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.
Marketing & Growth Priorities for 2026: Strategy Signals From 1,000 Businesses via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
Join Jeff Hirz as he unveils key insights on growth and efficiency based on data from 1,000 businesses planning for 2026. The post Marketing & Growth Priorities for 2026: Strategy Signals From 1,000 Businesses appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google To Test Search Changes In EU After DMA Charges, Per Report via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google is preparing to test search result changes in the EU that would show rival vertical search services alongside its own results The post Google To Test Search Changes In EU After DMA Charges, Per Report appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Gen Z Preference For TikTok Over Google Drops 50%, Data Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Survey data shows 49% of U.S. consumers have used TikTok for search, but Gen Z’s TikTok-over-Google preference is dropping. The post Gen Z Preference For TikTok Over Google Drops 50%, Data Shows appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Anthropic’s Claude Bots Make Robots.txt Decisions More Granular via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Anthropic updated its crawler documentation to list separate Claude bots for training, search indexing, and user requests, with visibility tradeoffs when blocked. The post Anthropic’s Claude Bots Make Robots.txt Decisions More Granular appeared first on Search Engine Journal.