Archive for April, 2026

Google Lists Best Practices For Read More Deep Links via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/04/20

Google has outlined best practices that can increase the likelihood of “Read more” deep links appearing. The post Google Lists Best Practices For Read More Deep Links appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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What Search Engines Trust Now: Authority, Freshness & First-Party Signals via @sejournal, @cshel

2026/04/20

Trust in search is now dynamic, requiring ongoing authority building, content maintenance, and structured delivery to remain visible. The post What Search Engines Trust Now: Authority, Freshness & First-Party Signals appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Search Tests Opening Search Results In New Window

2026/04/20

Google is reportedly testing opening search results in a new window. Yes, there is a setting to turn this on or off, but the setting is turned off and Google is testing opening these clicks in a new window.

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Google Local Search Ads With Videos Ads

2026/04/20

Google is testing showing video ads within the local pack ads. This is also known as immersive map view videos, I am told.

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Can Google Handle Domains With One Letter Difference? Usually

2026/04/20

A Reddit thread asks if there are any issues with Google Search handling a domain name that has a single letter change in the domain name from another domain name. John Mueller from Google said that usually this is not a problem from Google Search.

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Better Competitor Targeting In ChatGPT Ads?

2026/04/20

Are ChatGPT ads allowing advertisers to go after competitors with greater specificity, or is this just a topical fluke?

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Microsoft Bing Offers IndexNow Support To The Internet Archive

2026/04/20

The folks at the Internet Archive are having issues with archiving the web.

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68 Million AI Crawler Visits Show What Drives AI Search Visibility via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/04/20

Research on 68 million AI crawler visits show what SEOs should do to improve AI search performance The post 68 Million AI Crawler Visits Show What Drives AI Search Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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68 Million AI Crawler Visits Show What Drives AI Search Visibility via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/04/20

Research on 68 million AI crawler visits show what SEOs should do to improve AI search performance The post 68 Million AI Crawler Visits Show What Drives AI Search Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Selling To AI: The Complete Guide To Agentic Commerce via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic

2026/04/19

The next phase of ecommerce is being shaped by AI agents, open commerce protocols, and payment systems built for transactions without a human at checkout.

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