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

Identify the new content failure mode that reveals the utility gap, leading to unseen quality content on AI platforms.

Dan Taylor explains how compounding search visibility turns repeated exposure into familiarity, preference, and long-term resilience. The post How Visibility Compounds In Brand-Led SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Explore what the latest web almanac reveals about bots and the unexpected trends shaping SEO with host Shelley Walsh and expert guest Chris Green. The post What The Latest Web Almanac Report Reveals About Bots, CMS Influence & llms.txt appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

I ran a poll yesterday on X asking Would you block Google from using your content for AI Overviews and AI Mode. About 33% of the over 350 responses said they would block Google from using and showing their content in the AI search experiences. 42% said they would not block Google and 25% are not sure yet.

Google seems to be testing showing up to 10 sitelinks on some of the search result snippets.

Google is moving the Google Ads verification page to a new section within the Google Ads console. It is moving to the Admin, then Policy and Account section.

We covered the topic of Google’s AI Frankenstein recipes and how bad it is for recipe bloggers and publishers.

Google has released version 23 of the Google Ads API, this is a major release with dozens of updates. Updates include Performance Max reporting data with Ad Network type breakdown, more incentives, reporting and conversion controls – plus much more.

Chrome’s new AI features enable it to go shopping, plan trips, edit images in a browser window, and answer questions from a new side panel.