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Daniel commented on Google Ads Testing Share Icon On Ad Units

You would think that you would first give the share function a proper upgrade before testing it or adding it to Google Ads. That is my opinion.

Comment ID #6799901017 11/22/2025 01:41 am

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

True, blue collar jobs will have the longest staying power. Although it's clear even those jobs aren't safe in the grand scheme of things, when Elon is posting shit like this of the not too distant future he's working to create: <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1991735383974113655">https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1991735383974113655</a>

Comment ID #6799900899 11/22/2025 01:41 am

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

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Comment ID #6799853331 11/21/2025 09:25 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

The way I see it is work will be optional because there won't be any jobs to work at. And money won't matter because most won't have any at all. If there is UBI, then those credits can only be used on Amazon or Google. I just can't imagine how bad it would be. Probably like the movie Idiocracy with the government owned by Google.

Comment ID #6799826985 11/21/2025 07:50 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Isn't Google using Gemini in Gmail too? You can't escape their AI plans.

Comment ID #6799821342 11/21/2025 07:27 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

work will be optional if you will be happy with living in a box and $2000 a year UBI. Maybe basic healthcare, which is one doctor's visit a year. That's not living. That's below minimum wage by a lot!

Comment ID #6799821127 11/21/2025 07:26 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

That's not to drive traffic to websites but to cover their asses legally. Google knows their AI is a defective product, and they think that larger notice will give them immunity and it very well may considering the rigged courts and the Waffle House are in their corner.

Comment ID #6799816389 11/21/2025 07:09 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

They're all beating the same drum and spewing out the same lies. Imagine if money doesn't matter and work is optional. What would people do all day? Watch their Google TV with a bunch of ads and TV shows like in the movie Idiocracy? Imagine so many lives without purpose and people sitting on recliners that have built in toilet seats. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/17b354505383e45ae537a3406d4fda06fb8a237f0dad02e1e4542064c560ea58.jpg

Comment ID #6799814984 11/21/2025 07:04 pm

Surfer Boy Pizza commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

i guess we'll see [at least] a core update in December. would be shocking if they don't announce one. would have to wonder if they've stopped announcing.

Comment ID #6799791195 11/21/2025 05:47 pm

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

It's funny you mentioned that, because the Treasury Secretary was asked during a news interview about Elon's comment about work being optional in the future. Aside from all the doubletalk BS blowing smoke up the asses of the public about how great the economy is, he made a good point where it's queued up here about Elon not giving a time about his prediction of work becoming optional: <a href="https://youtu.be/jk2qM-Ln0oY?si=LqCHttrlR9KzYrdK&t=7m19s">https://youtu.be/jk2qM-Ln0oY?si=LqCHttrlR9KzYrdK&t=7m19s</a>

Comment ID #6799679739 11/21/2025 01:19 pm

Case commented on Daily Search Forum Recap: November 21, 2025

Something has been wrong with google search since 10/28. Businesses that I manage took a dive overnight and lost their NAP rankings; they still continue to get reviews but are outranked by some businesses that don't have any websites or web presence. Now when I search on desktop for businesses and click "more businesses" it does not show the page number selections on the bottom. I wish this nightmare would end!

Comment ID #6799663236 11/21/2025 12:44 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Lazy copout by Google not Barry -> <a href="https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overviews-double-check-important-information-40397.html">https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overviews-double-check-important-information-40397.html</a>

Comment ID #6799653048 11/21/2025 12:21 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

there is no such thing. it's a lie. There is not enough money in the world to pay people

Comment ID #6799596852 11/21/2025 10:21 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Traffic is low but so is everything else. It's a dead business.

Comment ID #6799596640 11/21/2025 10:21 am

John A. User commented on Google AI Overviews Notice Box For Double-Check Important Information

Is this their feeble attempt to persuade people to visit websites to alleviate criticisms?

Comment ID #6799558182 11/21/2025 08:52 am

Ekees SEO commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Well, when you sell something through AI, you need some contact details as a shop? You have to send it somewhere, right? That is the point where you can capture the email. Maybe it will be different, but it seems the only touchpoint, besides ads in the future.

Comment ID #6799557053 11/21/2025 08:49 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

"work will be optional" and will we get paid? I heard some countries have system where nobody works and they get paid

Comment ID #6799544419 11/21/2025 08:16 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

i checked and it's a bot traffic, fuuuck but last days the traffic was genuine and earnings are real, it's just today the US is a bot day, i was like fck that's so good, because it actually looked real as previous days were great.. fuck fuck

Comment ID #6799543855 11/21/2025 08:14 am

racefan01 commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Same. The worst days for traffic in the last 1.5 years

Comment ID #6799534085 11/21/2025 07:45 am

Hunar commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Yeah me too, 70% drop exactly as well.

Comment ID #6799524396 11/21/2025 07:13 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

<blockquote>if anyone has failed at seo it's time to call it quits entirely in this industry.</blockquote>I think most will either quit or be forced out of SEO because the major search engines have become answer engines. There's no traffic to optimize for, which most with #1 ranks and citations already know firsthand. You're spot on with email marketing. Anyway, Google's Gmail is a dominant free email many use and Gmail's filtering sux for email marketers.

