Google’s Robby Stein explains why AI Overviews appear for some searches but not others, describing an engagement-based system. The post Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Similarweb’s January Global AI Tracker shows ChatGPT at 64.5% of gen AI chatbot site visits, while Gemini reached 21.5% and writing tools fell. The post Google Gemini Gains Share As ChatGPT Declines In Similarweb Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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

AI answers aren’t neutral by design, and this breakdown shows where preference forms and how it reshapes modern discovery. The post Being Right Isn’t Enough For AI Visibility Today appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

In this article, we find out if there’re any differences between how AI systems handle JavaScript-rendered or interactively hidden content compared to traditional Google indexing. The post Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Microsoft is hiring a “very” Senior Product Manager who will initially work on fighting spam across Bing and Copilot. Fabrice Canel said this is a “very” senior PM role and the job description says the “initial focus on reducing Spam in Copilot, Bing, MSN and Ads.”

Greg Gifford, a veteran automotive and local SEO, published a hard warning to vendors suggesting that they tell automotive dealerships to set up separate Google Business Profile department listings for separate services. He said, do not, do not, do this and that it can lead to your Google Business Profiles being suspended and removed from Google Search and Google Maps.

John Mueller, a Google Search Analyst, responded to a question on Reddit named Is SEO still enough, or do we need to start thinking about GEO too? In short, John said you should look at the “full picture, and prioritize accordingly.”

Discover what visibility on Google means for small businesses as AI assistants control which options customers see and choose. The post Why Your Small Business’s Google Visibility in 2026 Depends on AEO [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

BuzzStream analyzed robots.txt files for 100 top news sites. 79% block training bots, but 71% also block retrieval bots that affect AI citations. The post Most Major News Publishers Block AI Training & Retrieval Bots appeared first on Search Engine Journal