Acronyms only stick when they’re unique, clear, and pronounceable – why GEO fails and what marketers should do instead. The post Stop Trying To Make GEO Happen! appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google may be testing a new format for AI Overviews in the search results. This one does not have the AI Overview label on the AI Overview, plus it seems to combine knowledge panel features.

Google’s John Mueller was asked again if a change in crawling patterns is related to Google algorithm updates. In which he said again, No, it is not.

Danny Sullivan, the former Google Search Liaison, spoke at WordCamp on Friday on the topic of How and why Google Search keeps evolving. The video is up for anyone to watch, it is 45 minutes and doesn’t have much new in it but it is a good refresher.

Google has supposedly updated the models that run AI Mode. Robby Stein from Google wrote on X, “We’re seeing big improvements for complex STEM questions.”

Google now has the ability within AI Mode to compare listed products or local businesses by selecting the listing and having AI Mode compare the ones you selected. Then AI Mode will just compare the ones you selected in the follow-up query.

Google says AI Mode now handles complex STEM questions better and surfaces key details sooner, timed for back to school. The post Google: AI Mode Sees “Big Improvements” On STEM Queries appeared first on Search Engine Journal .