Google Loses The Engineer Who Helped Build Search And Modern AI via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google loses Jeff Dean, who helped build Google Search and AI, replaced by DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis as Chief Scientist. The post Google Loses The Engineer Who Helped Build Search And Modern AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
AI Referrals Are Recreating The Oldest Mistake In Conversion Optimization via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
If you run CRO or SEO, the oldest mistake in your discipline just came back wearing a new referrer string. Here’s the fix. The post AI Referrals Are Recreating The Oldest Mistake In Conversion Optimization appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The Future Of Discoverability
Articles alone stopped being a viable product. A discoverability framework for publishers: passive, active, owned – plus the intent-led journalism that gets you there. The post The Future Of Discoverability appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
When AI Takes The Click, Click Worthiness Should Guide Your Strategy via @sejournal, @billhunt
Search volume told you what people want to know. It no longer tells you whether they need you after AI answers. Click Worthiness does. The post When AI Takes The Click, Click Worthiness Should Guide Your Strategy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Microsoft Advertising Adds AI Visibility Insights, PMax Testing, And Creative Preview Updates via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Microsoft Advertising expands AI Visibility, Performance Max testing, and Ad Preview Hub with new reporting, experimentation, and creative review capabilities. The post Microsoft Advertising Adds AI Visibility Insights, PMax Testing, And Creative Preview Updates appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
AI Visibility Measurement: What To Track & What To Ignore
Citations, sentiment, and LLM referral traffic make poor KPIs. Here are the AI visibility metrics that actually connect to leads, pipeline, and revenue. The post AI Visibility Measurement: What To Track & What To Ignore appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Reddit Wants To Be The Destination, Not Just The Source Behind Search & AI via @sejournal, @brentcsutoras
Reddit’s Q2 call laid out the daily destination strategy and the participation problem standing in its way. What marketers should do now. The post Reddit Wants To Be The Destination, Not Just The Source Behind Search & AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Reddit CEO Intends To Show More Reviews And Recommendations via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman revealed intent to leverage the platform’s vast amount of evergreen content on recommendations and reviews. The post Reddit CEO Intends To Show More Reviews And Recommendations appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
What Top Stories Inside AI Overviews Means For Publishers And Brands In 2026 And Beyond via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
Most publishers think robots.txt keeps them out of AI Overviews. It doesn’t. John Shehata’s data shows what the wrong setting actually costs newsrooms. The post What Top Stories Inside AI Overviews Means For Publishers And Brands In 2026 And Beyond appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Report That Cloudflare AI Bot Blocking Prevents Googlebot From Indexing Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Anecdotal report that blocking AI training bots with Cloudflare blocks Googlebot from indexing websites. The post Report That Cloudflare AI Bot Blocking Prevents Googlebot From Indexing Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.