Google Search testing forcing searchers to sign in to get more search results
This is instead of using a captcha to verify the searcher is human and not a bot.
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Paid Search Absorbed Organic’s Collapse – Then Q2 Slowed Down via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Google paid search growth slowed in Q2 2026. See what tougher comparisons and shifting ad spend mean for PPC budgets and H2 planning.
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How AI visibility adds context to PPC performance
Traditional PPC metrics show what happened. Grounding queries, citations, and share of authority help explain why.
Preference falsification
People lie. They lie in focus groups, they lie on surveys and they lie to themselves. Culture can be seen as an organized lying function. Be aware of what other people are thinking and make choices about your preferences so you can fit in. Without this effect, we wouldn’t have trends, fads or hits. Part
WooCommerce Social Login WordPress Plugin Enables Full Site Takeover via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WooCommerce Social Login vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of ecommerce sites.
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Snapchat Clamps Down On AI-Generated Videos via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Snap announced that it is removing wholly AI-generated videos from Snapchat’s Spotlight recommendations in favor of promoting authentic human-authored experiences.
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Open Knowledge Format v0.2 Adds A Trust Layer – No AI Agent Reads It Yet via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
No agent reads your OKF bundle. Write one anyway: v0.2’s provenance and staleness fields expose every claim your website cannot defend.
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Google expands Data Manager API with smarter audience management
Google is providing flexible audience management, smarter validation and richer Google Analytics data collection.
Why AI Recommends Your Competitor & What To Do About It via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
Kris Jones says one word decides whether AI recommends your brand: synthesis. Here’s what that means for where you spend next quarter’s budget.
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Microsoft Clarity adds branded and non-branded AI queries
You can now see numerous AI analytics reports broken down by branded and non-branded queries.