Bing Adds GEO To Official Guidelines, Expands AI Abuse Definitions via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Bing rewrote its webmaster guidelines to cover Copilot grounding, meta directive controls for AI answers, and a softened stance on AI-generated content. The post Bing Adds GEO To Official Guidelines, Expands AI Abuse Definitions appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s Discover Core Update Finishes Rolling Out via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s February Discover core update is complete after a roughly 22-day rollout. Early data suggests fewer domains in top slots. The post Google’s Discover Core Update Finishes Rolling Out appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Discover Core Update Data, Sitemap Tips & AI Risks – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
This week’s SEO Pulse highlights evolving AI link formats, cross-language sourcing biases in ChatGPT, and mounting pressure on traditional organic traffic. The post Discover Core Update Data, Sitemap Tips & AI Risks – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s Asset Guidance & Ad Scheduling Updates, Microsoft Negatives – PPC Pulse via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
This week’s PPC Pulse recaps Google’s evolving Search asset guidance, revised budget pacing behavior, and Microsoft’s rollout of self-serve negative lists for PMax. The post Google’s Asset Guidance & Ad Scheduling Updates, Microsoft Negatives – PPC Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Explains Why Its Crawler Ignores Your Resource Hints via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Gary Illyes clarifies why resource hints do not influence Googlebot’s crawling behavior, and notes that HTML validity is not a ranking factor. The post Google Explains Why Its Crawler Ignores Your Resource Hints appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Joost de Valk Exits Federated WordPress Repository Project via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Lack of support for an independent WordPress plugin and theme repository leads Joost de Valk to step away. The post Joost de Valk Exits Federated WordPress Repository Project appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
We’re Bringing The SEJ Newsroom To You, Live [Free Event] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
We’re bringing the SEJ newsroom to a screen near you. On March 11 from 12–3pm ET, we’ve gathered our own search experts, alongside some very special guests, to help you master AI search visibility this year. This is SEJ Live, a new series we’ve been building behind the scenes, and I couldn’t be more excited […]
When Google Is No Longer A Verb: Search Becoming Infrastructure via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
Search isn’t disappearing, but the habit is changing. This article breaks down why agents are replacing browsing with delegation. The post When Google Is No Longer A Verb: Search Becoming Infrastructure appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
From Visibility Engineering To Preference Engineering: The Rise Of The Infinite Tail via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW
See why the infinite tail demands narrower focus, stronger entity signals, and deeper topical coverage. The post From Visibility Engineering To Preference Engineering: The Rise Of The Infinite Tail appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How Researchers Reverse-Engineered LLMs For A Ranking Experiment via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Researchers compared two ways to improve rankings in LLMs: Shadow Model and Query-based solutions. The post How Researchers Reverse-Engineered LLMs For A Ranking Experiment appeared first on Search Engine Journal.