AI search engines cite Reddit, YouTube, and LinkedIn most: Study
Wikipedia and Forbes rank among the most-cited sources in AI answers, with Yelp and G2 frequently appearing in recommendation queries.
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Google Gemini may adapt AI answers to match user tone: Report
An internal system guides Google Gemini to align responses with user tone, intent, and emotional context, according to an unverified report.
Google expands Merchant Center loyalty features to 14 countries and AI surfaces
Member perks are now baked into product listings — and showing up on Gemini and AI Mode for the first time.
59% of SEO jobs are now senior-level roles: Study
SEO demand is shifting to senior strategists as AI takes over execution, raising salaries and expanding cross-channel ownership.
Google Explains Googlebot Byte Limits And Crawling Architecture via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Gary Illyes published a blog post explaining how Googlebot works as one client of a centralized crawling platform, with new byte-level details.
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Technical SEO for generative search: Optimizing for AI agents
Control how AI bots access your site, structure content for extraction, and improve your chances of being cited in AI-generated answers.
The push layer returns: Why ‘publish and wait’ is half a strategy
See how AI systems process content through five entry modes — and why relying on crawling alone limits visibility, speed, and revenue
The Science Of What AI Actually Rewards via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig
Part 3 of this analysis reveals what AI actually rewards in content, from entity types to structure, across seven verticals.
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