📰 Search Engine Journal

Five search developments this week: a spam update, AI impression counts, CTR data, Similarweb's branded search findings, and Google's tool access stance. The po

Google's John Mueller answered whether Google Gemini's new AI agents change the rules for SEO. The post Google Answers Question About SEO For AI Agents appeared

Google warns that websites can expose AI agents to hidden traps for agentic AI navigating the open web. The post Google Gemini Can Now Control Your Computer. Ha

New data from IAB and Billion Dollar Boy explains the performance gap between creator content and brand-led ads, with specific fixes for both. The post Your Bra

Desktop and mobile clickthrough rates are splitting, according to new benchmark data. Clicks are growing on desktop while declining on mobile. The post Google D

ClaudeBot outpaced Googlebot on a new site. Here's what verified crawl data actually looks like, and how to get your own. The post 81.8% Of My ‘AI Assistant’ Tr

Running ads on every platform? Here's how to build a measurement framework that compares performance fairly across Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. The post

WP Rocket now offers free CDN, lowering the barrier to meaningful performance improvements on the most important pages. The post WP Rocket Now Offers Free CDN F

WordPress developers question whether the platform's AI ambitions are pulling attention away from what users have been asking for all along. The post WordPress

Two SMX Advanced talks on AI search reveal why technical roadmaps stall without internal coalitions to move them forward. The post AI Search Optimization Isn’t

Explore the limitations of AI in content creation. Uncover why AI-generated work often lacks originality and uniqueness. The post What 2 Content Strategists Say

John Mueller explained that impressions in Google's Search Console AI report track links to your pages, and user-activated links only count after they're activa

SignalFire reports marketing hiring at major tech companies has fallen far more sharply than engineering, based on its hiring data. The post Marketing Hiring Do

Microsoft Clarity's Bot Analytics dashboard now detects when bots request URLs your robots.txt disallows, with trends and filters by bot and operator. The post

Google has begun rolling out the June 2026 spam update globally and across all languages. It's the second spam update of the year. The post Google Begins Rollin

Google is testing “Strongest Match” labels on Search ads. Here’s what advertisers know so far and the questions Google hasn’t answered. The post Google Tests ‘S

Accessibility used to be a compliance checkbox. In 2026 it's the interface the majority of your visitors use to read your website. The post The Accessibility Tr

AI search transforms international SEO challenges from selecting correct pages to ensuring accurate, market-specific information survives AI synthesis and retri

AI visibility issues often reflect organizational misalignment rather than SEO problems, as inconsistent data confuses language models. The post Why AI Visibili

As AI agents proliferate into the web, a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind warns that scale makes failure inevitable. The post Google DeepMind

AI recommendation poisoning is already happening. Here's what it is, why it matters more than GEO, and which side of the line is worth choosing. The post The Gr

WordPress plugin vulnerability rated 8.8/10 enables attackers to gain full site access. The post Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 20

Anthropic's Claude Tag lets teams assign work to @Claude inside Slack, embedding AI as a co-worker and assistant. The post Anthropic’s @Claude Enters Workplace

Google expands its Limited Ad Serving policy, introducing new advertiser qualification signals tied to user reports, identity, and Search ad eligibility. The po