as that simple.

Comment ID #6702326553 05/08/2025 06:58 pm

John A. User commented on Apple Says Google Searches Down & Google Says Google Searches Up

Unfortunately, whilst the monies keep coming in and increasing every year, no one cares. Only when the income drops then they will start caring. B&P are centibillionaires, they don't care about the company they founded, they moved on. IMHO, I suspect they were outed in a boardroom coup, whenever has founders of a successful company ever left a company in the way they did. They probably didn't like the way the company was going so they left with some limp excuse. IN whenever years happen and Google has broken up then maybe Spamdar Pichai steps down or is forced to but until then, nothing will change. Yes, they may be majority voters but they've made their monies. They're shielded from google being hit bad. Antitrust mean nothing, antitrust cases are nothing, pay a fine, move on. Only when the fine is massive and I'm talking really massive will the shareholders care. Only when Google doesn't hit their targets will the wisphers start but sadly convictions will mean nothing, no one has died directly (yes, business owners whose business have gone to wall may have commited suicide but they aren't classed as directly though.).

Comment ID #6702324490 05/08/2025 06:53 pm

John A. User commented on Apple Says Google Searches Down & Google Says Google Searches Up

There, I thought Ben Gomes was a Google Hero, but I must've not been paying attention previously. However, Gomes was a hero compared to the one who took over from him. The sad fact is that this will not affect any decision, as I can't see how it would've affected the aims of the trial. I could be wrong; I am no lawyer and have only been following at a high level.

Comment ID #6702321185 05/08/2025 06:44 pm

ddddd15 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

Adorable! So glad you posted this. :) Makes me wonder where Wise Cat is these days.

Comment ID #6702318545 05/08/2025 06:38 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

Under the rule of Slumdar Pinchya, Google has become a Shit Engine. One day we will look back at this period of time wondering why a shit company like Google was ever allowed to be at the top of the e-conomy. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c8dfd44c80ac591b99ed82774a14cb95293627d6a478e8db350a0022f8fd8e97.gif Edit to properly answer @pmbbrent:disqus Our Google sales in April 2025 are 40.23% lower than April 2024. But Google destroyed us well before that, when they put four ads at the top, so it's not like there's much left to lose.

Comment ID #6702304223 05/08/2025 06:04 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

Just another recent story about Google having a case of the Sundar Squirts, which is Google's CEO (Chief Excrement Officer) blasting users in the face with shit they don't want to see in the search results. <b>Why Google seems to be losing its iron grip on search - and what I use now instead</b> - <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-google-seems-to-be-losing-its-iron-grip-on-search-and-what-i-use-now-instead/">https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-google-seems-to-be-losing-its-iron-grip-on-search-and-what-i-use-now-instead/</a> <blockquote>Google seems to be losing its iron grip on search. That appears to be happening as there is growing criticism of Google's search results. Users frequently complain about the prominence of ads and AI-generated summaries, pushing organic results further down the page. Some users are also frustrated by the reduced effectiveness of search operators and an increase in low-quality or scam results. According to technology business maven Ed Zitron, this was due to Google deciding to follow a Rot Economy model, which valued profits over reliability.</blockquote>

Comment ID #6702303264 05/08/2025 06:02 pm

PMB Brent commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

Has anyone else's sales/conversions been especially horrible since April? Just unbelievably bad.

Comment ID #6702301905 05/08/2025 05:59 pm

My PP Hurts commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

I need meds too but for a different condition.

Comment ID #6702295761 05/08/2025 05:45 pm

My PP Hurts commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

No peeking for you under those gowns!

Comment ID #6702295020 05/08/2025 05:44 pm

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

I was little worried but traffic is back, you can check your analytics, it's okay. there was literally one or two clicks per 30 minutes on both sites.

Comment ID #6702271341 05/08/2025 04:57 pm

2025 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

+via adsense n other streams I blv U mentioning 2 visitors n the nature of those is so funny

Comment ID #6702236001 05/08/2025 03:57 pm

Durant Imboden commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

No big changes here. Just the usual ups and downs: a few days of joy, followed by a few days of meh. Our Google traffic dropped a fair amount in May of 2024, so I'm hoping the May Core Update (if there is one) won't be déjà vu all over again.

Comment ID #6702231254 05/08/2025 03:49 pm

SpXmtdd commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

total carnage i'm tellin' you. I think earning money with blogging via affiliate programs for small webmasters is officially dead in 2025.

Comment ID #6702229354 05/08/2025 03:46 pm

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google Analytics Real Time Reporting Not Working Fully

Yep, all day lag total.

Comment ID #6702224586 05/08/2025 03:39 pm

Vishvabodh Sharma commented on Google Analytics Real Time Reporting Not Working Fully

still broken

Comment ID #6702224121 05/08/2025 03:38 pm

Bobby commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

I wish I knew that feeling. Or at least of it licking peanut butter off my nuts like I was trying to teach him before he ran away.

Comment ID #6702216334 05/08/2025 03:26 pm

Quetzal commented on Google Held Another Google Creator Summit

It won't, because you've removed the human element, and it's now just grist for the AI answers mill. You've been conned.

Comment ID #6702207529 05/08/2025 03:13 pm

Quetzal commented on Google Held Another Google Creator Summit

Do they even hear themselves anymore? They're literally saying: "Don't write for that old algorithm; write for this new algorithm instead, even though we've lost control of it and don't really understand why it's doing what it's doing." They don't seem to understand that the Google Search algorithm isn't actually a human user. That it's a mathematical attempt to deconstruct human user metrics, that it does an increasingly poor job of that because they've gummed up the works with all sorts of attempts to be too clever, and that the AI element is making it unstable and inscrutable. I have no idea who Ms. Harvey is and have never seen her content, but she's been gaslit.

Comment ID #6702206211 05/08/2025 03:11 pm

2025 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

Having dogs around or even as a pet feels nice they're cute souls

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Bobby commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility May 8th

That dog is so cute. It reminds me of my liberal comfort dog I was given to cope after Trump won the first time. Unfortunately it ran away the next day.

Comment ID #6702193209 05/08/2025 02:51 pm

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