Google Search gains information agents and improved agentic experiences

Google will continuously scan the web to give you updated information on your search – as an agent would do.

Google will continuously scan the web to give you updated information on your search – as an agent would do.

Google announced Gemini 3.5 Flash today and immediately it is now powering Google Search as the new default for AI Mode.

This new search box aims to gives searchers easier access to AI search capabilities, with longer prompts and more AI options.

Connect GSC data to Claude Code, generate custom visualizations, and create flexible reporting workflows for stakeholder meetings.
Google‘s first consolidated AI optimization guide gives guidance on ways to optimize for Google’s generative AI features.
Google’s information gain patent is real. Commodity content can’t beat it. Here’s the practical content framework for search that still delivers value.
The post Creating ‘Non-Commodity’ Content That Cuts Through The Noise appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

As AI automates repetitive SEO tasks, the biggest advantage may go to practitioners who know how to guide it.
Your lift study came in low. Should you cut the channel? Not before reading how MER, incrementality, and attribution work together as a stack.
The post Why Incrementality Testing Alone Won’t Fix Your Paid Media Budget – The Missing Metric appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

A review of 25,000 URLs yielded insights about the type of content most cited by ChatGPT and other popular large language models.
At 2:30 in the morning, the night clerk at the hotel is a great help if you’ve locked yourself out of your room. But if you want to complain about the hours of the gym, the hotel’s environmental footprint or even their late check-in policy, you’re almost certainly wasting their time. And yours. Every organization