International SEO in 2026: What still works, what no longer does, and why
AI-mediated search introduces new risks for international SEO. See how semantic collapse and freshness drift shape global visibility.
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How Recommender Systems Like Google Discover May Work via @sejournal, @martinibuster
An explainer of how recommender systems like Google Discover may work according to a classic research paper.
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How digital marketing agencies are adapting to AI search by Editorial Link
Ten agencies explain how they retooled SEO, metrics, and client strategy as AI answers cut clicks, shorten journeys, and reward brand authority.
NotificationX WordPress WooCommerce Plugin Vulnerabilities Impact 40k Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster
A WordPress and WooCommerce plugin vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts.
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Identity violation and pricing
Why do books and records have standard pricing? You’d think that a record from Miles Davis or Patricia Barber would cost more than one from the local garage band. Economists tie themselves into knots trying to explain why wine and handbags have such wide price variation, but tickets to movies do not. They invoke “credence
What Profitable Google Ads Look Like in 2026 [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
Join our webinar to discover effective strategies for automating Google Ads and mastering Performance Max Smart Bidding.
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WordPress Advanced Custom Fields Extended Plugin Vulnerability via @sejournal, @martinibuster
A vulnerability in an ACF addon plugin installed in 100k websites enables unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges.
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The Smart Way To Take Back Control Of Google’s Performance Max [A Step-By-Step Guide]
Take charge of your advertising with Performance Max. Learn to segment products and enhance your campaign performance effectively.
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OpenAI Search Crawler Passes 55% Coverage In Hostinger Study via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Hostinger analyzed 66.7B bot requests across 5M+ hosted sites and found AI training crawlers are blocked more often, while OpenAI’s search bot expands.
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Organic search traffic is down 2.5% YoY, new data shows
SEO isn’t dead. New data confirms it: traffic grew at the largest sites, and the sharpest declines were felt by the top 100 to 10,000 sites.