Google’s John Mueller says businesses relying on referral traffic should consider the ‘full picture’ of AI and prioritize based on actual usage data. The post Google’s Mueller Weighs In On SEO vs GEO Debate appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Google’s Mueller Weighs In On SEO vs GEO Debate via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Google’s John Mueller says “Page Indexed without content” errors typically indicate server or CDN blocking of Googlebot, not JavaScript issues. Here’s what to check
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Google’s Mueller Explains ‘Page Indexed Without Content’ Error via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 7, 2026
This analysis explains why AI-driven search surfaces out-of-market sources and how organizations can align semantic authority with commercial usability. The post Why Global Search Misalignment Is An Engineering Feature And A Business Bug appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Why Global Search Misalignment Is An Engineering Feature And A Business Bug via @sejournal, @billhunt
Turn fragmented SERPs and AI summaries into an advantage by building a brand structure that search engines and users can trust. The post How Search Engines Tailor Results To Individual Users & How Brands Should Manage It appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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How Search Engines Tailor Results To Individual Users & How Brands Should Manage It
There are a number of SEOs and site owners complaining that they saw a large drop in Google Search rankings yesterday, January 6, 2026. This unconfirmed Google update does not feel as widespread as some of the previous ones we reported on but I wanted to document this one as such, just in case some of you are impacted.
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Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th With AdSense Earnings Drops
Google will update how it handles multi-channel products, products sold both online and locally in the store, to help with managing inventory.
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Google Merchant Center Updates Multi-Channel Products Rules
Microsoft is testing a much larger “Ask Copilot” button on the Bing home page. Normally, Bing only has a small Copilot logo on the right of the search box but in this test, Bing writes it all out – “Ask Copilot” with the logo.
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Microsoft Tests Larger Ask Copilot Button On Bing Home Page
Google’s Robby Stein confirmed (again) that Google is personalizing some of the AI experiences, including AI Overviews and AI Mode. He said this on the CNN, Terms of Service podcast with Clare Duffy.
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Google Personalizing Some AI Overviews & AI Mode Answers
Google is hiring a Chief of Staff on Search Intelligence, Strategy and Operations. This job is to “help architect the next era of Search with AI,” Rajan Patel, the Vice President of Search Engineering of Google, posted on LinkedIn.
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Google Hiring Search Intelligence Chief of Staff