A keyword strategy defines the user queries you want to appear for and how you‘ll target them.…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 3, 2026
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……
Google Search Console adds AI performance reports and blocking controls
Google is rolling out an AI performance report and a toggle to block content from AI responses in Search Console. Here‘s what it means for your visibility.…
Google adds a dedicated Agentic Browsing category to Lighthouse
Google Lighthouse now audits how ready your site is for AI agents. Here‘s what it means for visibility.…
Only 22% of marketers have fully integrated AI search and SEO. They’re pulling ahead. [Study]
AI search is the new SEO for most marketers. But their workflows haven‘t caught up yet. Survey of 481 marketers.…
Social media SEO: How to show in search, social, and AI
Social media SEO involves improving your social presence to appear across multiple search surfaces.…
Google Hotel Ads Drops Several Bid Adjustments – A Bug?
Google Hotel Ads may have dropped several bid adjustments, or maybe it is a bug. Bid adjustments such as day of the week check-in, advanced purchase, check-in date, length of stay and maybe some others are no longer showing up …
ChatGPT Multi-Advertiser Placements & Ads Manager Updates
OpenAI sent out an email to advertisers announcing some new ad unit tests, specifically multi-advertiser placements in ChatGPT. OpenAI also announced new updates to the ChatGPT Ads Manager to help advertisers manage their ads and control targeting.…
Yahoo Scout Slighted By Microsoft Scout? And More on Microsoft Web IQ.
Microsoft held its Microsoft Build event and announced Web IQ, a search engine platform for AI-agents and so many other AI enhancements. But what gave me a double-take was Microsoft Scout. I mean, didn’t Yahoo just announce Yahoo Scout in …
Google Adding More Link Cards To AI Responses
Google may be adding more link cards to the sidebar of the Google AI responses. Specifically, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews are testing showing more citation/link cards on the side of the AI response.…
Google Search Console AI Performance Report & AI Blocking Controls (Limited)
Google has announced the new Search Console Search Generative AI performance reports and a toggle to block your site from showing in AI responses. This is available currently only for a small subset of UK site owners, but it will …
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 2, 2026
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……
How to get your website indexed by Google
Learn to check if Google has indexed your site and what to do if not, so you can show in search results.…
Microsoft: AI Summarizes Results, Reducing Clicks & Website Visits
James Murray, Global Product Storytelling Lead, Generative AI at Microsoft, gave a webinar named How to successfully navigate the human, LLM, and agentic web last week. He had a slide come up at about the 9 minute and 30 second …
Google Discover Showing Threads Posts More Often?
Google Discover may be showing Threads (the Facebook Twitter alternative social network) more often in the feed. Threads is not shown as much as YouTube or X but it seems to have grown significantly and surpassed TikTok and Instagram.…
Google Ads Terms of Service Updated For AI Changes After 8 Years
Google has updated the Google Ads Terms of Service (TOS) in the area of policy, payment, and liability. The changes incorporate AI-related changes to Google Ads and more changes. I believe the last time Google updated these TOS was 8 …
Google May 2026 Core Update Volatility Hits Hard Again June 2nd
Just when I thought the Google search volatility would start to cool, I am seeing another spike in huge search ranking volatility today – June 2nd……
