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Vic Daniels commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

<a href="https://www.journalism.co.uk/jobs-bloodbath-coming-in-2026-as-google-changes-drive-publishers-toward-collapse/">https://www.journalism.co.uk/jobs-bloodbath-coming-in-2026-as-google-changes-drive-publishers-toward-collapse/</a> You are not alone.

Comment ID #6814326967 12/24/2025 04:24 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

is this joke or something? is it real google players protesting

Comment ID #6814322306 12/24/2025 03:54 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Is optimizing for a long term growth with a monetiziing via displayed ads like MV or Raptive viable anymore? ngl that they've been decreasing RPM year after year, I'm in blogging since 2019 and the RPMs even on Ezoic used to be kinda solid, now, the RPM is not more than $3-5 (because it's Q4 it's now $7 but that's max). I used to have $20-25 RPM with Mediavine back in 2023. that's only 2 years back.

Comment ID #6814322078 12/24/2025 03:53 am

Sensei commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

One look at their typical geniuses there, and some of the fuckery going on with this shit company starts to make more sense as to why. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8854a429d365da441cbcddd3ee43f532a9430d28679eb48308c0db4321470e8f.jpg

Comment ID #6814302778 12/24/2025 01:13 am

racefan01 commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

It's absolutely true. My search traffic to the news site had been gradually declining all year. It completely collapsed in early December. The funniest thing is, Discover died along with it, since they're directly connected. Google employs geniuses, don't they?

Comment ID #6814297812 12/24/2025 12:32 am

Neeraj Chaurasia commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

I think the AI Mode tab seems to be missing, despite being introduced over the last two quarters. Since a share of organic traffic is now captured through AI-powered search interfaces, not accounting for this data can create gaps in SEO performance analysis and traffic attribution.

Comment ID #6814290140 12/23/2025 11:37 pm

clone21 commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

They are just going fully invest into AI.

Comment ID #6814273779 12/23/2025 10:09 pm

Jay Valento commented on Google Search Testing Property Listings In Results

This goes against real estate data sharing polcies. My MLS, the largest in the country, revoked the data feed to the vendor that was supplying Google data. I don't need more competition online for my real estate visitors.

Comment ID #6814246415 12/23/2025 08:10 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Do you have a link so we don't have to search fo it?

Comment ID #6814239323 12/23/2025 07:39 pm

CharlesH commented on Google Ads New Demand Gen Maps Channel

This is a good way to replace my PMax store visits campaign. Most of the budget in that campaign goes to map placements anyway but I don't have the ability to stop it from serving account level site links that are unrelated to the asset group.

Comment ID #6814213930 12/23/2025 06:04 pm

Sam commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Go read the reddit Googleads thread how they can't work out why they are NOT making sales.

Comment ID #6814209167 12/23/2025 05:50 pm

Sensei commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

"Google kills publishers." You're spot on about that. It's undeniable now. It's strange though you keep posting about deliberately choosing to still keep your employees in the dark out of fear, while being self-centered playing the main victim. You shouldn't be leading anyone if you hide from making tough decisions.

Comment ID #6814189469 12/23/2025 04:54 pm

Sam commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Google can't hide advertisors not paying them for long, unless they lie in their accounts but I doubt they can hide the 70% Christmas ad losses tbh

Comment ID #6814176451 12/23/2025 04:19 pm

Sam commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

I think you're right, I can feel it. I think the penny has dropped that AI is not going to pay. They are cranking up the mess of search to try to cover for more revenue loss. It is a consultancy approach for a fast buck but people are literally not searching as much anymore, as the user experience is so poor now. It is literally ruined. They ruined it. I am not sure they can even get the business model back. Advertisors had enough I bet budgets have been pulled as no ROI. Google is well and truly &*3ucked. Only way is to remove AI overviews and AI mode asap but they are too worried about shareholders, I bet the next goal is a 1.5 billion quarter ... but the thing is, ad revenue has stopped paying. Mess with us publishers money and karma will run after you, it will not end well for Google mark my words. Imagine how many people right now at xmas don't have money anymore and the kids suffering with little presents. That is some bad energy Google.

Comment ID #6814173742 12/23/2025 04:12 pm

Hunar commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

It's hard! I had to let a bunch of employees go, as a result of Google's crap. I found just being honest, about what's going on with google was the best approach, they all saw it too.

Comment ID #6814161265 12/23/2025 03:40 pm

Hunar commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Yeah mine is dead too. hard to say what it's down from cause seems like everyday lately during this update is just down and then more down.

Comment ID #6814160781 12/23/2025 03:39 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

@disqus_4kdx36mqkp:disqus what happened to the other video you linked or was that on another page?

Comment ID #6814134821 12/23/2025 02:33 pm

Rowan commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

We all pretty much know what's going to happen next. Googlers will say the statistics and findings are flawed, and it isn’t true at all. “Search is all alive and well, and we send billions of clicks a day. Many users find Google more useful than ever before.” The same o' gaslighting BS.

