Shared training data plus shared incentives equals everyone sounding like everyone else. Is your brand the one being averaged out

Your CMO and CIO are both talking about AI agents, and solving completely different problems. Here’s the gap costing brands revenue. The post The CMO And CIO Friction Point: Navigating The AI Agent And AEO Ecosystem appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google says hyphenated domains are OK for SEO, challenging one of SEOs longest-running assumptions. The post Google Says Hyphenated Domain Names Are Okay For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Getting your brand into AI-generated answers may not be enough if the narrative isn’t believable. A new analysis modeled believability across seven AI platforms. The post AI Mentions May Not Translate To Trust, New Analysis Suggests appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Master AI Search measurement techniques and gain visibility into its impact on revenue, beyond traditional click data.

Eye tracking reveals what analytics can’t: where different markets look first, what they skip, and why your “universal” layout is losing you conversions. The post Optimizing For Attention: How Eye Tracking Can Help Your International Strategy appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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. Google added a new help document on third-party tools, services and advice…

Google’s Ask Maps transforms local search by requiring complete business profiles to answer complex queries with multiple conditions. The post Google Ask Maps Updates – How They Impact Your Business Profile appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Earlier this month, the Google May 2026 core update was completed on June 2, 2026. But the volatility has not seemed to calm down.

Google not only updated its advice on hiring an SEO document, but also created a new one named Google Search’s guidance on using third-party SEO tools, services, and advice. This document drills into how to evaluate the advice you get from these sources and some tips to think critically about such SEO advice.