The citation core method to appearing in AI search results
Want your brand to appear in ChatGPT and Google AI Mode? Learn how to identify the sources AI trusts and earn mentions that influence AI-generated answers.
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Publisher LLM visibility: Steal The Spruce’s winning playbook
Organic traffic is declining. Learn how publishers can boost AI visibility, earn more citations, and build authority using The Spruce’s proven LLM optimization playbook.
How ecommerce brands actually get discovered in AI search
See how ecommerce brands can improve AI visibility in ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and other LLMs through citations, product recommendations, Reddit discussions, retailer pages, reviews, and consistent product data.
What Black Friday reveals about how LLMs understand ecommerce
Analysis of 10,000 LLM responses reveals the domains and signals shaping AI-driven shopping – and what brands must do to stay visible.
What is YMYL? Google’s high-stakes content category
YMYL content affects lives and finances—so Google holds it to higher standards. Learn what qualifies as YMYL and how to meet E-E-A-T expectations.
How to rank for high keyword difficulty queries: A strategic guide
Understand what keyword difficulty means, how it’s calculated, and how to find SEO keywords you can rank for faster with smart competitive analysis.
How to get cited by AI: SEO insights from 8,000 AI citations
From ChatGPT to Gemini, here's what each AI model trusts – and how strategic content earns visibility in generative search results.
60% of Perplexity citations overlap with top 10 Google organic results
With Perplexity referrals growing 40% month-over-month, new research looks at how SGE and Perplexity differ.
Meta steps up data privacy measures in Europe amid targeted ad concerns
Facebook and Instagram users will soon start receiving notifications prompting them to make choices regarding the sharing of their data.
Every Facebook user is monitored by thousands of brands for targeted ads
New research claims that as many as 7,000 companies monitor individual Facebook users' online activities.
With Jumpshot shuttered, where will SEOs get their ‘zero-click’ fix now?
Move is ominous for all companies "aggregating and anonymizing" user behavioral data for third party sale.
Review fraud: Hijacked Amazon reviews a big problem says Consumer Reports
The fake reviews problem on Amazon isn't going away any time soon.
IAC buying Angie’s List, will combine with HomeAdvisor into new public company
The two companies will create a home services lead-gen powerhouse.
Flush With New Cash, Structured Data Engine FindTheBest Ready To Make Its Move
It was unclear what to call FindTheBest when it first launched roughly two years ago: “anti-search engine,” “decision engine” or “comparison engine.” Today, it may not matter. The company just raised $11 million and has 22 million monthly users. (The site has raised $17 million to date.) CEO (and former DoubleClick founder) Kevin O’Connor sees […]
“Anti-Search Engine” FindTheBest Adds Buying Guides, Top 10 Slideshows
There are a number of ways to describe FindTheBest, the site launched last year by DoubleClick founder Kevin O’Connor. One is “decision engine” another might be “comparison engine,” a third could be “anti-search engine.” It might be called an “anti-search engine” because, like Blekko’s Rich Skrenta, FindTheBest’s O’Conner believes that search results have become cluttered […]
Blekko Blocks More “Spam” Domains: 1.1 Million Of Them
Search engine Blekko has announced that it has now blocked 1.1 million web sites from its search results using a new system it calls “AdSpam,” and new pages from any web site won’t be added if they don’t pass muster. Blocking Spam Before It Gets In From the Blekko press release: “This new technology will […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 22, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Not Optimizing For Bing-Yahoo Means Loss Of Traffic From an SEM-SEO resource-allocation perspective focusing on Google historically made lots of sense for small and even medium-sized firms. Some firms didn’t […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 6, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How To Optimize Feeds To Maximize Your Exposure In Shopping Engine Results Each day millions of online shoppers turn to comparison shopping engines (CSEs) to compare prices, read reviews, research products […]
The Rise Of Help Engines: Twitter & Aardvark
Back in 2000, there was a little-remembered but amazing survey that I love to cite showing how search engines had, in only a few years, topped the list of information resources consulted. They’d even pushed past family and friends. Now the times are changing, as family and friends have themselves become easily searchable resources. The […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 21, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
The Promise & Reality Of Mixing The Social Graph With Search Engines
I’m having a bad day. Aside from my desktop crashing, we get another spate of “let’s blame SEO” to start my morning off. Robert Scoble uses that theme as a launching pad for a series of videos on how Facebook potentially could be a killer search engine — regardless of the fact he seems to […]
Looking At Ask.com’s New Home Page Features
The Ask.com blog posts today about Ask’s new home page, which they are particularly proud of, and I think rightly so. They talk about their icons, suggest feature and skins, all of which are worth a quick peek.
Putting Search Into The Marketing Mix
Many companies have yet to get involved with search marketing. At Search Engine Strategies New York, panelists on the “Putting Search into the Marketing Mix” offered compelling reasons for including search as a fundamental component of a marketing strategy. The panel was moderated by Gord Hotchkiss, President & CEO of Enquiro, with speakers Curtis Dueck, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 19, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Yahoo Introduces Personal Finance Site
Gary Price reports that Yahoo has launched a new site, named Yahoo Personal Finance. News.com explains that this new sub-site offers “free tools and how-to guides for tax planning, budgeting, real estate planning, and saving for college and retirement.” Gary explains they offer additional tools such as: financial calculators for mortgages, budgeting, and more. They […]