Comment ID #6799518581 11/21/2025 06:52 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Have to laugh at Elon's comments about work being optional and money becoming irrelevant. What's not to love about that? Like you say, it's a lie and these big techies will say anything to get the public to buy into their AI scam.

Comment ID #6799513335 11/21/2025 06:33 am

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Total shit. Traffic drop 70 percent. Last two days is terrible.

Comment ID #6799506658 11/21/2025 06:04 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

more than 70%. The only jobs probably will be blue collar jobs. Electricians, plumbers, things of that nature because robots won't be able to do them for a bit. the rest of the jobs are gone

Comment ID #6799503497 11/21/2025 05:50 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Jobs won’t disappear, but job shapes will... they all sell that lie. Jobs will disappear because companies will NOT pay you when they can automate with AI. Even people like Elon say "work will be optional" which means it won't be available for most.

Comment ID #6799503329 11/21/2025 05:49 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

I put your comment on GPT and it spitted out Yeah, that comment hits like a brick, doesn’t it? It’s basically the big anxiety floating around right now: “I spent years learning this… and now a model pops out a polished result in 10 seconds?” Totally valid worry. Here’s how I’d unpack it — not sugarcoated, just straight but grounded: 🟡 1. It applies in the sense that the fear is real… but the conclusion is a bit exaggerated AI does automate a bunch of surface-level creative tasks. Retouching, mockups, product shots, quick illustrations, etc. A lot of entry-level or grindy creative work is shifting. But the part that people usually skip over is: AI doesn’t replace the “taste,” decision-making, or direction. It replaces the mechanical part. A photographer who knows lighting, storytelling, composition still produces better work than someone typing “make pretty photo.” And there are still a million situations where a real camera, real set, real people, or real brand context is required. 🟡 2. AI also creates more need for creatives, weirdly enough Sounds backward, but hear me out: Brands need people who know how to use AI tools effectively. The volume of content is exploding → more need for art direction. AI output needs curation, editing, and brand consistency. People who adapt become more valuable, not less. In a workplace, someone who can go from idea → rough draft → refined piece faster is usually not replaced — they become indispensable. 🟡 3. The “trained on our work” thing is emotionally true, technically messy This is where people feel robbed: "You trained on my work and now you’re replacing me." I get the feeling — it’s like the machine apprentices off your stuff for free. But legally, ethically, practically… it’s not that simple. Still, the emotion behind that complaint is legit and shouldn’t be dismissed. 🟡 4. Jobs won’t disappear, but job shapes will Think of it like photography when digital cameras came out: Darkroom techs vanished Film developers shrank But photographers didn’t disappear — the ones who adapted thrived Same with graphic designers after Photoshop. Same with video editors after digital NLEs. Same with musicians after DAWs. AI is just the next version of that. Faster and scarier, yes. But not “everyone is obsolete.” 🟡 5. The people who get crushed are the ones who don’t adapt And that part is very real. If a creative refuses to touch AI out of principle… yeah, they’ll struggle. If they use it as an enhancer, multiplier, idea accelerator, they’ll thrive. 🟡 So “how does it apply?” It applies in the sense that AI is shifting creative industries fast, but not in a “you’re all fired” way — more in a “you need to evolve what you do” way. It’s a shake-up, not an extinction. If you want, I can break down how this applies more specifically to photography, design, or even to your business (since you’re in the merch + content space).

Comment ID #6799500477 11/21/2025 05:36 am

Mark commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Who are you going to email? Without a ranking website bringing in new list signups, you're just going to be emailing the same stale list over and over surely? Then you've got issues over deliverability in bulk, and depending on your niche you might have issues of people not even really using email any more. Whatsapp, FB messenger and the likes are now the primary contact method for younger people. It just sounds like another way to drag an extra 12 months of low income and stress out of the situation... if anyone has failed at seo it's time to call it quits entirely in this industry.

Comment ID #6799491605 11/21/2025 04:52 am

Ekees SEO commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

I think email marketing of some sort. If agentic selling becomes a thing and sites really but an after thought, email relationships are just a few or the only thing to have show your online brand without to much algo hassle and rising ad prices. (from fb, pinterest to search)

Comment ID #6799489822 11/21/2025 04:44 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

seems google loves me again, little girl, was it john mueller or mr pichai? is it a premature christmas present? I mean timing is perfect - conversions are 3x higher than last months, and traffic goes up? I cannot wish for more! sure there is a robotic ceilling / curse as usual but at this time of the day i never had such traffic, maybe it goes up, will let you know https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/88c68b73bafc569233f71aa5d61b9b67ccdd3abb461f4ec8242c2835c18057be.gif

Comment ID #6799489548 11/21/2025 04:42 am

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - A Gemini 3 Update

Happy Christmas everyone the grinch has come and taken all our income.

Comment ID #6799488810 11/21/2025 04:38 am

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