Google is testing payments for content contributing to AI answers, Mueller says AI position data is hard to report, and Cloudflare splits training from search.

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Google is testing a "Dive deeper" button in Discover, starting with videos.

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No GSC for ChatGPT? Paste a distinctive snippet into a chatbot and ask for exact matches. If your URL comes back, retrieval isn't your problem.

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Google updated its Search documentation to add local business queries to the two result units rolled out in the EEA for directories and direct providers.

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Turn AI guardrails into search assets with a school district's template for published policies, named reviewers, and clear data protections.

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Bot Preference Sync sets AI crawler policy per category, not per crawler. Allow GPTBot and block Bytespider, and no setting describes what you do.

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Is a traffic decline actually hurting your business? Our State of Search 2027 shows how to tell and where to invest next.

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Google, Cloudflare, and Microsoft are testing different models for paying publishers when AI systems access or use their content.

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Google's John Mueller explains how publishers can catch site problems before they become an indexing crisis.

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Google expanded their Mediapartners-Google guidance to make it about more than just AdSense.

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GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and Googlebot won't pay your price yet. Charge now and you lose citations. Here's what to decide before the dashboard toggle arrives.

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A controlled AI citation test found source order mattered less than raw data suggested, while structured rewrites shifted how citation credit was distributed.

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An audit of Reddit AI search found formal, highly upvoted comments were selected more often, while experiential language appeared less often.

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Product page copy builds shopper trust and fills gaps in AI feeds, giving customers the details they need to buy.

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The surface that ranks and the surface that earns are decoupling. Three predictions for Google in 2027, plus one about whether you'll know.

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Google published guidance for adding a Search profile badge as Search becomes a destination for following creators and publisher.

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Google is rolling out cart transfer and checkout testing in the Merchant Center UCP hub, plus a YouTube ads beta and wider AI insights.

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A model can know the right answer and still defer to a wrong tool result. What does that mean for your visibility report?

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Google lowers Search profile eligibility to 10,000 followers for U.S. websites and creators, with new account tools and updated article displays.

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Three AI warnings landed in five days. Nicholas Carr described the pattern in 2008, and it changes how you plan next quarter.

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