The Hreflang Magic Trick – It Routes, It Doesn’t Rank via @sejournal, @billhunt
Understand why Google can serve unindexed hreflang URLs and why market pages need unique local value to stand out in AI search. The post The Hreflang Magic Trick – It Routes, It Doesn’t Rank appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Decodo Launches Web Data API To Give AI Agents Web Access
Decodo has introduced Web Data API, combining scraping, searching, mapping, and crawling under one key for AI agents and retrieval pipelines. The post Decodo Launches Web Data API To Give AI Agents Web Access appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
GA4 Missed 66% Of One Retailer’s Holiday Orders: Check Yours Before Peak Season
GA4 missed two-thirds of one retailer’s holiday orders. What an audit of eight ecommerce brands found, and the check to run before peak season. The post GA4 Missed 66% Of One Retailer’s Holiday Orders: Check Yours Before Peak Season appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Signals A Wider Crackdown On UGC SEO Spam via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google signals that its fight against SEO spam is expanding to new kinds of platforms, tools, and services. The post Google Signals A Wider Crackdown On UGC SEO Spam appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google: Disabled Discover Clicks Were A Bug In An Experiment via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Rajan Patel wrote on X that disabled source clicks on Google Discover AI summaries were a bug in an experiment that has been turned off. The post Google: Disabled Discover Clicks Were A Bug In An Experiment appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Why We Should Fear The Shadow Web We’re Building For AI via @sejournal, @chrisgreenseo
Why would an AI search provider keep trusting information a brand hides from its own website? The parallels with cloaking are too close to ignore. The post Why We Should Fear The Shadow Web We’re Building For AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Privacy Update Lets Connected Apps Shape AI Mode Ads via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Google is testing AI Mode ads informed by connected Gmail and Photos data, as its privacy policy adds an exception for ad personalization. The post Google Privacy Update Lets Connected Apps Shape AI Mode Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Shopify Moves AI Agent Knowledge Base Into Merchant Admin via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Shopify’s AI agent knowledge base now lives in the admin. Policies and contact details publish by default. Some app users need to re-add their facts. The post Shopify Moves AI Agent Knowledge Base Into Merchant Admin appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
ChatGPT Data: 1 In 5 Consumer Messages Now Seek Information via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Looking things up now makes up about as large a share of consumer ChatGPT messages as writing, though the increase is smaller than earlier data. The post ChatGPT Data: 1 In 5 Consumer Messages Now Seek Information appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How I Decide Where The Next $100,000 Of Marketing Budget Should Go
Allocate your next marketing budget increase by weighing retention and conversion fixes against more paid search, then fund the bottleneck with evidence. The post How I Decide Where The Next $100,000 Of Marketing Budget Should Go appeared first on Search Engine Journal.