Are low-quality listicles about to lose their edge in Google Search?
Google says it’s aware of weak ‘best of’ lists and said it ‘works to combat that kind of abuse’ in Search and Gemini.
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Human content is 8x more likely than AI to rank #1 on Google: Study
New Semrush data shows human-written pages dominate top Google rankings, while AI content appears in lower Page 1 positions.
Bing, not Google, shapes which brands ChatGPT recommends
Case study finds that even top brands disappear without a Bing presence. Here’s how ranking in Bing boosts visibility in ChatGPT.
SEO in 2026: Higher standards, AI influence, and a web still catching up
Technical SEO is getting easier by default — but decisions around bots, LLMs.txt, and structured data are becoming more complex.
How to design content that AI systems prefer and promote
See how passage-level retrieval works and why answer-first, well-structured content is more likely to be surfaced and reused.
ChatGPT Search Is Citing Fewer Sites, Data Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
ChatGPT Search is citing fewer websites per response after GPT-5.3 Instant became the default experience.
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How to produce content that naturally builds AEO clout
Backlinks still matter, but authority now extends to mentions and citations. Learn how to create content that earns both in AI search.
The Top 6 Search Engines Market Share & The AI Search Engines To Watch via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Declining Google share and rising AI search usage signal a shift in where discovery happens and how SEO teams should allocate resources.
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Guest post outreach in 2026: A proven, scalable process
Learn how to find the right sites, pitch relevant topics, and improve reply and publish rates with a repeatable outreach workflow.
WordPress’s Troubled Real-Time Collaboration Feature via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Will WordPress’s troubled real-time collaboration feature be worth delaying the release of WP 7.0?
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