Google’s Mueller comments on a sitemap SEO method that forces search engines to crawl and index web pages every day. The post Google Responds To Sitemap SEO Technique That Forces Daily Crawling appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google added Gemini 3.8 Flash to AI Mode’s model menu on release day. The post Google Adds Gemini 3.8 Flash To AI Mode appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Publishing a format is not the same as possessing the knowledge. Bill Hunt on why knowledge architecture outlasts every AI protocol. The post The Next AI Protocol Won’t Save Your SEO Strategy appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google Search, said on X, “Gemini 3.8 Flash has landed in Search.” This comes only a couple of weeks after Google brought Gemini 3.7 Flash to AI Mode within Google Search.

A federal judge in Virginia ruled against breaking up Google’s ad tech business after Google was found to be a monopoly over its ad technology platforms. The judge ordered Google to end its practices that depress ad rates for web publishers, but declined to order divestiture of Google’s ad exchange and other technology.

GEO is just entity SEO with a new name. The foundations haven’t changed in 15 years, but most brands still ignore them

Google says a new Gemini system that inspects frames, audio, and transcripts on demand will power Ask YouTube on video watch pages. The post Google To Bring New Video Understanding Tech To Ask YouTube appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Google Trends now lets you filter your results by category, either with or without a query. This can give you a more refined view of the trends for a specific query or zoom you out more on category level trends within Google Search.

YouTube’s Todd Beaupré says the desktop homepage redesign with larger thumbnails drove more long-form engagement despite showing fewer videos at once. The post YouTube Says Bigger Thumbnails Drove More Long-Form Views appeared first on Search Engine Journal .