Yup, it’s as simple as this: if you suddenly invent a “matter formula” that dissolves everything, where would you keep it?
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UI-AUDIT drag-test scheduled post (local throwaway DB, never publishes)
From my own test with Qwen3.8-27B “Uncensored,” I understand why 100+ organizations are warning about AI-driven cyberattacks. Read more at: www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-changing-...
AI Is Changing Website Security. Here’s What SEO Teams Should Know
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and 100+ organizations warn AI-enabled cyberattacks are accelerating. What should SEOs know about the risks to search visibility?
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question: what if search pages are blocked by robots.txt and becauseof that Google does index millions of such spammy pages. Does google consider it as a quality issue? www.searchenginejournal.com/google-may-t...
Google May Treat Search Box Pages As A Site Quality Issue
Google's John Mueller and Martin Splitt said that spammed search box pages may be treated as hacked and become a quality issue.
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A little late to the party… I made it after the leaders left, but the logo was still there for me. 😎
Tightly controlled AI demos vs. reality. :D The screenshot is the result of the Claude improving the PowerPoint presentation.
Tutorials on scaling internal linking are valuable, but most of the work happens outside the CMS. You end up scraping your website then manually editing articles one by one. Now, just install this plugin and apply links with one click right inside WP. www.searchenginejournal.com/free-ai-word...
Free AI WordPress Plugin To Automate Internal Linking For SEOs
Learn how we built a WordPress plugin that uses vectors and LLMs to manage semantic internal linking directly inside the editor, without Python or external workflows.
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Yup, I can see that. I haven’t been using ChatGPT for a while, since Gemini or Claude often perform a lot better, and when I saw the last bill notification from ChatGPT I thought, “Do I need it at all?” Which AI are you using most these days?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a "code red" to prioritize ChatGPT improvements, delaying advertising and AI agent initiatives as Google's Gemini gains ground. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #Google #ChatGPT
The week in PPC recap, covering search news and commentary on Google Nano Banana Pro, Microsoft Ads Copilot updates, and the Top 100 PPC Influencers.
PPC Pulse: Nano Banana Pro, Image Animation & The Top PPC Influencers
The week in PPC recap, covering search news and commentary on Google Nano Banana Pro, Microsoft Ads Copilot updates, and the Top 100 PPC Influencers.
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Adobe is buying Semrush in a $1.9 billion all-cash deal and adding the platform to Adobe Experience Cloud and its AI marketing stack. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #seonews
Adobe To Acquire Semrush In $1.9 Billion Cash Deal
Adobe is buying Semrush in a $1.9 billion all-cash deal and adding the platform to Adobe Experience Cloud and its AI marketing stack. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #seonews
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It didn’t take long for spammers to find a way to exploit Google’s new feature. www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-pref...
Google's Preferred Sources Tool Is Jammed With Spam
Google's Preferred Sources tool is supposed to benefit high quality sites. Why is it surfacing spammy domain squatters and random sites?
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Why giving AI context matters explained in 30 seconds. youtube.com/shorts/Axm7M...
Didn’t know the capital of England was E 😮 #britishman #comedy #funny #mindyourlanguage #subscribe
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Creators reporting YouTube view drops since mid-August may be seeing the effects of an ad-block filter change that interferes with view logging, per YouTube Liaison. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #smmnews
YouTube View Drops Likely Tied To Ad-Block List Change
Creators reporting YouTube view drops since mid-August may be seeing the effects of an ad-block filter change that interferes with view logging, per YouTube Liaison. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #smmnews
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I think this should put an end to the endless debate whether schema helps or not. "SD can make it easier to understand what the page is about, which can make it easier to show where it’s relevant (improves targeting, maybe ranking for the right terms)" www.searchenginejournal.com/google-confi...
Google Confirms That Structured Data Won't Make A Site Rank Better
Google's John Mueller confirmed that structured data won't make a site rank better.
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Discover the proven process to map real AI search journeys, uncover hidden decision points, and turn AI-driven discovery into revenue.
In-House Marketers: How To Use Customer Insights To Boost Sales Now From AI Search
Discover the proven process to map real AI search journeys, uncover hidden decision points, and turn AI-driven discovery into revenue.
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Must Read! What is Google's vision for AI search ads and what should marketers prioritize in the structural shift of AI Mode and AI Overviews? www.searchenginejournal.com/how-ai-mode-...
How AI Mode Will Redefine Paid Search Advertising
What is Google's vision for AI search ads and what should marketers prioritize in the structural shift of AI Mode and AI Overviews?
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Keep testing and sharing your results, but don't treat your findings like they're universal truths, especially since tech is changing so fast that what you found today might not be true tomorrow.
I love vibe coding, but only in small chunks so I can understand every corner of my project and how it works.
(some) SEOs are over focused on AI & LLMs to the point they are missing the point. Forget what we call it, what matters is attracting attention through search behavior. “Human behavior is the constant; experiences evolve.” Watch the latest IMHO now
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I tried the GPT-5 API too. It’s very slow and unusable. Requests with 'minimal' reasoning effort take around 15-20 seconds to complete when with 4o model it was around 5 seconds. Output quality is also much lower. community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-resp...
GPT-5 + Responses API is extremely slow
I am using the Responses API. Prompts with c. 4k tokens have gone from a c. 5 seconds to 30+. I had to go through all my tests lengthening timeouts to even see what it is producing. The ones I looked ...
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Google says images styled with CSS won’t be indexed in Image Search, advising developers to use HTML tags for important visuals. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #seonews #Google
Google Warns: CSS Background Images Aren’t Indexed
Google says images styled with CSS won’t be indexed in Image Search, advising developers to use HTML tags for important visuals. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social #seonews #Google
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My heartfelt support for all in-house SEOs being bombarded with questions from their teams about some article they read written by a random GEO/AIO/LEO scam artist.
Well… here’s where it all started. The first web server. The place where the internet was invented—just to help scientists share documents. Skynet’s great-grandfather is right here. #CERN 🇨🇭
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