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.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 28, 2026
Learn how information retrieval impacts SEO strategies, making content easier to understand and retain for users. The post Information Retrieval Part 1: Disambiguation appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Information Retrieval Part 1: Disambiguation
Google says it’s exploring new controls that would let websites opt out of AI search features specifically, as the UK CMA opened a regulatory consultation. The post Google May Let Sites Opt Out Of AI Search Features appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Google May Let Sites Opt Out Of AI Search Features via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Social Channel Insights in GSC point to a broader shift where search validation increasingly follows social-driven discovery. The post Social Channel Insights In Search Console: What It Means For Social & Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Social Channel Insights In Search Console: What It Means For Social & Search via @sejournal, @rio_seo
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Marie Haynes explains why Google’s AI ranking systems prioritize user satisfaction over vector optimization, based on insights from the DOJ vs. Google trial. The post What If User Satisfaction Is The Most Important Factor In SEO
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What If User Satisfaction Is The Most Important Factor In SEO? via @sejournal, @marie_haynes
After three years of Yahoo dropping hints at its return to search, Yahoo has announced Yahoo! Scout – its new AI search engine feature that is embedded within Yahoo Search, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports and so on – as well as at scout.yahoo.com.
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Yahoo! Scout – Yahoo’s Official Return To Search With AI
Google is testing the ability to add color to your search results page with a color palette picker. There is this palette icon at the top of the results that when clicked on says “Add a splash of color to the top of Search,” and “Pick color.”
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Google Search – Add Splash Of Color With Color Picker
Google made it official, now Google Search AI Overviews will let you do a follow up question after clicking on the “Show more” button and that follow up question will take you directly into AI Mode. This will no doubt lead to less clicks to your website and more traffic into Google AI Mode.
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Bad News: Google AI Overviews Follow-Up Questions Go Directly To AI Mode
Google AI Overviews are now being powered by Gemini 3 globally, by default. Robby Stein, VP of Product, Google Search announced, “We’re making Gemini 3 the new default model for AI Overviews globally, so you get a best-in-class AI response right on the search results page, for questions where it’s helpful.”
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Gemini 3 Powering Google AI Overviews Globally
Bing is testing a new report within Bing Webmaster Tools named AI Performance. AI Performance shows you how many citations you are getting from Microsoft Copilot and partners
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Bing Webmaster Tools AI Performance Report Beta