Google updated its Search documentation to add local business queries to the two result units rolled out in the EEA for directories and direct providers. The post Google Adds Local Businesses To EEA Search Result Units appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Turn AI guardrails into search assets with a school district’s template for published policies, named reviewers, and clear data protections. The post Your Brand Needs An AI Accountability Document, A School District Beat Big Tech To It appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Bot Preference Sync sets AI crawler policy per category, not per crawler. Allow GPTBot and block Bytespider, and no setting describes what you do.

Is a traffic decline actually hurting your business? Our State of Search 2027 shows how to tell and where to invest next. The post State Of Search 2027: What To Stop, Measure & Fund appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Is a traffic decline actually hurting your business? Our State of Search 2027 shows how to tell and where to invest next. The post State Of Search 2027: What To Stop, Measure & Fund appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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

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

This week we covered the first week or so of Google’s unusual ranking volatility only to see things spike up in a big way this week as well – something is up. Google’s remedies are out for its ad tech monopoly ruling.

Google, Cloudflare, and Microsoft are testing different models for paying publishers when AI systems access or use their content. The post Google’s AI Payment Pilot Vs

Google may be more successful in blocking AI scrapers, search scrapers and third-party tracking tools since around September 13th or so. This coincides with the September 4th and September 12th reversals we reported, and it also aligns with the methods Google has been using to block non-human behavior in its search results recently.