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Microsoft Agents: Copilot Checkout & Brand Agents

Posted by admin on 2026/01/09 at 12:31 pm

Microsoft announced its AI-agents agentic experiences under the names of Copilot Checkout and Brand Agents. Copilot Checkout lets you shop and checkout directly in the Copilot chat experience and Brand Agents lets you add AI-chat experience to your site, and the AI is trained on your product data.

Bing Tests Retro Local Pack In Search Results

Posted by admin on 2026/01/09 at 12:21 pm

In September, we posted about a number of local pack design tests from Microsoft Bing. But now, Bing might be testing a more retro, older-looking interface for the local pack in the Bing search results.

Microsoft Advertising Reminds Advertisers To Configure Email Settings

Posted by admin on 2026/01/09 at 12:11 pm

Navah Hopkins, the Microsoft Ads Liaison, posted a reminder on LinkedIn, encouraging advertisers to ensure the email settings are all configured properly.

19 WordPress Alternatives: From Simple Builders To Enterprise CMS via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/01/09 at 12:00 pm

WordPress no longer your default choice? Get a clear breakdown of when Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Drupal, and others are the smarter move

Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/01/08 at 5:49 pm

Google’s Robby Stein explains why AI Overviews appear for some searches but not others, describing an engagement-based system. The post Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google Gemini Gains Share As ChatGPT Declines In Similarweb Data via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/01/08 at 5:21 pm

Similarweb’s January Global AI Tracker shows ChatGPT at 64.5% of gen AI chatbot site visits, while Gemini reached 21.5% and writing tools fell. The post Google Gemini Gains Share As ChatGPT Declines In Similarweb Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 8, 2026

Posted by admin on 2026/01/08 at 3:00 pm

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

Being Right Isn’t Enough For AI Visibility Today via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

Posted by admin on 2026/01/08 at 2:00 pm

AI answers aren’t neutral by design, and this breakdown shows where preference forms and how it reshapes modern discovery. The post Being Right Isn’t Enough For AI Visibility Today appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content? via @sejournal, @HelenPollitt1

Posted by admin on 2026/01/08 at 1:00 pm

In this article, we find out if there’re any differences between how AI systems handle JavaScript-rendered or interactively hidden content compared to traditional Google indexing. The post Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Microsoft Hiring Very Senior PM To Fight Spam On Bing & Copilot

Posted by admin on 2026/01/08 at 12:51 pm

Microsoft is hiring a “very” Senior Product Manager who will initially work on fighting spam across Bing and Copilot. Fabrice Canel said this is a “very” senior PM role and the job description says the “initial focus on reducing Spam in Copilot, Bing, MSN and Ads.”