Google Defends AI Training As Fair Use In Governance Paper
Google's AI governance paper argues public-web training should remain fair use while pointing to opt-out controls, takedowns, and paid deals for specialized content.
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Google Says AI Visibility Hinges On Content People Actually Want To Read
Google says publishers who want to survive in AI Search need to start making content users actually want to read.
Google’s Spam Update Now Reaches AI Answers. Enforcement Is Hard
The line between earning a brand mention in AI answers and engineering one is getting redrawn. Here’s what the research and Google’s June update say.
Bruce Clay, One of the Founding Figures of SEO, Has Died
Bruce Clay, a founding figure who shaped the SEO marketing industry, has died. His concepts continue to influence professionals to this day.
A Third Of Fintech Is Invisible To AI Agents
Most AI visibility advice skips the rendering step. A study of 274 fintech homepages shows why that’s the most expensive mistake to make.
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Google Says AI Visibility Hinges On Content People Actually Want To Read
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Bruce Clay, One of the Founding Figures of SEO, Has Died
Bruce Clay, a founding figure who shaped the SEO marketing industry, has died. His concepts continue to influence professionals to this day.
Google Answers Question About SEO For AI Agents
Google’s John Mueller answered whether Google Gemini’s new AI agents change the rules for SEO.
Google Gemini Can Now Control Your Computer. Hackers Are Already Targeting AI Agents
Google warns that websites can expose AI agents to hidden traps for agentic AI navigating the open web.
Google Desktop CTR Climbs While Mobile Dips, Report Finds
Desktop and mobile clickthrough rates are splitting, according to new benchmark data. Clicks are growing on desktop while declining on mobile.
WP Rocket Now Offers Free CDN For Your Most Important Pages
WP Rocket now offers free CDN, lowering the barrier to meaningful performance improvements on the most important pages.
Search And Agents Are One Product. You Only Need One Playbook
The “separate AEO strategy” consultants have been selling collapses when Google itself says it’s one playbook. Here’s what that means for how you build.
Google Says AI Visibility Hinges On Content People Actually Want To Read
Google says publishers who want to survive in AI Search need to start making content users actually want to read.
Google’s Spam Update Now Reaches AI Answers. Enforcement Is Hard
The line between earning a brand mention in AI answers and engineering one is getting redrawn. Here’s what the research and Google’s June update say.
Bruce Clay, One of the Founding Figures of SEO, Has Died
Bruce Clay, a founding figure who shaped the SEO marketing industry, has died. His concepts continue to influence professionals to this day.
A Third Of Fintech Is Invisible To AI Agents
Most AI visibility advice skips the rendering step. A study of 274 fintech homepages shows why that’s the most expensive mistake to make.
Google Spam Update Rolls Out, AI Manipulation In Scope – SEO Pulse
Five search developments this week: a spam update, AI impression counts, CTR data, Similarweb’s branded search findings, and Google’s tool access stance.
How Do I Effectively Measure Campaign Success Across Multiple Platforms? – Ask A PPC
Running ads on every platform? Here’s how to build a measurement framework that compares performance fairly across Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon.
Google Tests ‘Strongest Match’ Labels On Search Ads
Google is testing “Strongest Match” labels on Search ads. Here’s what advertisers know so far and the questions Google hasn’t answered.
Google’s Limited Ad Serving Update Raises Questions About Advertiser Qualification
Google expands its Limited Ad Serving policy, introducing new advertiser qualification signals tied to user reports, identity, and Search ad eligibility.
Google Launches Ask Ad Manager, Its First AI Agent For Publishers
Google’s conversational agent now troubleshoots delivery and builds reports inside Ad Manager, bringing prompt-driven workflows to publisher ad ops.
The Integrated Search Brief That Aligns SEO, PPC & Content In The AI Search Era
Create unified search strategies by aligning SEO, PPC and content teams through integrated briefs covering objectives, intent and SERP features.
Microsoft Advertising Launches Product Explorer
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Your Brand Message Is Costing You Half Your Views – What 2 Reports Can Tell Us
New data from IAB and Billion Dollar Boy explains the performance gap between creator content and brand-led ads, with specific fixes for both.
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What 2 Content Strategists Say AI Should Never Write For You [Webinar]
Explore the limitations of AI in content creation. Uncover why AI-generated work often lacks originality and uniqueness.
The Content Framework That Worked In 2019 Is Now Working Against You
Why the best content frameworks become outdated and how to stay ahead by embracing new data instead of defending old models.
Why Publishing More Content Is Making Your SEO Worse
AI retrieval systems reward semantic precision over content volume, making excessive publishing counterproductive for modern SEO visibility.
What AI Overview Click Data Reveals About Consumer Search Behavior: 5 Strategic Insights For CMOs
New research shows daily AI Overview users click sources 3.5x more than occasional users, revealing optimization opportunities.
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6 Ways To Prepare Your Business For AI In 2026
This checklist, created from CallRail’s October 2025 survey of 600 small-to-midsize businesses, walks you through six areas to implement AI that can:
- Personalize prospect experience.
- Deliver more targeted ads and identify top performing channels.
- Turn that data into stronger, more accurate campaigns that generate more qualified leads.
The Content Framework That Worked In 2019 Is Now Working Against You
By Greg Jarboe
Why the best content frameworks become outdated and how to stay ahead by embracing new data instead of defending old models.
TikTok Shows 3x More AI Slop Than YouTube, Report Finds
By Matt G. Southern
In a fresh-account test, Kapwing found 59% of TikTok For You videos were AI slop, roughly three times the rate on YouTube.
YouTube Brings In-App Sharing & Messaging To The U.S.
By Matt G. Southern
YouTube is expanding in-app video sharing and messaging to eligible adults in more markets, reviving a version of its messaging feature removed in 2019.
YouTube Adds Auto-Detection For AI-Generated Content
By Matt G. Southern
YouTube is moving AI disclosure labels to more visible spots and adding automatic detection for undisclosed photorealistic AI content on videos.
Why LLMs Cite Reddit Instead Of Your Brand: A Practical AI Visibility Audit [Webinar]
By Loren Baker
Understand the role Reddit plays in AI answers and how brands can capitalize on community signals to enhance visibility.
Reddit CEO Says LLMs ‘Would Not Exist’ Without Reddit Data
By Matt G. Southern
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman calls user content “modern oil” for AI, discusses deals with Google and OpenAI, and outlines why some companies face lawsuits.