Google’s Mueller Flags A Case On Why LCP Fixes Miss the Target via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
John Mueller points to a Google case study showing how customizable layouts can skew which element the browser measures as LCP, plus the fixes. The post Google’s Mueller Flags A Case On Why LCP Fixes Miss the Target appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Ends Cache-Served AMP Pages In Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google Search now takes searchers directly to a domain’s AMP host pages, ending the viewer/cache serving path. AMP still ranks as normal. The post Google Ends Cache-Served AMP Pages In Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Cloudflare’s AI Crawler Rules Can Block Googlebot via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Cloudflare now lets all sites manage AI crawlers as Search, Agent, or Training, with Sept. 15 defaults that can block Googlebot for sites blocking training. The post Cloudflare’s AI Crawler Rules Can Block Googlebot appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Your Younger Audience Is Declining Faster Than It Looks
Platforms lost younger audience share, too. Publishers still have the bigger problem. The data explains why. The post Your Younger Audience Is Declining Faster Than It Looks appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Microsoft Just Proved A Point About Search Today via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
Bing’s latest AI reporting confirms that rankings and citations measure different outcomes, requiring new visibility strategies across AI search. The post Microsoft Just Proved A Point About Search Today appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s DMCA Crisis Is Disrupting The Web. It Will Only Get Worse. via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s DMCA Crisis is turning a copyright protection system into a tool that bad actors can use against publishers. The post Google’s DMCA Crisis Is Disrupting The Web. It Will Only Get Worse. appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Data Shows AI Search Users Moved Past Keywords, Your Content Hasn’t via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
Google’s AI Mode data puts hard numbers on a behavioral shift that has already made most 2025 keyword strategies obsolete. The post Google Data Shows AI Search Users Moved Past Keywords, Your Content Hasn’t appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Should I Block AI Crawlers Or Measure Their Value First? – Ask An SEO via @sejournal, @HelenPollitt1
AI bots drain server resources and scrape IP, but blocking them risks invisibility in LLM answers. Here is how to decide. The post Should I Block AI Crawlers Or Measure Their Value First? – Ask An SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google AI Overviews Study Finds Lost Clicks Weren’t Lower Quality via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
An updated AI Overviews experiment finds no measurable difference in bounce rates, time on site, or returns to search between clicks with and without summaries. The post Google AI Overviews Study Finds Lost Clicks Weren’t Lower Quality appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
OpenAI Hiring Points To Image & Video Ads Coming To ChatGPT via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
OpenAI job listings and its advertising plans point to image, video, native and conversational ad formats for ChatGPT. The post OpenAI Hiring Points To Image & Video Ads Coming To ChatGPT appeared first on Search Engine Journal.