Around Google's August spam update, #1 mostly held. #10 turned over.
352 keywords, before vs after:
→ 97.7% had a Top 10 domain change
→ 77.6% kept the same #1
→ #10 went to a domain new to the Top 10 in 50.6%
So where did the new #1s come from? 👇
When #1 changed, 72.2% of new leaders came from #2–3. Only 9 of 352 SERPs got a new #1 from outside the Top 10.
And 4 in 10 new Top 10 domains were already on page two.
US/EN/Desktop, same keywords before vs after the Aug 18–21 rollout.
What do you check first post-update?
Google goto URLs are fully resolved by DataForSEO!
Google is still gradually expanding this change across other SERP features.
We’re closely monitoring the rollout and adapting our solution as new cases appear.
Thanks to our customers for your trust, and continued support!
Update on GOTO: Google's link-wrapping isn't slowing down. GOTO volume grew ~50% in 3 days. Local Pack and Perspectives are the fastest-growing based on the data we collected.
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Now you can explore the step-by-step reasoning of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, gaining deeper insight into how they behave.
Why it matters?
Access to reasoning chains lets you go beyond surface-level outputs:
Three things changed:
– “use_reasoning” parameter added for Claude and Gemini endpoints.
– “reasoning” item in the response - structured reasoning data.
– “reasoning_tokens” field - so you can track how many tokens reasoning consumes.
ChatGPT is starting to recommend specific products - with prices, sellers, and purchase links.
But here’s the catch: before, the API only returned a “chat_gpt_products” block - product name, price.
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