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Is there still a long-term game for SEO in AI search?
SEO sits at an interesting crossroads. One camp insists on optimizing for large language models (LLMs) and AI engines, and the other insists on doing SEO the same way we've always done it. But there's another way to approach it: combining the…
Why tracking parameters in internal links hurt your SEO and how to fix them
Internal linking is one of the most controllable levers in technical SEO. But when tracking parameters are embedded in internal URLs, they introduce inefficiencies across crawling and indexing, analytics, site speed, and even AI retrieval. At…
Comparison Of AI Citation Patterns Offers Strategic SEO Insights
BrightEdge published new data showing the different kinds of sites five AI search surfaces tend to show in generated answers. The data makes it possible to see how those differences shape which types of sites each AI engine shows, with strong…
Searchers just want you to be helpful
The March 2026 core update brought what Google describes as a design “to better surface relevant, satisfying content for searchers from all types of sites.” This confirms the simplest truth in search: people use Google to get answers.
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 29, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Some Google AdSense vignette ads may trigger the new back button hijacking search penalty, we cover…
4 signals that now define visibility in AI search
Ranking and visibility are no longer the same thing. For 20 years, SEO teams optimized for SERP position. Higher rankings meant more visibility, more clicks, and more traffic. That relationship is breaking down. Earlier this year, Ahrefs found that…
Can a fake brand win in AI search? New experiment says yes
In November 2024, with SE Ranking's research team, we began a 16-month experiment to test how AI-generated content performs in organic search. We launched 20 websites across different niches and tracked their performance over time. We wanted to…
How ChatGPT Really Decides Which Brands to Recommend
The brands that show up favorably in AI results are the ones with the strongest trust footprint across three categories: website trust signals, inbound trust signals and SEO trust signals. Website trust signals are everything visitors encounter…
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Adobe completes Semrush acquisition to expand CX tools
Adobe has completed its acquisition of Semrush, expanding its capabilities in search, brand visibility and customer experience tools. The integration brings Semrush's search and discoverability tools into Adobe's customer experience stack…
Cortis and Airbnb Color Outside the Lines With Immersive Seoul Hideout
The bingo card asks you to pick a side: McDonald's fries or pineapple pizza? The answer, apparently, says something about who you are. It's the kind of playful, low-stakes self-interrogation that K-pop group Cortis have built their brand around…
India's Emerging Startup Powerhouse 2026: From Deep-Tech Innovation to Lifestyle Brands, a New Wave of Disruptors Reshaping Multiple Industries
India's startup ecosystem in 2026 reflects a striking blend of innovation, ambition, and sectoral diversity, spanning deep technology, real estate, digital marketing, aviation training, consumer brands, and experiential lifestyle ventures. From…
PayPal says AI shopping agents are creating an invisible storefront economy
AI agents have already started buying on behalf of customers. Yet most merchants still lack the infrastructure to serve them. That disconnect sits at the center of PayPal's first U.S. Agentic Commerce Pulse Survey, based on responses from 498…
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Earn AI Citations: What Your Content Needs To Look Like [A 4-Article Playbook]
We keep reading that high quality content is important, but what actually is it? Research suggests the answer is not so clear cut. For well over a decade, SEOs and marketers have debated the importance of high-quality, original content. After just…
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The New 'I Do': Unpacking the Bridal Market in 2026
Up there with the World Cup, Paris Fashion Week, and pop star stadium tours, weddings have become a spectator sport, watched all year round by a growing fan base of brides-in-waiting and those to-be. In this arena, GRWM videos detailing pre-vow…
Seoul stocks end at fresh record high on revived hope for AI boom
Seoul stocks closed at a fresh peak on Wednesday, just an inch away from the 6,700 mark, as investors bet chip demand will remain solid amid woes over the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)…
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