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Jenson commented on Google Analytics Showing Surge In Organic Search Traffic But Search Console Flat

Ok but I think blocking an entire country is not ideal because it results in losing some legitimate visitors.

Comment ID #6781730700 10/13/2025 02:56 am

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

Agreed. The only reason that makes any sense is they're panicking and cave to Google's bullshit when they realized they have no real way of fighting back if they depend on Google traffic. In that sense at least, they are as fucked as small publishers with Google having them by the balls - which is ironic since it's literally how all sadistic woke guys at Google want it anyways.

Comment ID #6781598296 10/12/2025 04:54 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

I really don't understand why so many sites are doing this. They know Google's search results suck ass, but they're asking them to set their sites as a preferred source in Google's news. This is basically them telling their users to use Google to search for MMA news instead of bookmarking their feed. Why don't they instead tell it like it is - Google stole our damn content and traffic, so please bookmark our news feed and avoid using Google because they're dishonorable thieves.

Comment ID #6781547856 10/12/2025 02:52 pm

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

That really is symbolic of the state of fuckery with Google when a top MMA site with one of the biggest built in fan bases, still knows they have to plead with visitors to manually add them to a preferred search list in order to be found. When you contrast a top mega site like MMA Mania having to beg it's preexisting audience to help them be found on Google, small publishers without a built in return audience yet don't stand a chance with Google's current shit setup.

Comment ID #6781531128 10/12/2025 02:11 pm

Claire commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

yes, many small businesses in my area are also telling people to download their store app... restaurants, fashion, supermarket, .etc. i think everyone has given up on search. what's fuck up is google wants to ban 3rd party or unverified apps unless if it is listed in the playstore. it makes small businesses unable to just create their own app and push it to their customers in future...

Comment ID #6781503175 10/12/2025 01:01 pm

Abdullah Khan commented on Google AdSense New Authorized Buyers

Thank for good adsense

Comment ID #6781480324 10/12/2025 12:03 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

While it's great they caught this guy, don't overlook the other dystopian factors in the story. Government was able to collect Google searches (the song he played), his location from Apple (iPhone) and Uber, and of course the images created with ChatGPT as you stated. As the capability of technology improves, I'd expect a clearinghouse of all citizen data to be collected and used to profile potential threats as part of an evolutionary leap in national security. Those potential threats could be criminal, political, etc. Remember the story below? <b> Google’s true origin partly lies in CIA and NSA research grants for mass surveillance</b> <blockquote>Two decades ago, the US intelligence community worked closely with Silicon Valley in an effort to track citizens in cyberspace. And Google is at the heart of that origin story. Some of the research that led to Google’s ambitious creation was funded and coordinated by a research group established by the intelligence community to find ways to track individuals and groups online.</blockquote>Full story: <a href="https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance">https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance</a>

Comment ID #6781445854 10/12/2025 10:33 am

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

Google allowing users to select preferred news sources is likely something their legal team came up with. This way when Google gets sued they can say users have control over where they get their news from by using this feature. Doesn't matter because Google is going to crush publishers even harder, and the courts have proven they won't stand in Google's way. What would be better is for subscription based sites, along with sellers of goods and services, to itemize the cost of Google's AI content and traffic theft into their pricing so users could see how much more they are paying because of Google's actions.

Comment ID #6781436430 10/12/2025 10:07 am

2025 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

I think since my site was still in its nascent phase, I couldn't feel the impact back then, but everything shattered since Sept 2023.

Comment ID #6781421578 10/12/2025 09:23 am

Eray commented on Google Analytics Showing Surge In Organic Search Traffic But Search Console Flat

I’ve been seeing tens of thousands of bot hits from Singapore since June. Singapore traffic is already blocked by my firewall, so I don’t think these requests are reaching my servers — they’re probably just executing the Google Analytics tracking code. I also haven’t found a proper way to filter these out in my GA reports.

Comment ID #6781415128 10/12/2025 09:02 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

there is no hope. In 5 years, we are going to have so much AI content, I do wonder, will people just abandon the search completely and go to LLMs due to information overload? How many fake animal rescue videos can people watch? I don't know

Comment ID #6781410420 10/12/2025 08:45 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

May 2022 completely changed the game. It was the end. I should have stopped. I thought it was a mistake, so I kept doing what I was doing :) It was a mistake. This is not a bug. It is a feature. Nobody is this incompetent. This is intentional .

Comment ID #6781403321 10/12/2025 08:18 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

The state of the internet when largest MMA sites have to beg their users to help them be found on Google. It's in every niche at this point. This is the best it is going to be. That's the scary part. It is going to get a lot worse. Google and these AI companies are just ending the internet as we knew it. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9716f4716befa6b5ac07586e01b603dff7659e3d41ba0837b68e1d3361ba9e0d.jpg

Comment ID #6781402399 10/12/2025 08:14 am

Jenson commented on Google Analytics Showing Surge In Organic Search Traffic But Search Console Flat

I've been seeing a spike in traffic from specific countries for the last 3-4 Weeks & I even reported to Google Analytics on X. <a href="https://x.com/jensons/status/1971092442855375022">https://x.com/jensons/status/1971092442855375022</a>

Comment ID #6781383459 10/12/2025 06:47 am

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

I have just the one and that is enough I make simiar but lower its nothing like it use to be

Comment ID #6781375085 10/12/2025 06:03 am

Alex Vidrine commented on Google Search Testing Dropping 100 Search Results Parameter

I Have not I searched and tried different things for nearly 4 hours one day but nothing worked. I think its permanent at this point. Google still hasnt said a pip. There are many articles out about it now though. I'm sure you have seen some if you have searched google regarding the &num= . The odd thing is that it still shows up in the URL but changing it does nothing. I always wondered if one day google would go us a solid by increasing the pathetic 300 total results count from searches and increase the 100 per page results but I never imagined they'd just take away out ability to actually get work done in an efficient manner requiring much less time. It really makes me hate google even more. There's nothing worse than being fo

Comment ID #6781334300 10/12/2025 01:19 am

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

You're right. Speaking of AI on warped minds, even not long ago when Bobby would rant here, he'd often randomly babble about how his tr@ns AI chatbot would keep breaking up with him.

