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• Information Retrieval Part 1: Disambiguation
  Posted on Wednesday January 28, 2026
  Learn how information retrieval impacts SEO strategies, making content easier to understand and retain for users. The post Information Retrieval Part 1: Disambiguation appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• Google May Let Sites Opt Out Of AI Search Features via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
  Posted on Wednesday January 28, 2026
  Google says it's exploring new controls that would let websites opt out of AI search features specifically, as the UK CMA opened a regulatory consultation. The post Google May Let Sites Opt Out Of AI Search Features appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• Social Channel Insights In Search Console: What It Means For Social & Search via @sejournal, @rio_seo
  Posted on Wednesday January 28, 2026
  Social Channel Insights in GSC point to a broader shift where search validation increasingly follows social-driven discovery. The post Social Channel Insights In Search Console: What It Means For Social & Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• What If User Satisfaction Is The Most Important Factor In SEO? via @sejournal, @marie_haynes
  Posted on Wednesday January 28, 2026
  Marie Haynes explains why Google’s AI ranking systems prioritize user satisfaction over vector optimization, based on insights from the DOJ vs. Google trial. The post What If User Satisfaction Is The Most Important Factor In SEO? appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• New Yahoo Scout AI Search Delivers The Classic Search Flavor People Miss via @sejournal, @martinibuster
  Posted on Wednesday January 28, 2026
  Yahoo Scout offers a clean and uncluttered classic search experience with the power of natural language AI. The post New Yahoo Scout AI Search Delivers The Classic Search Flavor People Miss appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
  Posted on Tuesday January 27, 2026
  Google is making Gemini 3 the default model for AI Overviews and adding a direct path to ask follow-up questions in AI Mode. The post Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• How Do You Compete In Agentic Commerce? via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig
  Posted on Tuesday January 27, 2026
  The rise of agentic commerce ends marketing-first SEO and forces brands to compete on data integrity and product truth. The post How Do You Compete In Agentic Commerce? appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• Breaking Into The Black Box: Unlocking Meta’s Product-Level Ad Data
  Posted on Tuesday January 27, 2026
  Brands can uncover product-level DPA performance by merging Meta API data with GA4 insights to verify algorithm decisions and guide more efficient ecommerce campaigns. The post Breaking Into The Black Box: Unlocking Meta’s Product-Level Ad Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• WP Go Maps Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 300K WordPress Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster
  Posted on Tuesday January 27, 2026
  Vulnerability in the popular WP Go Maps WordPress plugin affects affects up to 300,000 websites The post WP Go Maps Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 300K WordPress Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• Sam Altman Says OpenAI “Screwed Up” GPT-5.2 Writing Quality via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
  Posted on Tuesday January 27, 2026
  Sam Altman said OpenAI prioritized coding and reasoning in GPT-5.2 and "screwed up" writing quality. He says future GPT-5.x versions will address the gap. The post Sam Altman Says OpenAI “Screwed Up” GPT-5.2 Writing Quality appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• Why Google Gemini Has No Ads Yet: ‘Trust In Your Assistant’ via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
  Posted on Monday January 26, 2026
  Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says Google doesn't have any current plans for ads in Gemini, as OpenAI moves toward ChatGPT advertising. The post Why Google Gemini Has No Ads Yet: ‘Trust In Your Assistant’ appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• 5 Google Analytics Reports PPC Marketers Should Actually Use via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
  Posted on Monday January 26, 2026
  Five Google Analytics reports PPC marketers should use to improve targeting, justify spend, and understand how paid traffic supports conversions across the customer journey. The post 5 Google Analytics Reports PPC Marketers Should Actually Use appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• Why CFOs Are Cutting AI Budgets (And The 3 Metrics That Save Them) via @sejournal, @purnavirji
  Posted on Monday January 26, 2026
  Stop measuring AI by hours saved and start measuring the expansion, quality gains, and capabilities that move the business. The post Why CFOs Are Cutting AI Budgets (And The 3 Metrics That Save Them) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• Google’s New User Intent Extraction Method via @sejournal, @martinibuster
  Posted on Monday January 26, 2026
  Google's user intent extraction research shows how AI on mobile devices could be used to proactively assist users and automate tasks. The post Google’s New User Intent Extraction Method appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »
• 10 Remarketing Lists To Boost PPC Performance via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
  Posted on Monday January 26, 2026
  Turn first-party data into measurable PPC gains using remarketing strategies built for real account management, not theory. The post 10 Remarketing Lists To Boost PPC Performance appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Continue Reading »