Goodbye Keywords, Hello Entities — How SEO Becomes Semantic

Published November 12, 2025

Search engines used to match words. AI matches meaning. Learn why entity optimization is replacing keyword optimization.

Keywords built the web.
Entities will rebuild it.

When search engines read your page, they used to count phrases.
Now, AI systems look for concepts: who you are, what you mean, how your ideas connect.

“Apple” is no longer just a word.
It’s a company, a product, a history, a network.

If your brand doesn’t define itself as an entity — structured, linked, and interpretable — AI can’t find you.
It can only guess.

SEO’s new rule is simple:
Don’t just say things.
Define them.

Because meaning scales where keywords stop.


Stefano Galloni
Stefano Galloni Verified Expert

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