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Read on Search Engine Land →I turned my 15-year archive of Google algorithm updates into an official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server at algo.mariehaynes.com. Here is how it was built, the architecture behind it, and how you…
Read on Marie Haynes →You’re looking at a page that should be performing better, and you want answers fast. Maybe it’s a product page that slipped in rankings, a competitor’s post outranking yours, or a client page that…
Read on Backlinko →Traditional ranking metrics can only tell us so much about GEO performance. In this article, we explore what a GEO analytics stack could look like, with layers covering candidate page selection to…
Ranking & Algorithms Measurement AI Search & Visibility
Read on Lumar →TL;DR Claude’s watermark only flags that Claude was “likely involved,” so it can’t tell a fully AI-drafted piece from a human draft Claude lightly edited It’s an EU compliance requirement (Code of…
Read on Seer Interactive →TL;DR Everyone measuring AI search is defaulting to the same KPIs, but there is no one-size-fits-all AI search KPI New research shows 54% of AI search categories lack a clear category owner, and…
Read on Seer Interactive →Google's spam update caused exceptional search disruption, with dramatic ranking losses across 20 industries, according to SE Ranking data.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →The evolution of NLP methods and what that means for AI search Before AI,…
Read on Oncrawl →This regularly updated list of the top 100 domains in US search includes analysis and highlights. The list is created using the SISTRIX Domain Visibility Index values, an indicator of footprint and…
Read on Sistrix →The update took 2.5 days to roll out and is now complete.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →The update will take a few days to roll out.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →TL;DR Brands are measuring AI visibility without tracking if the perception of their brand is even accurate We recommend building a brand canon, which tracks facts, differentiators, brand claims,…
Read on Seer Interactive →Your brand could be ranking #1 on Google, but still be invisible to AI. Absent from conversations your customers are having with large language models (LLMs) about your category. Or worse, showing up…
Read on Backlinko →Google keeps changing the models behind your rankings. How can you plan ahead and avoid risks? Read our detailed guide on future-proofing your SEO.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →Rankings still matter, but they no longer tell the whole story in AI-powered search. Learn how GEO builds on traditional SEO and what influences visibility in AI-generated responses.
Ranking & Algorithms AI Search & Visibility
Read on Lumar →Digital PR is the single most important strategy to win in AI search. A study by Muck Rack found that 84% of AI citations come from earned media, third-party sources like editorial coverage, reviews,…
Ranking & Algorithms AI Search & Visibility
Read on Backlinko →This spam update took two full days to roll out.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →This update should only take a few days to roll out.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →If you work in digital marketing your inbox is likely to be littered with news on the latest AI visibility trackers. With so many solutions on the market it can leave you with a difficult decision,…
Read on Sistrix →Microsoft Bing Webmaster Tools introduces four expanded AI performance capabilites in preview: Intents, Topics, Citation Share, and Compare, enhancing publishers' understanding of AI-generated…
Ranking & Algorithms AI Search & Visibility
Read on Bing Search Blog →Your content can rank on the first page of Google and still never be cited or mentioned by LLMs. This makes sense once you understand query fan-out, a background process AI systems use to build…
Ranking & Algorithms AI Search & Visibility
Read on Backlinko →The second Google core update of 2026 was a big one, causing a lot of search ranking volatility over the rollout.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →Everyone in SEO knows Google Core Updates: overnight, the visibility of domains shifts. Our data now shows the same pattern in ChatGPT. On May 23, 2026, the switch from GPT-5 mini to GPT-5.5 shifted…
Read on Sistrix →This is the second Google core update of 2026, following the March 2026 core update.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →In an AI-powered search world, visibility is responsibility. Bing is rethinking search with safety by design at its core—combining risk detection, trusted content prioritization, and user controls to…
Read on Bing Search Blog →A Google spam update targets manipulative content, links, and behaviors that violate Search Essentials. Learn how spam updates work, how to tell if you were hit, and how to recover.
Ranking & Algorithms Policy & Penalties
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →Search indexing was built to help humans decide what to read. Grounding is being built to help AI systems decide what to say and simultaneously helping people to verify, refine, or challenge what the…
Ranking & Algorithms Crawling & Indexing AI Search & Visibility
Read on Bing Search Blog →Nearly 80% of top results shifted as Google’s latest update hit aggregators and boosted brands, official sites, and data-rich sources.
Read on SEL — Algorithm Updates →Duplicate content quietly drains your search visibility. When multiple versions of a page blur signals and dilute authority, search engines may surface outdated or unintended URLs. Learn how…
Ranking & Algorithms Content & Quality
Read on Bing Webmaster Blog →AI search is redefining how content is discovered and ranked, but sitemaps still matter. When paired with IndexNow, they provide the structure and speed search engines need to keep your content…
Ranking & Algorithms Crawling & Indexing
Read on Bing Webmaster Blog →Search is evolving and so has Bing Webmaster Tools. With expanded search data, crawl diagnostics, indexing insights, keyword performance, URL inspection, and IndexNow integration, you’ll have the…
Ranking & Algorithms Crawling & Indexing
Read on Bing Webmaster Blog →At Microsoft Advertising Accelerate, Fabrice Canel unveiled game-changing strategies for ranking in AI search. Get highlights on the most impactful ideas and learn how AI is revolutionizing search…
Ranking & Algorithms Paid Search
Read on Bing Webmaster Blog →In an analysis of ~45 million keywords in which Google displayed their Top Stories SERP feature, the 1,000 most prominent domains accounted for 97.3% of all listings. That’s just one of many insights…
Ranking & Algorithms SERP Features
Read on Detailed →Welcome to Detailed Q4: Our fourth quarterly report sharing insights from the companies dominating Google search results and what they’re doing to stay ahead of the competition. SEO is going through…
Read on Detailed →Welcome to Detailed Q3: Our third quarterly report sharing insights from the companies dominating Google search results and what they’re doing to stay ahead of the competition. SEO is going through…
Read on Detailed →– Updated the top 20 forums table to compare July vs February – Updated Reddit traffic chart for the last two years – Ran all numbers again for July compared to February – Updated the stats for how…
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