Comment ID #6781278181 10/11/2025 08:37 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

Indeed, there are many warped minds in the world. I just wonder how many nutjobs will use this AI shit to take that next step from fantasy to reality.

Comment ID #6781268029 10/11/2025 07:57 pm

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

That latest violent flaming leftist loser is a pssy for what he did causing that fire. Despite being a gutless pos, reluctantly he still gets credit for AI rendering that art with a prompt that encapsulates a lot of harsh truths, including what you said the way it applies to how webmasters view sadistic Google. It's a shame he's another who threw away his future all for obsessing over political bullshit to fill the void from having no life. He had quite the track record even before becoming a psycho political arsonist: <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/10/09/us-news/alleged-la-palisades-firebug-jonathan-rinderknecht-threatened-burn-down-sisters-house-before-arrest/">https://nypost.com/2025/10/09/us-news/alleged-la-palisades-firebug-jonathan-rinderknecht-threatened-burn-down-sisters-house-before-arrest/</a>

Comment ID #6781259693 10/11/2025 07:28 pm

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

I am still surviving similar drop/income

Comment ID #6781252123 10/11/2025 07:02 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

Everyone saw how law enforcement caught that Palisades arsonist right? The prompt sounds a lot like how webmasters feel about Google - letting them burn and laughing as they painfully go up in ashes. <b>Dystopian ChatGPT image helped catch alleged arsonist in deadly Pacific Palisades fire</b> - <a href="https://mashable.com/article/chatgpt-image-pacific-palisades-fire-case-allegation">https://mashable.com/article/chatgpt-image-pacific-palisades-fire-case-allegation</a> <blockquote>“A dystopian painting divided into distinct parts that blend together seamlessly. On the far left, there is a burning forest. Next to it, a crowd of people is running away from the fire, leading to the middle. In the middle, hundreds of thousands of people in poverty are trying to get past a gigantic gate with a big dollar sign on it. On the other side of the gate and the entire wall is a conglomerate of the richest people. They are chilling, watching the world burn down, and watching the people struggle. They are laughing, enjoying themselves, and dancing. The scene is detailed and impactful, highlighting the stark contrast and the direct connection between the different parts of the world."</blockquote>

Comment ID #6781241995 10/11/2025 06:26 pm

Ekees SEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

Yes up, and now it is down. Really heavy ups and downs today, with a lot of bots earlier today.

Comment ID #6781174538 10/11/2025 03:12 pm

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

Something changed. Traffic was up a bit, but it's not a bots.

Comment ID #6781137820 10/11/2025 01:38 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

They've been broken since May 2022... May was the start and HCU made it worse by promoting their friends.

Comment ID #6781133780 10/11/2025 01:27 pm

Sensei commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

<blockquote>The days of garbage seos making any real money from their own sites are long over.</blockquote>Luckily for one of them, they/them also knows how to DJ at scissor bars. <a href="https://youtu.be/jwYhtKIIF2k?si=2qmZTkXiXVwMrtdt">https://youtu.be/jwYhtKIIF2k?si=2qmZTkXiXVwMrtdt</a>

Comment ID #6781102991 10/11/2025 12:08 pm

Mark commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

Theres still plenty money to be made if you know what you're doing. I wouldn't recommend this as a career to someone starting out now though. The days of garbage seos making any real money from their own sites are long over. They'll maybe get to continue on a while by selling seo to victims who dont know what they're buying.

Comment ID #6781077223 10/11/2025 11:01 am

FF222 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

So, apparently Google is inventing newer and newer ways to cut off direct communication between users and websites, so the latter will have no choice, but to pay Google to keep engagement up: <a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/10/1732255/chrome-will-automatically-disable-web-notifications-you-dont-care-about">https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/10/1732255/chrome-will-automatically-disable-web-notifications-you-dont-care-about</a>

Comment ID #6781019822 10/11/2025 08:14 am

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

And tax companies appropriately rather than letting use loopholes.

Comment ID #6781015638 10/11/2025 07:58 am

Tushar Grover commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up October 7th and 8th

How many websites?

Comment ID #6780963869 10/11/2025 03:30 am

JokerMayCry commented on Google Analytics Showing Surge In Organic Search Traffic But Search Console Flat

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d949418f9c28c1714a3f73cc8b10189ad757f84e1773fa53631cb01c7d0cd758.png I encountered this problem as well. At first, I was quite happy, but then I noticed that the data in GSC didn’t match. So I checked the website traffic logs and found that most of the User-Agent strings were concentrated around: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/139.0.0.0 Safari/537.36. Obviously, this browser version is incorrect, which strongly suggests that these are bot-generated visits disguised as normal users. As for whether this bot is AI-related or something else — that remains unknown for now.

Comment ID #6780918963 10/10/2025 10:50 pm

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