Google Search Hits All-Time Usage Record During World Cup via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Google's Nick Fox said Search saw its highest usage on record during Argentina's comeback win over Egypt at the World Cup.
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The Web Is Eating Itself And Your Metrics Look Fine via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
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Source bias, retrieval collapse, model collapse: three documented mechanisms that explain AI search's strangest behavior, and where to place your bet.
The Agentic Web Is Splitting Into Two Bets: Identity And Capability via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
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For website owners chasing AI visibility: LLMs.txt answers who you are. WebMCP answers what your site can do.
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Hi! I am a business manager and I have very little experience with SEO. However, we're doing a website redesign as it's been 10+ years since our website was built. Basically, I'm less than thrilled with the quality of the work from the company we hired and it's been 8 months s... …
GA4 now Reports LLM = AI Assistant Traffic: Tracks ChatGPT, Gemini & Claude Traffic
Reddit: r/SEO
Google announced that GA4, Google Analytics, has a new AI Assistant traffic measurement. This allows you to track AI chatbot traffic, like from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. This is through a new AI Assistant channel in your Default Channel Group reports. Google...
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5Google Ads Expands Travel Campaigns To Things To Do And Events via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
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Google Ads expands its Travel campaign beta to Things to Do and Events, giving eligible advertisers a new campaign type for attractions and ticket sales.
Free AI Citations Won’t Last. I’ve Watched Google Fence Off A Wide Open Field Before via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
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Most enterprise brands are invisible to AI models right now. That gap is closing fast, and the brands moving first will hold the ground.
Self-Promotional Content Works—Until It Backfires (AI SEO Experiment)
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Two recent studies looked at how well this works. Glen Allsopp analyzed 750 ChatGPT prompts and found that “best [category]” listicles were the most frequently cited source type in AI-generated answers. In other words, AI systems clearly use this content … Read more › …
The 7 best AI visibility tools to win AI search in 2026
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Explore these tried and tested AI visibility tools that help you monitor, analyze, and improve your brand presence across AI search engines.
Change my view: AIO isn't worth it
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I've been doing SEO for many years and even taught it at the university level. But lately I don't feel comfortable pushing SEO campaigns to my clients because it's hardly worth them speaking thousands of dollars to get ranked when hardly anyone looks at the search results anym... …
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5Google’s New Merchant Listing Structured Data Improves SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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Google's new Category and Sale Duration structured data properties give merchants a way to rank more precise product data. `structured data`
YouTube Moves Ahead of Spotify As UK’s Top Podcast Service via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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YouTube edged past Spotify as the podcast service UK listeners use most, the first time it has led on record, according to new data.
How To Optimize PPC Accounts With Less Search Term Visibility – Ask A PPC via @sejournal, @navahf
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Losing search term visibility? Three technical signals still reveal how smart bidding is really performing, no query data required.
Google research reveals pattern-level AI video spam detection
SEMrush Blog
New Google research catches AI video spam by clustering accounts, not single videos. See what it signals.
How AI tools shape the B2B buying process: A survey of 600+ US business professionals
SEMrush Blog
New research reveals how AI influences B2B vendor discovery, evaluation, shortlists, and purchase decisions.
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