You click a search result, skim the page, and tap the back button to return to Google. Nothing happens. You tap again. The page reloads, or you land on a different ad. You are stuck, and the site did ...

For the original iTunes version, click here. This week we covered a new Google Search spam penalty for back button hijacking. Google also updated its spam report, it may now be used for manual actions ...

Welcome to the week’s Pulse: updates affect what Google considers spam, what happens when you report it, and what agentic search looks like in practice. Here’s what matters for you and your work.

This week in search, we are seeing yet again more Google search ranking volatility. Google sent out notifications about back button hijacking penalties to those sites that have the problem. Google ...