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ChatGPT’s Index, GA Benchmarks, Google Refiles Complaint – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/08/15

Google Analytics adds campaign benchmarking, new data on ChatGPT’s index search index, and Google refiles its SerpApi claims with new terms. The post ChatGPT’s Index, GA Benchmarks, Google Refiles Complaint – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Anthropic Reveals What The Watermark Is And How It Can Be Defeated via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/08/15

Anthropic offers more details about its watermark including how it can be defeated.

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Google Brings Gemini 3.7 Flash To AI Mode In Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/08/14

Google is rolling out Gemini 3.7 Flash in AI Mode for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, a day after the model’s initial release. The post Google Brings Gemini 3.7 Flash To AI Mode In Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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OpenAI Says Robots.txt May Not Apply To ChatGPT’s Fetch Bot via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/08/14

New data shows ChatGPT’s page-fetching bot is reaching sites that have disallowed it, and OpenAI’s own documentation explains why the file may not stop it. The post OpenAI Says Robots.txt May Not Apply To ChatGPT’s Fetch Bot appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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OpenAI Says Robots.txt May Not Apply To ChatGPT’s Fetch Bot via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/08/14

New data shows ChatGPT’s page-fetching bot is reaching sites that have disallowed it, and OpenAI’s own documentation explains why the file may not stop it. The post OpenAI Says Robots.txt May Not Apply To ChatGPT’s Fetch Bot appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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YouTube Measures Creator Video on Branded Search Lift, But The Attribution Gap Still Exists via @sejournal, @gregjarboe

2026/08/14

Google’s creator playbook proves creator campaigns lift branded search, but omits attribution windows, baselines, and controls. The post YouTube Measures Creator Video on Branded Search Lift, But The Attribution Gap Still Exists appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Cloudflare: Machine Traffic Could Hit 1,000x Human Traffic In 5 Years via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic

2026/08/14

One company measures the bot problem, frames it, and sells the fix. Cloudflare now owns both the meter and the valve. Check your own logs.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 14, 2026

2026/08/14

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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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google AI Home Page Test, AI Local Pack Slop, Google Poaching Advertisers & Meta Building A Search Engine

2026/08/14

This week, we of course had more Google search ranking volatility, this time on the 12th. Google is testing new AI buttons on its home page…

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