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Helga commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Oh dear. You could be right sir that police academies should train officers not to stand in front of vehicles. Also, maybe protestors who choose to use their vehicles to obstruct law enforcement, should be prepared to comply with officers when ordered to exit their car instead of trying to flee with total disregard of federal agents lives surrounding the vehicle.

Comment ID #6821225655 01/09/2026 02:40 pm

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

I don't like the way greg was saying pivot on barrys video today, this is not a solution for us. The guy who lost his business due to AI and had to lay off workers who were giving open source code. He did not have a choice if he appeared in AI or not. His traffic has been taken and he used the money to build free stuff for the web. That is now ruined. Imagine how many server companies will be ruined, it will even ruin Google Cloud. And, who's paying for all this? Sorry Greg, I agree with allot you say but telling him to pivot is wrong. His docs were stolen, and the traffic. Did he want to collect emails or data on his users maybe not, why should he. He created the code for free use. His work was stolen by AI he should have had a choice. Sorry but that is how I feel. If anyone else did that to him they would be fined or told not to. It's so not okay, there is no way the web will survive with this AI su@cide strategy. ChatGTP should never have been launched to the public on stolen content. End of.

Comment ID #6821225368 01/09/2026 02:40 pm

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

maybe...

Comment ID #6821215853 01/09/2026 02:23 pm

MrSEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

maybe time for an upgrade it's unusable on chrome mobile. just freezes. + comments deleted

Comment ID #6821215413 01/09/2026 02:22 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

I don't use Gmail, so thanks for sharing how useless it becomes when AI training is turned off. <blockquote>How is this legal?</blockquote>Same can be said of using tax dollars to purchase shares in publicly traded businesses. Imagine how many of Trump's insiders profited from him using billions in tax dollars to invest in Intel. So much for the Law & Order President who has turned the USA into Lawlessness & Disorder. Intel stock jumps 7% after CEO meets with Trump as U.S. stake doubles value <blockquote>Intel stock climbed 7% Friday after CEO Lip-Bu Tan met with President Donald Trump, continuing a rally that has seen the stock more than double since the U.S. took a stake in the chipmaker in August. “The United States Government is proud to be a Shareholder of Intel,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Thursday following the meeting.</blockquote>Full story: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/intel-stock-lip-bu-tan-trump.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/intel-stock-lip-bu-tan-trump.html</a>

Comment ID #6821211733 01/09/2026 02:16 pm

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

why I'm doing it? because it was growing nicely, but the drops I experienced wasn't enough to go to something else, now I did so I go for something else, it's that never ending middle that makes me want to stay you have to understand that I had a huge first site focused on all sorts of topics that were much far away from the main topic, so I decided to build a new site in a very narrow niche. I really had a hope in google that if I become expert in it, it could work well. and even if it's bad, I tried it, and now I move on, what's wrong? I tested it fully and I'm fulfilled even though I have initial rage Youtube was another big testing where I spent 5K on outsourcing quality content to see if I could grow it by outsourcing, it was no bounce how you called it selling products is a real thing and only solution I'm now going to do, in fact even if this site didn't drop, I planned to go for this as blogging is just thin ice long term, it can be nice friend when it has good mood, but worst bastard when it got a serious menstruation

Comment ID #6821211611 01/09/2026 02:15 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Definitely feels that way. That American protester killed by law enforcement stoked protests in my city. When law enforcement pulls over a car, they angle their car to protect themselves from getting hit from behind. Maybe police academies should train police to not stand in front of vehicles too. Seems things are unraveling real fast. <a href="https://x.com/AlphaNews/status/2009679932289626385?s=20">https://x.com/AlphaNews/status/2009679932289626385?s=20</a>

Comment ID #6821208852 01/09/2026 02:11 pm

UserName commented on Google Says Don't Turn Your Content Into Bite-Sized Chunks

If Google didn't want all content to be bite sized, then they should stop universally rewarding bite sized content on all of their platforms. Why would anybody be dumb enough to put extra work into higher quality content which will not only be ignored, but actively punished? Really, this guy is either completely unqualified to be commenting, or just lying.

Comment ID #6821198879 01/09/2026 01:52 pm

Helga commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

You are correct sir. 2026 has started unruly in general. I miss the good old days.

Comment ID #6821196939 01/09/2026 01:49 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Because they hid it in their T&Cs. As someone said "If you're not paying for the product, you are the product"

Comment ID #6821170215 01/09/2026 12:57 pm

David Dennison commented on Google Says Don't Turn Your Content Into Bite-Sized Chunks

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Comment ID #6821168183 01/09/2026 12:53 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

When I look at my pages in Bing/DDG, they're all very highly rated, no need for AI creation. One page is second on Bing but page 7 on Google. With such a monopoly, Google doesn't have to care. Bing needs to get out and start advertising on television and in newspapers. My problem is all the crap at the top of Bing, the overviews, the images, and the Google-copied features. Bing needs to seriously deGooglise itself, and then it'll increase its share. One can only imagine how much I could make if a) Bing had Google's monopoly, b) Bing degooglised. Hell, I'd be happy with just a.

