SEO

The Metric Most SEOs Are Still Not Measuring In The Age Of AI via @sejournal, @SequinsNsearch

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 7:00 pm

AI answers now shape choices before anyone reaches your site. Measuring alignment with decision drivers matters more than measuring the clicks that follow. The post The Metric Most SEOs Are Still Not Measuring In The Age Of AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Organic Traffic Dropped? What to Tell Clients & the AI Visibility Metrics to Report Instead

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 6:59 pm

Is your organic traffic dropped? Learn the reasons behind this common issue affecting many agencies today. The post Organic Traffic Dropped?

Anthropic To Mark Claude Text & Files Under EU AI Act Code via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 4:03 pm

Anthropic will embed invisible watermarks in Claude text and sign generated files. The post Anthropic To Mark Claude Text & Files Under EU AI Act Code appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

How TransUnion’s AI Findings Should Change the Way SEOs Pitch GEO via @sejournal, @gregjarboe

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 2:30 pm

TransUnion’s survey of 100 marketing leaders shows AI search blind spots mirror walled garden measurement gaps. Frame GEO as a company-wide problem to get funded. The post How TransUnion’s AI Findings Should Change the Way SEOs Pitch GEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 11, 2026

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 2:00 pm

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

YouTube Updates Partner Program Terms & Shorts Payout Rules via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 12:13 pm

YouTube announced Partner Program changes taking effect in 2027, including new Shorts earnings rules, activity checks, and a terms deadline. The post YouTube Updates Partner Program Terms & Shorts Payout Rules appeared first on Search Engine Journal

The AI Detection False Economy: Fueling FOW (Fear of Writing) via @sejournal, @andybetts1

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 12:00 pm

AI detectors gave wildly different verdicts on the same human-written article, and even flagged writing from 2014. The post The AI Detection False Economy: Fueling FOW (Fear of Writing) appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google Ads Sponsored Results Tests Advertiser Name & Favicon Summary

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 11:51 am

Google is testing placing the list of advertisers in the group of sponsored results at the top of the ad block in the mobile search results. So if the sponsored results group has two advertisers in it, Google will show the favicon and domain name of the ads that will be shown below, all the way at the top, directly under the “Sponsored results” header and directly above the actual ads.

Google Travel Campaigns Migrating To Search Campaigns For Travel

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 11:41 am

Google will be migrating Travel campaigns to the new Search campaigns for Travel in Google Ads. This is happening sometime in the third quarter of 2026; we do not have a specific date.

Google Still Aggressively Poaching Agency Ads Accounts

Posted by admin on 2026/08/11 at 11:31 am

I feel like a broken record and that Google simply does not care but again, I am seeing numerous reports from the PPC community about Google representatives attempting to poach their client accounts from them.