Prompt Injections Just Proved Something SEO Has Known For 25 Years via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh
Hidden white-on-white text was an SEO trick 25 years ago. Now, it tells AI models what to conclude about you. The post Prompt Injections Just Proved Something SEO Has Known For 25 Years appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Ads API v25.1 expands measurement and insights
Google released Google Ads API v25.1, adding new capabilities for conversion and brand lift measurement, competitive benchmarking, brand sentiment analysis and loyalty program reporting. The Aug. 19 release is a drop-in upgrade for v25, but developers…
Microsoft Advertising rolls out AI Max globally for Search campaigns
Microsoft Advertising has begun rolling out AI Max globally, bringing a new suite of AI-powered targeting, creative and landing page capabilities to Search campaigns. Microsoft Advertising Product Liaison Navah Hopkins said the rollout combines broader…
Why Reddit’s ChatGPT Citation Drop Isn’t Fully Explained via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
New Promptwatch data shows a sharp drop in Reddit’s ChatGPT Search citations this month. The post Why Reddit’s ChatGPT Citation Drop Isn’t Fully Explained appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Business websites dominate Gemini local AI search citations: Study
Business websites accounted for nearly 60% of Gemini’s citations in local AI search, according to a new study. Steady Demand’s analysis of 14,472 citations from 1,487 local search queries across 50 U.S. metro areas also found that identical searches…
Microsoft Advertising Rolls Out AI Max Globally via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Microsoft Advertising is rolling out AI Max globally, bringing expanded Search matching, text customization, URL expansion and new advertiser controls to Search campaigns. The post Microsoft Advertising Rolls Out AI Max Globally appeared first on Search…
Google Expands Generative UI Beyond AI Mode Into AI Overviews via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s generative UI, which builds custom visual layouts and interactive tools, has started reaching AI Overviews after launching in AI Mode last year. The post Google Expands Generative UI Beyond AI Mode Into AI Overviews appeared first on…
Decision Coverage: Why AI Recommends Some Brands And Not Others via @sejournal, @billhunt
AI doesn’t recommend products, it recommends decisions. A SaaS case study shows why missing evidence, not weak authority, causes exclusion from AI recommendations. The post Decision Coverage: Why AI Recommends Some Brands And Not Others appeared…
Google Ads tests Enhanced Matching for Customer Match
Google Ads appears to be giving advertisers another way to expand the reach of their first-party customer audiences by matching consented users across participating publishers. What’s happening. A new Enhanced matching option is appearing within Customer…
JavaScript links can make your pages invisible to AI search
“Google renders JavaScript” has been the standard answer to client-side rendering concerns for years, and it got easier to believe in 2019, when Googlebot went evergreen, continuously running on the latest version of Chromium. The increasing flow of…