Google Search, SEO & AI
News, research, updates and analysis about Google Search, AI Overviews, AI Mode, ranking systems, indexing and the evolution of search.
Google Removes Accessibility Note From JavaScript SEO Documentation
Google appears to have removed a section about accessibility from its JavaScript SEO documentation, raising questions about the focus of the guidance.Google app...
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Study Suggests Google Visibility May Influence AI Citations - net content seo
A recent study suggests that declining Google visibility may also reduce how often websites are cited in AI systems like ChatGPT and Gemini.A recent analysis pu...
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Google Trends Appears to Add Direct AI Comparison Cards - net content seo
Google Trends seems to show new comparison cards for AI platforms like Grok, ChatGPT and Gemini.While checking Google Trends today we noticed what looks like a...
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March 2026 Google Webmaster Report: Serving Bug Fixed But Discover Volatility May Persist
The March 2026 Google Webmaster Report highlighted a few interesting developments across Google Search over the past days. One of the most discussed issues was...
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Google Image Thumbnail Selection: Why Schema.org and og:image Are Becoming Critical for Search and Discover
Google appears to be relying more heavily on structured signals such as schema.org and og:image to determine thumbnails in Search and Discover, making image opt...
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Google March 2026 Core Update: Early Signals Suggest Stronger Volatility in Some Regions
Early signals from the March 2026 Google Core Update suggest stronger volatility in some regions such as India, with sites showing thin authority signals droppi...
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Google Universal Commerce Protocol: Why AI Shopping Is Rewriting E-commerce SEO in 2026
Google’s Universal Commerce shift is redefining e-commerce SEO. Product feeds, structured data and Merchant Center integration now drive visibility inside...
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Google Core Update 2026: Why Millions of Small Publishers Are Disappearing from the SERP
Google’s latest core update appears to be pushing millions of small publishers out of traditional search results. What’s really happening, why AI-dr...
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Veo 3.2 Leak: Why Google’s Video AI Strategy Matters More Than Benchmarks - net content seo
Reports of a Veo 3.2 leak are circulating. But the real story isn’t model versioning — it’s ecosystem control and distribution. There...
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Google Search Console: Impressions Jump From 10K to 150K While Clicks Drop. What’s Happening? - net content seo
A Reddit case shows impressions exploding in Google Search Console while clicks and CTR decline, with no site changes. Here’s what may be going on. A dis...
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Antitrust Filing Claims Google Is Cannibalizing Publisher Traffic With AI Results
A recent antitrust filing has raised a familiar but increasingly urgent accusation: Google is allegedly cannibalizing publisher traffic by using their content t...
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