Personal Intelligence, which was introduced first on the Gemini app last week, is already rolling out to some users in AI Mode within Google Search. “Starting today, Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers can opt-in to securely connect Gmail and Google Photos to AI Mode,” Robby Stein, VP of Product, Google Search announced. Personal […]
Microsoft published a sixteen page explainer guide about optimizing for AI search and chat. While many of the suggestions can be classified as SEO, some of the other tips relate exclusively to AI search surfaces. Here are the most helpful takeaways. What AEO and GEO Are And Why They Matter Microsoft explains that AI search […]
A quick note up front, so we start on the right foot. The research I’m about to reference is not mine. I did not run these experiments. I’m not affiliated with the authors. I’m not here to “endorse” a camp, pick a side, or crown a winner. What I am going to endorse, loudly and […]
You know that sinking feeling when you look at your organic traffic dashboard and see – nothing exciting. The line’s flat, and you’re dreading the conversation with your boss about why your SEO investment isn’t “working.” Here’s the thing: flat traffic doesn’t mean failure anymore. Some of the most successful SEO campaigns I’ve worked on […]
Every few months, someone asks a version of the same question “What happens to PPC managers now that AI runs the platforms?” The question usually comes wrapped in anxiety, sometimes in frustration, and often in the hope that there is still a lever left to pull. At this point, the answer has become clearer. PPC […]
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Hostinger released an analysis showing that businesses are blocking AI systems used to train large language models while allowing AI assistants to continue to read and summarize more websites. The company examined 66.7 billion bot interactions across 5 million websites and found that AI assistant crawlers used by tools such as ChatGPT now reach more […]
For more than a decade, international SEO has followed a familiar playbook: Create dedicated country- and language-specific URLs. Localize the content. Deploy hreflang. Let search engines rank and serve the correct version. In the AI-mediated search environment, that playbook is no longer enough. In 2026, consistent global visibility is determined less by traditional ranking mechanics […]
Most businesses don’t fail to rank in the local pack because they lack reviews, links, or proximity. They fail long before that because Google never considers them eligible in the first place. This is a recurring pattern in local search that almost everyone overlooks. Google decides what you are before it decides how relevant you […]
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says Gemini won’t get ads — at least for now — as Google prioritizes trust and core assistant quality over monetization. What’s new. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Hassabis said Google has “no plans” to introduce ads into Gemini, emphasizing a focus on building a better, more […]