Update: 38% of AI Overview Citations Pull From Top 10 Pages
We analyzed 1.9M citations last year in an attempt to answer that question. But, as with everything AI-related, a lot has changed since then. For instance, as of January 2026,…
Read More »Google AI Overviews Surges Across 9 Industries via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google AI Overviews shows fast growth across nine industries, now triggering AI Search in nearly half of all search queries. The post Google AI Overviews Surges Across 9 Industries appeared…
Read More »Google’s Discover Core Update Finishes Rolling Out via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s February Discover core update is complete after a roughly 22-day rollout. Early data suggests fewer domains in top slots. The post Google’s Discover Core Update Finishes Rolling Out appeared…
Read More »Bing Adds GEO To Official Guidelines, Expands AI Abuse Definitions via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Bing rewrote its webmaster guidelines to cover Copilot grounding, meta directive controls for AI answers, and a softened stance on AI-generated content. The post Bing Adds GEO To Official Guidelines,…
Read More »Recap of the February 2026 SEO Update by Yoast
The February 2026 SEO Update by Yoast is part of our monthly webinar series covering the latest developments in search and AI. In each session, we review the most important…
Read More »Google Explains Why Its Crawler Ignores Your Resource Hints via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Gary Illyes clarifies why resource hints do not influence Googlebot’s crawling behavior, and notes that HTML validity is not a ranking factor. The post Google Explains Why Its Crawler…
Read More »How to Monitor Brand Mentions in ChatGPT
If you don’t know, that’s a problem. ChatGPT influences millions of product decisions every day—and unlike Google, it gives you zero impressions data, no Search Console, and no built-in analytics….
Read More »Gen Z Preference For TikTok Over Google Drops 50%, Data Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Survey data shows 49% of U.S. consumers have used TikTok for search, but Gen Z’s TikTok-over-Google preference is dropping. The post Gen Z Preference For TikTok Over Google Drops 50%,…
Read More »How To Turn Google’s Performance Max Into An Ecommerce Growth Engine
Take charge of your advertising with Performance Max. Learn to segment products and enhance your campaign performance effectively. The post How To Turn Google’s Performance Max Into An Ecommerce Growth…
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