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AI search is pushing indexes beyond relevance, with Bing focusing on facts, attribution, and confidence before answers are generated.
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The real strategy behind negative keywords in 2026
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Google updates links within AI Overviews & AI Mode
Google says these updates make it "easy for you to connect with authentic voices and explore useful information across the web."
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AI moderation, stricter security signals, and platform scale are increasing false positives — often without meaningful human review.
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ChatGPT ads expand with self-serve buying
ChatGPT ads are expanding with self-serve buying, and improved measurement, a move toward a scalable advertising platform.
Google expands UCP checkout to main search shopping results
UCP-powered checkout initially went live only in AI Mode but it now seems to be available for some retailers in Search.
Google rolls out new data, experimentation and MMM tools to improve measurement
Google is rolling out new measurement tools to help advertisers better connect data, prove impact and make smarter decisions.
ChatGPT ads show strong early CTRs — but scale is still the question
Early ChatGPT ad data shows high engagement, with strong intent queries like Mother’s Day driving significantly more ad exposure.
The 10-gate AI search pipeline: Find where your content fails
AI search is a multiplicative system where one weak signal limits results. Diagnose bottlenecks, prioritize fixes, and improve visibility.
Web Bot Auth, Google’s new experimental method to validate authentic bots
This is just a limited test now for some AI agents hosted on Google's infrastructure but it may roll out more widely sometime in the future.
Query intent vs. conversion intent: Why the difference matters
What users type isn’t always what they want. Learn how aligning intent signals, behavior, and brand improves performance.
How China’s fragmented search ecosystem is reshaping SEO in 2026
Baidu still drives B2B demand, while AI and ecommerce platforms reshape discovery. Here’s how to stay visible across both.
Unifying the search experience for real growth in 2026
Your customers see the whole SERP. You should too.
SMX Now: The automation drift and how to correct course
Join us May 6 for the second SMX Now, featuring Ameet Khabra on how to spot and stop PPC drift before it hurts performance.
Google fixes Search Console’s year-long data logging issue – well, kind of…
The data going forward should be correct but the 50 weeks or so of data in the past will not be fixed.
Why brand authority beats topical authority in AI search
More content won’t make you an authority. AI search rewards brands with visibility, mentions, and real demand.
7 tools for doing AEO right now
From AI assistants to analytics platforms, here’s how to use today’s tools to understand and work on your visibility in AI answers.
Why AI visibility starts before search and ends with citations
Most visibility is shaped before the query. Learn how influence, entity signals, and original data determine who AI systems cite.
Ask.com shuts down after over 25 years
The turn down web page says, "Jeeves’ spirit endures."
Microsoft Ads adds deeper reporting to Performance Max placements
Microsoft Advertising now adds conversion and spend data to PMax placement reports, giving clearer insight into performance.
Advanced technical SEO tips: 14 technical SEO issues you’re missing
Think you've got your technical SEO buttoned up? Think again! Find out what you may have overlooked with our guide that's full of advanced SEO tips.
Google Ads API v20 sunset set for June 10
Google Ads API v20 will stop working on June 10, requiring advertisers to upgrade or risk disruptions.
How to build SEO agent skills that actually work
Most AI SEO “skills” are just prompts. Learn the system behind reliable agents: tools, memory, templates, and a built-in review layer.
Performance Max for B2B: 5 best practices
Learn how to guide AI, improve lead quality, and use signals, creative, and reporting to get better results from Performance Max for B2B.
A blueprint for semantic programmatic SEO
Learn how to map authority, embed brand context into AI, and build a semantic linking system that scales without orphan pages.
Inside ChatGPT ads: What the data tells us and what’s coming next
Adthena is tracking 50,000+ daily ChatGPT ad placements across 600+ advertisers. Here's what full rollout means for your campaigns.
Google Analytics introduces Task Assistant
GA’s new Task Assistant helps advertisers quickly improve setup and data quality with guided, actionable recommendations.
Google Ads adds “Association” metric to Brand Lift Studies
Google Ads’ new Association metric shows how consumers link brands to key attributes, bridging awareness and consideration.
Reddit marketing for SaaS: Insights from 117 brands
Analysis of SaaS brands reveals what actually works on Reddit and how AI search is reshaping visibility, discovery, and trust.
Google Preferred Sources now works for all languages
Preferred Sources was supported globally but English only, now it works for all languages.
From paid clicks to answer equity: Your new 2026 search strategy
AI is crushing CTR. Learn to swap rented clicks for authority that powers answers, stabilizes leads, and protects margins.
What blog posts should you write to be mentioned in ChatGPT?
A new ChatGPT fan-out analysis finds a strong bias toward commercial intent. Here's what it means for your content strategy.
How AI models ‘understand’ your brand
Is AI misrepresenting your brand? Fix how you’re encoded, cited, and surfaced across training, retrieval, and generation.
Google AI Max gets new controls, Shopping rollout and travel consolidation
Google is scaling AI Max across more campaigns while giving advertisers clearer control over AI-driven targeting and messaging.
AI sees your brand as math, not messaging
As discovery shifts from traditional search, brands must package knowledge so AI can read, verify, and rank it.