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- Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026
AI models default to familiar brands. What makes them mention your company instead of a bigger or more established competitor?
The post 5 Ways Emerging Businesses Can Show up in ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
Google is adding hover link pop-ups on desktop in AI Overviews and AI Mode, plus more prominent link icons within responses across desktop and mobile.
The post Google Says Links Will Be More Visible In AI Overviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
Discover how a modern publishing engine can eliminate the issues of legacy CMS and drive sustainable growth for media companies.
The post 4 Pillars To Turn Your “Sticky-Taped” Tech Stack Into a Modern Publishing Engine appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
An analysis of approximately 16,000 U.S. queries shows text ads increasing their click share by 7-13 points year over year.
The post Google Text Ad Click Share Rises Sharply In Some Verticals appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
An analysis of 1.2 million ChatGPT citations reveals why AI favors front-loaded, entity-rich, definitive writing over traditional “ultimate guide” formats.
The post The Science Of How AI Pays Attention appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
Courts ruled against Google, regulators push forward, and appeals loom. Here’s where every proceeding stands and what it signals for search and monetization.
The post Google Lost Two Antitrust Cases, But Stock Rose 65% – Here’s Why appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
Automattic's James LePage describes emerging WooCommerce capabilities that will enable Sidekick-type AI extensions
The post WooCommerce May Gain Sidekick-Type AI Through Extensions appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday February 16, 2026
CleanTalk WordPress plugin, installed in 200,000+ websites, exposes sites to a critical vulnerability rated 9.8/10
The post CleanTalk WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Threatens Up To 200K Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday February 16, 2026
Gen Z’s discovery habits are rewriting Google Ads playbooks, forcing advertisers to rethink creative, targeting, and attribution across AI-driven surfaces.
The post Are Your Google Ads Gen Z Proof? Strategies To Win The 18-24 Segment appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday February 16, 2026
Keep international PPC campaigns aligned with practical frameworks for consistency, localization, and multi-agency coordination.
The post International PPC: Why Consistency Is So Hard To Maintain appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday February 16, 2026
Antitrust filing argues Google cannibalizes audience visits to sites it uses to power AI results.
The post Antitrust Filing Says Google Cannibalizes Publisher Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Saturday February 14, 2026
Google’s SERPs are changing faster than most SEO strategies can keep up. Does AI Mode change which keywords are still worth targeting? Which SERP features actually drive organic traffic in 2026? The expansion of AI Overviews into new keyword and intent queries, AI Mode’s attempt to dominate the search experience, and ongoing experimentation with new SERP layouts have changed how users interact with search results. Get A Data-Backed View Of What Matters For 2026 SERPs In this on-demand webinar, Tom Capper, Senior Search Scientist at STAT Search Analytics, will dig into STAT’s vast repository of daily SERP data and show […]
The post Google SERPs In 2026: Changes, Features & How To Boost Your Organic Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday February 13, 2026
A site owner blamed Google AI Search for falsely reporting their site offline. The answer was a content delivery pitfall.
The post Google AI Shows A Site Is Offline Due To JS Content Delivery appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday February 13, 2026
Google's Search Relations team discussed whether you still need a website in 2026, and outlined when social, apps, or the web make sense.
The post Google’s Search Relations Team Debates If You Still Need A Website appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday February 13, 2026
The latest SEO Pulse examines AI citation dashboards, invisible homepage pitfalls, and what new crawl data means for technical teams.
The post Bing AI Citation Tracking, Hidden HTTP Homepages & Pages Fall Under Crawl Limit – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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