Google Answers Why Spam Updates Need To Happen
Why does Google have spam updates every once in a while? Google’s John Mueller answers that question and explains the reason why Google doesn’t just […]
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Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update
Google has begun rolling out the August 2026 spam update, applying globally and to all languages, its third one this year.
Why Search Volume Is Screening Out Your Best Content Opportunities
AI assistants turn contextual prompts into multiple queries, making buyer decisions and sub-questions more valuable content targets than raw keyword volume.
What We Can Learn From Evolving ChatGPT Fan-Out Queries
ChatGPT’s search behavior is starting to look like E-E-A-T. Here’s the data behind that theory, and what to do about it.
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Get Your Business Found & Chosen In AI Search [Free SEJ Live Event]
Turn AI-driven local discovery into actual customers. SEJ Live on August 26 brings three hours of practical guidance and live Q&A.
YouTube Changes How It Counts Views On Long-Form & Live
YouTube is changing how it counts views on long-form videos and live streams.
The AI Conversations Leaking Into Your Search Console
Search Console records what people say to AI Mode. Here’s how to pull those fragments out and sort them into seven buckets.
Google Lets You Turn Off Visible Watermarks In Gemini
Google Gemini allows users to disable the visible watermark on AI-generated images, videos, and music, while SynthID and C2PA marks stay embedded.
Llms.txt V2 Adds Formal Markdown Linking For AI Agents
A v2 update to the llms.txt spec has shipped, adding formal link relations that help AI agents locate Markdown versions of pages.
Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update
Google has begun rolling out the August 2026 spam update, applying globally and to all languages, its third one this year.
YouTube Changes How It Counts Views On Long-Form & Live
YouTube is changing how it counts views on long-form videos and live streams.
Google Lets You Turn Off Visible Watermarks In Gemini
Google Gemini allows users to disable the visible watermark on AI-generated images, videos, and music, while SynthID and C2PA marks stay embedded.
Llms.txt V2 Adds Formal Markdown Linking For AI Agents
A v2 update to the llms.txt spec has shipped, adding formal link relations that help AI agents locate Markdown versions of pages.
Google: Subject/Object Entity Order Affects AI Answers
Google’s research shows that LLMs struggle to recall facts when questions reverse the usual subject/object entity order.
Anthropic Reveals What The Watermark Is And How It Can Be Defeated
Anthropic offers more details about its watermark including how it can be defeated.
Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update
Google has begun rolling out the August 2026 spam update, applying globally and to all languages, its third one this year.
Why Search Volume Is Screening Out Your Best Content Opportunities
AI assistants turn contextual prompts into multiple queries, making buyer decisions and sub-questions more valuable content targets than raw keyword volume.
What We Can Learn From Evolving ChatGPT Fan-Out Queries
ChatGPT’s search behavior is starting to look like E-E-A-T. Here’s the data behind that theory, and what to do about it.
Get Your Business Found & Chosen In AI Search [Free SEJ Live Event]
Turn AI-driven local discovery into actual customers. SEJ Live on August 26 brings three hours of practical guidance and live Q&A.
The AI Conversations Leaking Into Your Search Console
Search Console records what people say to AI Mode. Here’s how to pull those fragments out and sort them into seven buckets.
AI Assistants Are Choosing Local Businesses For Your Customers
AI assistants narrow local searches before customers reach a website. See how Google builds those answers and which local signals businesses can optimize.
The Paid ‘Search’ Email Placement: Right Place, Right Time
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.
YouTube Measures Creator Video on Branded Search Lift, But The Attribution Gap Still Exists
Google’s creator playbook proves creator campaigns lift branded search, but omits attribution windows, baselines, and controls.
Google Ads Is Retiring Language Targeting In Search Campaigns
Google Ads is changing language targeting for Search and Performance Max in September 2026. Learn what’s changing and what advertisers need to know.
The PPC Clean-Up: How to Audit and Fix ‘Value Inflation’ in Google Ads
PPC managers inheriting an account: verify the conversion value before touching the bid strategy. Five checks that separate real revenue from phantom value.
OpenAI Allows Some Health & Finance Ads In ChatGPT
OpenAI’s ad rules now allow some health and finance advertisers in ChatGPT, while placement restrictions still apply to sensitive conversations.
Google Is Ending Target Overperformance – What to Fix Before August 17
Google Smart Bidding changes August 17. Learn which Target CPA and Target ROAS campaigns to audit and what to update before the deadline.
Why Search Volume Is Screening Out Your Best Content Opportunities
AI assistants turn contextual prompts into multiple queries, making buyer decisions and sub-questions more valuable content targets than raw keyword volume.
Why Anthropic’s Claude Watermark May Be A New Text-Marking Method
Anthropic has revealed enough about Claude’s watermark to identify how it might work. A new research paper may be the clue.
How To Create YMYL Content That Gets Cited In AI Search
Thin health content was always risky. With AI Overviews answering most medical queries, it’s now invisible. Here’s what earns citations instead.
The AI Detection False Economy: Fueling FOW (Fear of Writing)
AI detectors gave wildly different verdicts on the same human-written article, and even flagged writing from 2014.
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Why AI Content Stopped Working & What To Do About It [Watch Now]
Does Google penalize AI content? Get answers on GEO, answer engine optimization, and the content personalization signals that convert. Watch on demand.
AI Content Marketing For Agencies: 6 Ways To Stay Competitive Right Now
Discover how marketing agencies can transform their content strategy and boost client retention in the age of AI.
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AMA with Reddit Experts: What's Working Now & How To Get Into The Threads AI Cites
Bring your Reddit questions. Leave with an answer you can act on immediately.
- Why does AI answers keep pulling from Reddit and how to be in those threads?
- How can I be part of the conversations in my industry that don’t include your brand?
- What ways can I turn community presence into pipeline and revenue?
YouTube Changes How It Counts Views On Long-Form & Live
By Matt G. Southern
YouTube is changing how it counts views on long-form videos and live streams.
YouTube Measures Creator Video on Branded Search Lift, But The Attribution Gap Still Exists
By Greg Jarboe
Google’s creator playbook proves creator campaigns lift branded search, but omits attribution windows, baselines, and controls.
Reddit Preserved The Part Of The Internet We Broke
By Brent Csutoras
Search referrals measure how people reach Reddit. They don’t measure why people go looking for it, and that gap is where the value sits.
YouTube Adds New Shorts Payout Rules To Partner Program Terms
By Matt G. Southern
YouTube announced Partner Program changes taking effect in 2027, including new Shorts earnings rules, activity checks, and a terms deadline.
Reddit Wants To Be The Destination, Not Just The Source Behind Search & AI
By Brent Csutoras
Reddit’s Q2 call laid out the daily destination strategy and the participation problem standing in its way. What marketers should do now.
Reddit CEO Intends To Show More Reviews And Recommendations
By Roger Montti
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman revealed intent to leverage the platform’s vast amount of evergreen content on recommendations and reviews.