What to do now that AI Overviews turned search into reading sessions

Search intent still shapes content strategy, but AI Overviews now shape how users behave on the SERP itself.

Search intent still shapes content strategy, but AI Overviews now shape how users behave on the SERP itself.
We evolved words on top of our primordial ability to have feelings. Words allow us to be specific, to understand a situation more completely and to teach. Our hunches and feelings still matter, but professionals choose to be able to talk about their work. Learn the words and then make the choice to use them.
Publishers, developers, and businesses face three different economic realities under the agentic web. This article maps all three.
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Google is testing Search Console controls and reports for AI Search visibility, including AI-specific impressions data for some UK sites.
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These features are rolling out to subset of website owners in the UK and will expand it to more in the future.

Google’s Invalid Activity Credit Report gives advertisers a clearer view of refunded spend from invalid clicks and traffic.
Microsoft announced Web IQ, a set of grounding APIs that connect AI agents to Bing’s index. Pricing and general availability remain unclear.
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Google has confirmed a test of healthcare ads in AI Mode, offering an early look at how advertising may evolve within AI search.

Google’s updated Ads terms expand its use of AI-driven automation, raising advertiser concerns about reduced control and ownership.

Microsoft releases a search service just for AI-agents, because agents search differently from humans.