Archive for May, 2026

Ask.com Shut Down After Almost 30 Years

2026/05/04

IAC, the owners of Ask.com, have decided to get out of the search business and shut down one of the oldest and most legendary search engines of all time – Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves. IAC wrote, “As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com.”

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Google Ads Adds Use AI To Add Products

2026/05/04

Google Ads has added a new option (although, I think Google has said this is coming) under the “add product source” section where you can select how to add products to your Google Ads account. The option reads, “Use AI to add products – beta.”

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Google On AI Overviews & AI Mode Being Isolated Systems (Or Not)

2026/05/04

Nikola Todorovic, Director of Software Engineering at Google Search, spoke about a presentation he gave at Zurich in December at Google Search Central live (I was there). He dug into it on a recent Search Off the Record named How AI Is Changing Google Search and SEO.

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Google Tests Fresh Updates Label For Search Snippets

2026/05/04

Google is testing a new label for the search results snippet named “Fresh updates.” This was spotted on a weather website result, Accuweather.

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Google Tests Fresh Updates Label For Search Snippets

2026/05/04

Google is testing a new label for the search results snippet named “Fresh updates.” This was spotted on a weather website result, Accuweather.

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Google Advises Using AI In Best Possible Way For AI Search via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/05/04

Google’s Director of Software Engineering recommended using AI to boost providing value and said, “clearly, this is something we can advise.” The post Google Advises Using AI In Best Possible Way For AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Engineer Explains ‘Black Box’ AI Models In Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/05/04

Google’s Nikola Todorovic said AI can act “like a kind of a black box” while explaining why machine learning was hard to deploy in Search.

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Google’s March Core Update Shifted Visibility Away From Aggregators via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/05/03

Data shows YouTube, Reddit, and aggregators lost US search visibility after Google’s March core update, while brand and government sites gained. The post Google’s March Core Update Shifted Visibility Away From Aggregators appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Ask Jeeves Is Gone After Nearly 30 Years Of Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/05/03

Ask.com, the search engine formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has shut down. IAC discontinued the search business after nearly 30 years. The post Ask Jeeves Is Gone After Nearly 30 Years Of Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Your Website Is A Source, Not A Megaphone via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic

2026/05/03

AI-driven consumption is forcing brands to rethink content structure, clarity, and portability beyond traditional page-based experiences. The post Your Website Is A Source, Not A Megaphone appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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