The AI Detection False Economy: Fueling FOW (Fear of Writing) via @sejournal, @andybetts1
AI detectors gave wildly different verdicts on the same human-written article, and even flagged writing from 2014. The post The AI Detection False Economy: Fueling FOW (Fear of Writing) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
WPForms Lite Accused Of Adding Backdoor. I Tested It And Was Surprised via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WPForms Lite WordPress plugin accused of adding a backdoor to new installs. I gave it and try and was surprised. The post WPForms Lite Accused Of Adding Backdoor. I Tested It And Was Surprised appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google confirms testing new buttons on home page to drive users to AI-powered search features
Google is testing new buttons on the Google home page, right beneath the search box, to encourage searchers to try out AI Mode and other AI-powered search features. The buttons are named create images, ask about files and brainstorm and when clicked on,…
Study: ChatGPT ads appear on 26% of commercial prompts
ChatGPT is already showing ads on roughly one in four commercial prompts, but new research suggests its conversational ad targeting still has some growing pains including ads appearing alongside unrelated topics. A study from SE Ranking analyzed more…
The Scenic Route To ROI: Mastering Non-Linear Targeting In Google Ads
Six real non-linear campaigns showing which adjacent Google Ads segments actually reach restricted or niche audiences. The post The Scenic Route To ROI: Mastering Non-Linear Targeting In Google Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google investigates Merchant Center outage
Google is investigating an issue affecting Google Merchant Center, though the company has not yet disclosed the cause or the impact on advertisers. The incident could affect merchants who rely on Merchant Center to manage product listings for Google…
Yelp brings restaurant reservations and waitlists to ChatGPT
Yelp is deepening its partnership with OpenAI by bringing Reservations and Waitlist directly into ChatGPT, allowing users to book restaurant tables without leaving the conversation. The move expands ChatGPT from a discovery tool into a place where users…
Technical SEO testing: How to build a stronger experiment
Technical SEO changes are often evaluated with a simple before-and-after comparison. A change goes live, performance is measured over the following weeks, and any movement is attributed to the implementation. The problem is that search performance rarely…
Google brings new AI agent capabilities to Ads and Analytics
Google is expanding its AI assistant, Ask Advisor, with new agentic capabilities across Google Ads and Google Analytics, aiming to help marketers uncover insights faster, automate analysis and make decisions without leaving the platform. The updates are…
Why the traditional link building model no longer works for AI search
Traditional link building agencies had an incredible run. The pitch was easy to sell: “We build you links from high-DR sites with commercial anchor text, your rankings improve, and you get a spreadsheet every month that tallies up your backlink counts.”…