Comment ID #6821167645 01/09/2026 12:52 pm

Jim B commented on Google Says Don't Turn Your Content Into Bite-Sized Chunks

What a joke. Google is no longer a search engine, and our traffic is gone. Why should we care what they think? Asking for a friend (and many clients)

Comment ID #6821161139 01/09/2026 12:39 pm

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

ChatGTP should never have been released it stole content to be created. It is running at a massive loss. Likewise Google killed themselves because they didn't just create a product equally they put it in there search engine, they didn't have to. I read it and she's comparing 900 million users to billions of search users. She was paid to write that article, and Google probably have a deal with CNN. It is corrupt. The thing that no-one realises is that AI costs money, advertisors will not pay it as there is no ROI or any way for people to find products, or discoverability so who will pay for this?

Comment ID #6821159573 01/09/2026 12:36 pm

Oleg Korneitchouk commented on Google Says Don't Turn Your Content Into Bite-Sized Chunks

Tis better to have ranked and lost than never to have ranked at all

Comment ID #6821153841 01/09/2026 12:24 pm

Helga commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Sir, I am also frustrated with the lack of professionalism with Google staff. I tried contacting Google numerous times regarding putting my grandson Robert's website in a top position so it's highly visible for people to see, but nobody can connect me to talk with the manager.

Comment ID #6821150198 01/09/2026 12:17 pm

Skinny Yoked commented on Google Says Don't Turn Your Content Into Bite-Sized Chunks

Don't break your content into bite-sized chunks; only WE are allowed to do that, so we can better monopolize all clicks and prevent users from visiting your actual website!

Comment ID #6821148686 01/09/2026 12:15 pm

Dark Red Owl commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Today I wrote 5 completely original reports from our city. Each one was stolen by our competitors. They didn't even quote us and they appear in Google Discover and News. Google sponsors thieves. It's complete absurdity.

Comment ID #6821143785 01/09/2026 12:05 pm

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Okay, thank you for your feedback.

Comment ID #6821139804 01/09/2026 11:57 am

FokGoogle commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Barry, I'm not saying you did it. But it is your responsibility. You can't blame a 3rd party. This is your site and your comments section. But don't get me wrong. I really appreciate this site and your hard work.

Comment ID #6821139399 01/09/2026 11:57 am

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Found your comment and approved it. I did not manually delete it, despite what you think.

Comment ID #6821137807 01/09/2026 11:54 am

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Everything about this online world has started feeling unruly

Comment ID #6821137730 01/09/2026 11:53 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

These media morons think we're all recipe bloggers to justify their belief that it's ok for Google to steal content and present it as if it's their own. Kelly Evans will eventually see the bigger picture, especially when she finds herself without a job and/or her likeness finds its way into AI to promote or say things she doesn't approve of. As far as Google traffic goes, they're sending us the shittiest traffic I've seen yet. Google is sending us users from Chile, Malaysia and other countries that we don't sell in. Literally no traffic from Google for our market (USA).

Comment ID #6821130614 01/09/2026 11:40 am

FokGoogle commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Amazing how comments just disappear on this site for absolutely no reason. Then Barry will claim it has nothing to do with him. Let's see if this comment disappears.

Comment ID #6821127670 01/09/2026 11:34 am

FokGoogle commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Love me or hate me but I've been using human edited AI content to create 20x as much content as before, all of which ranks at the top of Bing and DuckDuckGo. My Bing traffic is exploding. You guys should try it if any of your sites easily rank in Bing.

Comment ID #6821123283 01/09/2026 11:26 am

n1lss commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Very similar to mine as well. And FYI, spend 9 figures a year on Google Ads, so save me the conspiracy theories.

Comment ID #6821115226 01/09/2026 11:11 am

BeeLamb commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

We truly are in a new age of propaganda. If these media conglomerates are owned by the same 7-8 people there is no narrative they won't shoehorn down our throats. No matter what our evidence to the contrary might be.

Comment ID #6821076868 01/09/2026 09:59 am

Rowan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

Fuck Google. As @unclekrusty:disqus has shared, Gmail now uses your email contents to train its AI. So I disabled it (Settings > General > Disable Smart Features). As soon as I disabled it, they also disabled Grammar/Spelling check, autocorrect, Desktop notifications, and a whole lot of other features. They also disabled email sorting, so your general emails are now all mixed together with “Promotions” and “Socials”. This is fucking disgusting. They are practically forcing you to opt-in to let them spy on your emails to train their Gemini and other AI models. I wouldn't be surprised if they use it to serve targeted ads at us. How is this legal?

Comment ID #6821059627 01/09/2026 09:25 am

Renan Ferrer commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th & AdSense Earnings Dropping

A very good read!!

Comment ID #6821007295 01/09/2026 07:12 am

Coffee commented on Don't Create Separate Google Business Profile For Department Listings

The Walmart example is interesting, but I believe (in my opinion) the key difference isn’t company size — it’s whether the “department” represents a genuinely distinct, customer-recognized business. Walmart Wireless functions more like a store-within-a-store, with its own branding and clear user intent, which Google often treats as a separate co-located business. That’s very different from creating multiple department profiles just to break a single core business into keyword-driven listings. For example, if my main business is selling tires, I wouldn’t be eligible to create a second local profile just because I also sell rear-view mirrors. Those are services, not separate businesses. This seems to be exactly what Google is cracking down on in automotive: fabricated “departments” that exist only to manipulate local visibility. What do you think about my point of view?

Comment ID #6821004295 01/09/2026 07:02 am

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