YouTube Views Rose While Long-Form Ad Revenue Fell, Data Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Metricool data shows views per long-form YouTube post increased while estimated ad revenue and average view duration fell. The post YouTube Views Rose While Long-Form Ad Revenue Fell, Data Shows appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s Illyes Unsure On Shifting unavailable_after Dates via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Gary Illyes said he would need to check whether pushing an unavailable_after date forward on every renewal causes problems. He gave a first read. The post Google’s Illyes Unsure On Shifting unavailable_after Dates appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
AI Recognizes 96% Of Brands But Mentions Almost None, New Study Finds
Find out how AI accurately describes brands but struggles with visibility. Explore Victorious’ findings in this insightful report. The post AI Recognizes 96% Of Brands But Mentions Almost None, New Study Finds appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google On SEO Impact Of URLs Injected Into HTML By CMS Platforms via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller explains the SEO impact of random URLs injected into web pages by CMS platforms. The post Google On SEO Impact Of URLs Injected Into HTML By CMS Platforms appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
AI Opt-Out May Cost Sites A Google Top Stories Spot via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google is putting Top Stories carousels inside AI Overviews, raising the stakes on its new AI opt-out setting in Search Console. The post AI Opt-Out May Cost Sites A Google Top Stories Spot appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The Future Of Search & AI: What I Learned From Google’s Latest Earnings Call via @sejournal, @marie_haynes
Is Google still a search engine? Its Q2 2026 earnings call suggests the answer is changing, and website owners should plan accordingly. The post The Future Of Search & AI: What I Learned From Google’s Latest Earnings Call appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Heavily AI-Flagged Pages Still Rank Across Google’s Top 10 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Data ties higher AI detector scores to lower positions and to fewer pages in Google’s index, though heavily flagged pages still rank in top 10. The post Heavily AI-Flagged Pages Still Rank Across Google’s Top 10 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Lost Its Scraping Case – Now You Have To Pick A Side On The Open Web via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
Google’s DMCA case against scraper SerpApi collapsed because SearchGuard protects ad revenue, not copyright. The same reasoning weakens every site’s anti-bot defense against AI crawlers. The post Google Lost Its Scraping Case – Now You Have To Pick A Side On The Open Web appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Why Data Integrity Is The New Technical SEO: From Crawling To Trust via @sejournal, @alexmoss
Agentic protocols are multiplying with no consensus standard in sight. Own the layers underneath instead of chasing a winner. The post Why Data Integrity Is The New Technical SEO: From Crawling To Trust appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Amazon Left US Google Shopping A Year Ago & Never Came Back via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Amazon pulled out of U.S. Google Shopping in July 2025 and still hasn’t returned. Here’s what a year of auction data reveals for retailers. The post Amazon Left US Google Shopping A Year Ago & Never Came Back appeared first on Search Engine Journal.