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Google Adds Chrome Web Store Google-CWS User Agent To Docs

Posted by admin on 2025/11/04 at 12:11 pm

Google added a new user agent to the Googlebot’s user-triggered fetchers documentation. The new user agent is for the Chrome Web Store named Google-CWS.

Ahrefs Data Shows Brand Mentions Boost AI Search Rankings via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2025/11/04 at 10:50 am

Ahrefs’ Brand Radar data shows that brand mentions are an important factor in AI search visibility. The post Ahrefs Data Shows Brand Mentions Boost AI Search Rankings appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Kinsta Managed WordPress Host Won’t Charge For Bot Traffic via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2025/11/04 at 10:17 am

Kinsta announced that customers will no longer have to pay for bandwidth caused by bot traffic. The post Kinsta Managed WordPress Host Won’t Charge For Bot Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Report: Apple To Lean On Google Gemini For Siri Overhaul via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2025/11/03 at 6:43 pm

Apple has reportedly selected Google to power the next generation of Siri through a partnership neither company plans to publicly acknowledge. The post Report: Apple To Lean On Google Gemini For Siri Overhaul appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

GEO Platform Shutdown Sparks Industry Debate Over AI Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2025/11/03 at 4:11 pm

Benjamin Houy shuts down Lorelight, arguing AI search doesn’t need stand-alone GEO tools. The decision sparks debate over measuring assistant visibility. The post GEO Platform Shutdown Sparks Industry Debate Over AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Daily Search Forum Recap: November 3, 2025

Posted by admin on 2025/11/03 at 3:00 pm

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. Google Search new ad layout is driving accidental clicks on search ads…

Can You Use AI To Write For YMYL Sites? (Read The Evidence Before You Do) via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2025/11/03 at 2:00 pm

Google’s YMYL standards reveal why AI-written health, finance, and legal content can’t match human expertise or credibility. The post Can You Use AI To Write For YMYL Sites

Don’t Let Your Founder Burn Out: 4 Systems To Operationalize Thought Leadership via @sejournal, @purnavirji

Posted by admin on 2025/11/03 at 1:00 pm

Create a sustainable founder-led content model that balances authenticity, efficiency, and long-term brand impact. The post Don’t Let Your Founder Burn Out: 4 Systems To Operationalize Thought Leadership appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google & Bing Are Indexing Grokipedia – AI Generated Wikipedia / Encyclopedia

Posted by admin on 2025/11/03 at 12:51 pm

Grokipedia, an AI-generated online encyclopedia launched a week ago with over 800,000 AI-generated pages, and both Google and Bing have already indexed hundreds, if not thousands, of those AI-generated pages.

The New Google Search Ad Layout Is Causing Accidental Clicks

Posted by admin on 2025/11/03 at 12:41 pm

A few weeks ago, Google launched a new ad layout with the large “Sponsored results” label that groups numerous ads under that one label, and then sticks a “Hide sponsored results” button after you have already seen the ads. Well, it is leading to accidental ad clicks based on what I am reading and hearing across the industry.