Google Search Console Generative AI Performance Report in Search data bug
Google has confirmed the issue starting on August 13, and the result is a decrease in impressions.
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The AI Conversations Leaking Into Your Search Console via @sejournal, @suganthan
Search Console records what people say to AI Mode. Here’s how to pull those fragments out and sort them into seven buckets.
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Ginny Marvin on Smart Bidding, AI and why PPC fundamentals still matter
Google Ads Liaison Ginny Marvin discusses Smart Bidding, AI, PPC mistakes and why strong fundamentals still matter with the rise of AI.
Google Lets You Turn Off Visible Watermarks In Gemini via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google Gemini allows users to disable the visible watermark on AI-generated images, videos, and music, while SynthID and C2PA marks stay embedded.
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Llms.txt V2 Adds Formal Markdown Linking For AI Agents via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
A v2 update to the llms.txt spec has shipped, adding formal link relations that help AI agents locate Markdown versions of pages.
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The Paid ‘Search’ Email Placement: Right Place, Right Time via @sejournal, @jonkagan
Email placements work, but not as a replacement for email marketing. What Demand Gen and Audience Ads actually deliver, and how to set them up.
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AI Assistants Are Choosing Local Businesses For Your Customers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
AI assistants narrow local searches before customers reach a website. See how Google builds those answers and which local signals businesses can optimize.
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Inside ChatGPT’s retrieval stack: The index, cache, and pages it actually reads
New research exposes the mechanics behind ChatGPT citations, including what gets retrieved, what gets read, and what ultimately gets cited.
Google: Subject/Object Entity Order Affects AI Answers via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s research shows that LLMs struggle to recall facts when questions reverse the usual subject/object entity order.
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