Google rolled out yet another spam update on August 18, 2026 after rolling one out in late June. As a reminder, Google can roll out specific spam updates when it determines sites using spammy tactics are ranking well via its core ranking system. You can think of spam updates as “patches” to handle spam that’s … Read more
Last week Barry published an article about AI Mode data being surfaced in Google Search Console in the performance reporting. It’s super interesting to see that data and there are some fun things you can do to try and decipher the information. I’ll cover more about that soon. Anastasia Kourou posted on LinkedIn about seeing … Read more
Reddit’s recent post about fighting spam was a bit suspect to me timing-wise, so I dug into the search visibility of its AI translations again. And yep, they finally starting dropping in Google and downstream in AI Search platforms like ChatGPT following the Google May 2026 core update and the June 2026 spam update. This … Read more
Does this case prove you can perform well in ChatGPT without strong Google rankings or does it prove you still need strong organic search performance? Follow me down the rabbit hole to learn how a YMYL site is being cited heavily in ChatGPT without any visibility in Google. Update: August 3, 2026Bing deindexed the site, … Read more
Not long after the March 2026 broad core update completed, we had another core update to deal with. And this one was much more powerful than the March update… The May 2026 broad core update started rolling out on May 21, 2026 and it caused a ton of volatility across verticals and countries. It took … Read more
After writing a two-part series last year about Reddit heavily scaling AI-translated content, I wanted to check in to see how things were going now. Below, I’ll cover how Reddit’s AI translation project is firing on all cylinders and how that content is being heavily rewarded by Google in the search results. In March of … Read more
A recent manual action provides a great view of how scaling via AI-generated content can yield a huge drop in Google’s 10-blue links, AI Overviews, and AI Mode. But as you’ll see below, ChatGPT citations can drop heavily as well. Well, it seems another example of “Mt. AI” came crashing down recently. I actually noticed … Read more
I’ve been using Twitter since April 2008, so I’ve been a long-time user of the social network. And to organize the chaos of keeping track of my favorite accounts, keeping an eye on notifications, direct messages, etc., I’ve been using Tweetdeck since ~2011. Note, Tweetdeck changed to “X Pro” after Elon Musk acquired Twitter in … Read more
There are many AI prompt tracking tools on the market now. Some of those tools track prompts that you enter, while others generate prompts based on the topic at hand. Many of those prompts are not from real people… Instead, they are synthetic prompts. And that questions the power of tracking those prompts at all. In … Read more
“Ask Maps” is like having AI Mode in Google Maps. You can now have conversations with Maps to plan trips, research local businesses, and much more. Google just announced out a new and powerful feature in Google Maps called “Ask Maps”. I’ve had access to the feature for the past week and have been heavily … Read more
Ever since ChatGPT launched in November 2022, marketers have tried to understand if being visible in AI Search requires the same type of strategy and tactics as being visible in organic search. In other words, is what you were doing for SEO enough for AI Search or AEO/GEO or are there unique things you need … Read more
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