Google removes sitelinks search box documentation, marking full deprecation of the legacy search feature. Google has removed all documentation for the sitelinks search box feature. The ‘nositelinkssearchbox’ rule has been archived. This documentation removal marks …
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ChatGPT Search Shows 76.5% Error Rate In Attribution Study
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search is struggling to accurately cite news publishers, according to a study by Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism. The report found frequent misquotes and incorrect attributions, raising concerns among publishers about …
Continue readingGoogle Tests Bare-Bones Hotel Search In Three EU Countries
Google is beginning a test that will change hotel search results for users in Germany, Belgium, and Estonia. This test will remove features like the map and hotel listings, replacing them with regular blue links …
Continue readingGoogle Search Sees UK Decline, Users Express Low Trust In AI
Google Search’s market share in the UK weakened this year, with user reach dropping to 83% from 86%, according to Ofcom’s Online Nation report. This decline comes as concerns grow over AI-powered search results, with …
Continue readingHow to monitor brand visibility across AI search channels
Tracking organic search performance is about to get comically frustrating. Google has been rolling out a series of AI-enhanced search results over the past 18 months: SEO professionals are battling to determine the extent to …
Continue readingHow to be visible in generative AI search results
A new buzzword is making waves in the tech world, and it goes by several names: large language model optimization (LLMO), generative engine optimization (GEO) or generative AI optimization (GAIO). At its core, GEO is …
Continue readingGoogle faces £7 Billion UK class action over search monopoly
Google is staring down a £7 billion ($8.8 billion) class action lawsuit in the UK, accusing the tech giant of abusing its search dominance to harm consumers and stifle competition. The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal …
Continue readingGoogle Search Console recommendations now fully live
Google has fully rolled out its recommendations section within Google Search Console. Google launched it as an experimental feature back in August and has now fully rolled out the feature to all profiles within Google …
Continue reading5 GEO trends shaping the future of search
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search officially launched and generative engine optimization (GEO) just became a lot more important. Most of the major players in generative AI search – ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google’s Gemini, now combine real-time search …
Continue readingHow To Avoid Search Budget Cannibalization For A Better Share Of Spend
In nearly 20 years in search marketing, something I continue to see and debate about is shared budgets. When I ask the advertiser why, I always get a similar answer: “We have a set limited …
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