Daily Search Forum Recap: December 16, 2025
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 16, 2025
"Google's Nick Fox said standard licensing deals for publishers are not coming, and that optimizing for AI search is the same as optimizing for traditional search. Google warns not to use JavaScript for noindex tag. Google Ads exact match is not eligible to show ads in AI Overviews. Google Search Console average impressions are going back down. Google Search Console performance report is back up to date but not the page indexing report. Google search results gain read more links."
"Gemini Agent can help tackle all sorts of tasks. Even renting a car. Tell Gemini Agent your budget and it'll get to work comparing prices, gathering info from your inbox, and booking the car. Now available for Google AI Ultra users in, Gemini on X Google has introduced View-Through Conversions (VTC) optimized bidding for Android App campaigns, Rakshit Shetty on LinkedIn Sometimes robots.txt is complicated on its own, and sometimes you just "have to" make it more complicated, right?, John Mueller on Bluesky"
Nick Fox said standard licensing deals for publishers are not coming and that optimizing for AI search is the same as optimizing for traditional search. Google warned against using JavaScript for noindex tags. Google Ads exact match is not eligible to show ads in AI Overviews. Google Search Console average impressions are declining, the performance report is back up to date, but the page indexing report remains delayed. Google search results added read more links. Sergey Brin admitted under-investment in transformer scaling and chatbot readiness. Gemini Agent can perform tasks like renting cars. New VTC bidding arrived for Android App campaigns and robots.txt complexity continues to pose challenges.
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