Google’s August 2026 spam update hit rankings harder than normal
Google’s August 2026 spam update saw an 82% increase in top 10 URLs dropping out of the top 100 compared with a period without a confirmed ranking update, according to new SE Ranking data. During the update, 16.71% of URLs that had ranked in Google’s top…
Reddit is the keyword research tool you’re probably not using
Almost every conversation about Reddit and SEO in the last two years has focused on participation. Should you post? Comment? Pay someone to seed a thread? Build a subreddit? Those are the wrong questions. Reddit is a massive repository of ranking data…
Your images have a new job in AI search
For more than a century, images have helped people decide what to buy without seeing the product in person. In 1897, Sears told shoppers its catalog illustrations would let them “order intelligently… as well as if you were in our store selecting the…
If an AI watermark scares you, your content may be the real issue
If you were anywhere near the internet last week, you likely heard that Anthropic announced machine-readable watermarks for Claude-generated text. Come on! Why do you really care about watermarks, or honestly, any other signal indicating that AI touched…
Google Starts Rolling Out Hotel Booking In AI Mode via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google is rolling out hotel booking in AI Mode with Google Pay checkout. Flight alerts and rewards pricing are available in supported markets. The post Google Starts Rolling Out Hotel Booking In AI Mode appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
ChatGPT Adds WebMCP Support For Interactive Websites via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
OpenAI added WebMCP support to ChatGPT’s desktop browser, letting supported webpages expose structured actions to ChatGPT Work and Codex. The post ChatGPT Adds WebMCP Support For Interactive Websites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How To Become A Strategic Partner & Keep Clients Years Longer
Client-agency relationships now average seven years, but only when agencies act as strategic partners instead of task-completing vendors clients can replace. The post How To Become A Strategic Partner & Keep Clients Years Longer appeared first on…
We Analyzed 107 Million AI Answers. Here’s Where Each Industry’s Citations Actually Come From via @sejournal, @trendos_com
Discover the top citation sources for AI answers and how they impact recommendations across major AI platforms. The post We Analyzed 107 Million AI Answers. Here’s Where Each Industry’s Citations Actually Come From appeared first on Search Engine…
ChatGPT Searches Individual Subreddits By Name via @sejournal, @suganthan
Reddit still wins ChatGPT citations where a forum is the best source. Two captures, four days apart, show what actually decides the credit. The post ChatGPT Searches Individual Subreddits By Name appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google confirms deploying goto URL redirects to search results links
Google has confirmed it is rolling out new “technical measures” to protect against abuse of its search results and protect its services. Google is rolling out the addition of goto URL parameter redirects to the links in its search results. What Google…