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ChatGPT Citations Changed After GPT-5.5, SISTRIX Data Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/06/02

SISTRIX data from German-language ChatGPT responses shows citation patterns changed after GPT-5.5 appeared. The company compares it to a core update. The post ChatGPT Citations Changed After GPT-5.5, SISTRIX Data Shows appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 2, 2026

2026/06/02

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 2, 2026

2026/06/02

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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How To Use Lighthouse To Test Your Website For Agentic Readiness via @sejournal, @marie_haynes

2026/06/02

Not sure if your site is agent-ready? Google’s new Lighthouse report checks three things most SEOs haven’t tackled yet

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Google May 2026 Core Update Has Completed Rolling Out

2026/06/02

Google’s May 2026 broad core update has officially completed rolling out. Google announced this via X this morning and the Search Status Dashboard has been updated to document the rollout. It took less than 12 days to roll out, and this update felt larger than the last core update – the Google March 2026 core update.

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Google May 2026 Core Update Volatility Hits Hard Again June 2nd

2026/06/02

Just when I thought the Google search volatility would start to cool, I am seeing another spike in huge search ranking volatility today – June 2nd…

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Google Ads Terms of Service Updated For AI Changes After 8 Years

2026/06/02

Google has updated the Google Ads Terms of Service (TOS) in the area of policy, payment, and liability. The changes incorporate AI-related changes to Google Ads and more changes

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Google Discover Showing Threads Posts More Often?

2026/06/02

Google Discover may be showing Threads (the Facebook Twitter alternative social network) more often in the feed. Threads is not shown as much as YouTube or X but it seems to have grown significantly and surpassed TikTok and Instagram.

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Microsoft: AI Summarizes Results, Reducing Clicks & Website Visits

2026/06/02

James Murray, Global Product Storytelling Lead, Generative AI at Microsoft, gave a webinar named How to successfully navigate the human, LLM, and agentic web last week. He had a slide come up at about the 9 minute and 30 second mark that reads…

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Google AdSense New Full IP Address Sharing

2026/06/02

Google announced a new feature in Google AdSense to share the full IP address in bid requests. Google said that full IP addresses are indicated by many buyers to be an important signal, so there is a new setting to allow you to share the full IP address with those buyers.

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