Everyone Is Negotiating With Google While Meta Reads The Web For Free via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
The machine-access fight is aimed at Google. Meta reads more, returns almost nothing, and no one is asking it to stop. The post Everyone Is Negotiating With Google While Meta Reads The Web For Free appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google has begun rolling out the August 2026 spam update, applying globally and to all languages, its third one this year. The post Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Why Search Volume Is Screening Out Your Best Content Opportunities
AI assistants turn contextual prompts into multiple queries, making buyer decisions and sub-questions more valuable content targets than raw keyword volume. The post Why Search Volume Is Screening Out Your Best Content Opportunities appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
9 AI Search Myths, Debunked by 15 Million Data Points via @sejournal, @ahrefs
Unveil the truth about AI search with interesting findings from 15 million data points. Learn what really influences rankings. The post 9 AI Search Myths, Debunked by 15 Million Data Points appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
What We Can Learn From Evolving ChatGPT Fan-Out Queries via @sejournal, @lilyraynyc
ChatGPT’s search behavior is starting to look like E-E-A-T. Here’s the data behind that theory, and what to do about it. The post What We Can Learn From Evolving ChatGPT Fan-Out Queries appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Get Your Business Found & Chosen In AI Search [Free SEJ Live Event]
Turn AI-driven local discovery into actual customers. SEJ Live on August 26 brings three hours of practical guidance and live Q&A. The post Get Your Business Found & Chosen In AI Search [Free SEJ Live Event] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
YouTube Changes How It Counts Views On Long-Form & Live via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
YouTube is changing how it counts views on long-form videos and live streams. The post YouTube Changes How It Counts Views On Long-Form & Live appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The AI Conversations Leaking Into Your Search Console via @sejournal, @suganthan
Search Console records what people say to AI Mode. Here’s how to pull those fragments out and sort them into seven buckets. The post The AI Conversations Leaking Into Your Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Lets You Turn Off Visible Watermarks In Gemini via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google Gemini allows users to disable the visible watermark on AI-generated images, videos, and music, while SynthID and C2PA marks stay embedded. The post Google Lets You Turn Off Visible Watermarks In Gemini appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Llms.txt V2 Adds Formal Markdown Linking For AI Agents via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
A v2 update to the llms.txt spec has shipped, adding formal link relations that help AI agents locate Markdown versions of pages. The post Llms.txt V2 Adds Formal Markdown Linking For AI Agents appeared first on Search Engine Journal.