Comment ID #6814124377 12/23/2025 02:07 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Remember what @Cobra_Kai__Never_Dies:disqus said about employees. You're not the only person who believed Google was their friend. They were just some trojan horse, being one thing and ultimately something else. Google is obsessed with income, it has 90% of the internet search and will not stop until its either stopped or it gets 100%. It has corrupted and slithered up every politician imaginable. They keep sending me advice on how to make adsense money but there's only one thing that can do that and that is to send me visitors, not put more Effing ads on my site. They hired that YahooKiller who littered Yahoo with ads apparently, they hired him to wring money out of visitors like he did on Yahoo, there's no competition to Google so doesn't matter what he does now.

Comment ID #6814098595 12/23/2025 01:05 pm

Dark Red Owl commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

I've been like this since December 12. I don't know how to look at my employees, I haven't told them. I'm ashamed at home and by my family that 20 years ago I decided to work as a journalist and publisher. And the biggest mistake is that I believed Google that it helps publishers. Google kills publishers. Google is obsessed with advertising from every corner of your city and makes you dependent. In the end, they kill you physically too

Comment ID #6814069875 12/23/2025 11:58 am

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Dead. Totaly dead today. No traffic from Discover

Comment ID #6814058281 12/23/2025 11:32 am

Finance-guy commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

I posted this earlier today, but now everyone is on this post - so reposting. "More Perfect Union" is a quality investigative reporting channel. Here is their coverage of Googles SERPS decay <a href="https://youtu.be/GvaOUFwXjf4">https://youtu.be/GvaOUFwXjf4</a>

Comment ID #6814034131 12/23/2025 10:36 am

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Good to see @cobra_kai__never_dies:disqus and @rustybrick:disqus getting along. That alone made my day and could even qualify for a featured story. :) Google is going scorched Earth to steal as much traffic as they can from everyone. This is what happens when a judge finds Google guilty of antitrust crimes and fails to punish them for abusing their dominance in search. This may not be entirely Judge Mehta's fault, because the Trump administration appears to be protecting Google as much as they can.

Comment ID #6814032813 12/23/2025 10:33 am

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

that means only one thing - google is at crisis

Comment ID #6814030619 12/23/2025 10:28 am

Sensei commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

Christmas miracles really can happen after all. <a href="https://youtu.be/dIzi2rzeT70?si=kIesgiIZxiJ6Hhv4">https://youtu.be/dIzi2rzeT70?si=kIesgiIZxiJ6Hhv4</a>

Comment ID #6814004876 12/23/2025 09:25 am

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

for you, anything

Comment ID #6814000267 12/23/2025 09:13 am

Sensei commented on Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years

This should be the featured story. The ranking volatility is as common as each day of the week now with how bipolar and retarded Google is.

Comment ID #6813999512 12/23/2025 09:11 am

John A. User commented on Google December 2025 Core Update Volatility Saturday, December 20th

Great videos you've re/found, pretty sure I've seen the one before but its always good to see it again. Its a shame that the people who could honestly do something by this are corrupted by money, either making it themselves or using it to get votes. I see his website and i'll be looking at some others too <a href="https://perfectunion.us/">https://perfectunion.us/</a>

Comment ID #6813991615 12/23/2025 08:50 am

DataDonkey commented on Google December 2025 Core Update Volatility Saturday, December 20th

<blockquote>There is no way we can survive with a team of 12 experienced journalists and editors.</blockquote>Google's goal is to reduce your staff from 12 journalists to 1.2 journalists then to none so Google can assume control over media. Once Google has enough control, they will be free to produce fake news that makes Google look good, makes Google money and protects the elected Politicrats who they control. Check Barry's other story he posted today because it sounds like it applies to you. Best wishes for you and your journalists. <b>Google Search Traffic To News Publishers Drops From 51% To 27%</b> - <a href="https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-traffic-drops-news-publishers-40645.html">https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-traffic-drops-news-publishers-40645.html</a>

Comment ID #6813984132 12/23/2025 08:29 am

Rodrigo Calvo commented on Google Deleting Local Reviews More Than Ever

To me, this doesn’t look like a temporary bug or some random over-correction. The data points in one direction: Google is actively redefining how reviews actually work as a ranking signal. For years, we’ve treated review counts and star averages as quasi-accumulative assets. What we’re seeing now feels less like cleanup and more like a shift toward what I’d call credibility weighting. If a review lacks context, specificity, or real behavioral signals, it simply won’t survive long-term anymore — regardless of the rating. Seeing both 5-star and 1-star reviews getting nuked at the same time is the giveaway. Extremes are the easiest to manipulate, and an AI-driven moderation system clearly doesn’t trust them anymore. Bottom line: we have to stop looking at reviews as static SEO assets. They’re turning into fragile, dynamic signals — closer to real engagement than old-school “reputation.” Anyone still trying to build reviews the old way is probably misreading where Google is headed.

Comment ID #6813960385 12/23/2025 07:04 am

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