Google has released new guidelines for website owners who want to excel in AI-powered search. In a blog post, Search Advocate John Mueller shared tips for ranking in AI Overviews and AI Mode. This guidance comes as Google moves beyond traditional “blue links” to offer more AI-driven search features. Curious about AI in Search and … Read more
Search marketers assert that Google’s new long-form AI Overviews answers have become the very thing Google’s documentation advises publishers against: scraped content lacking originality or added value, at the expense of content creators who are seeing declining traffic. Why put the effort into writing great content if it’s going to be rewritten into a complete … Read more
One thing I need you to understand about the groundbreaking data I’m about to show you is that no one has ever done this kind of analysis before. Ever. To our knowledge, no other independent usability study has explored a major web platform at this scale. AI changes everything, and search is at the forefront. … Read more
New research shows that Google’s AI Overviews often link to Google, contributing to the walled garden effect that encourages users to stay longer on Google’s site. A study by SE Ranking examined Google’s AI Overviews in five U.S. states. It found that 43% of these AI answers contain links redirecting users to Google’s search results. … Read more
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This post was sponsored by Market Brew. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Wondering how to realign your SEO strategy for maximum SERP visibility in AI Overviews (AIO)? Do you wish you had techniques that mirror how AI understands relevance? Imagine if Google handed you the blueprint for AI Overviews: Every … Read more
Google claims AI Overviews are revolutionizing search behavior. But the data tells a different story. Since launching AI Overviews in 2024, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has repeatedly claimed they’re transforming search behavior: People are using it to Search in entirely new ways, and asking new types of questions, longer and more complex queries… and getting … Read more
Google’s AI search features have reached widespread adoption. The company announced that AI Overviews in Search now reach 1.5 billion users per month. This information was revealed during Alphabet’s Q1 earnings call. Alphabet Earnings Show Growth Across Core Products Alphabet announced strong financial results for Q1, highlighting the adoption of AI across its products. The … Read more
A glitch in Google’s AI Overviews may inadvertently expose how Google’s algorithm understands search queries and chooses answers. Bugs in Google Search are useful to examine because they may expose parts of Google’s algorithms that are normally unseen. AI-Splaining? Lily Ray re-posted a tweet that showed how typing nonsense phrases into Google results in a … Read more
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This post was sponsored by DAC. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Authors: Dan Lauer & Michael Goodman Is the classic funnel model (TOFU-MOFU-BOFU) still relevant in an AI-driven SERP? What kinds of queries trigger Google’s AI Overviews? How can you structure content so that AI pulls your site into the … Read more
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, shared insights about AI Overviews, explaining how predictive summaries, grounding links, and the query fan-out technique work together to shape AI-generated search results. Optimizing For AIO Danny Sullivan shared insights into how AI Overviews are generated, helping explain why Google may link to websites that don’t match the typical search … Read more
Google is expanding AI overviews to “thousands more health topics,” per an announcement at the company’s health-focused ‘The Check Up’ event. The event included developments spanning research, wearable technology, and medical records. Here’s more about how Google is refining health results in Search. AI Overviews For Health Queries Google is showing AI overviews for more … Read more
A new study on Google search behavior examines changes in clickthrough rates across industries. The data correlates with increased AI Overviews (AIOs) in Google’s search results. Research from Advanced Web Ranking (AWR) reveals that AIOs appeared in 42.51% of search results in Q4, up 8.83 percentage points from the previous quarter. With this increase, clickthrough … Read more
New data provided to Search Engine Journal shows that the sites Google is ranking in AI Overviews varies by time and industry, offering an explanation of volatility in AIO rankings. The new research shows what industries are most impacted and may provide a clue as to way. AIO Presence Varies Over Time and By Industry. … Read more
New research on AI Overviews and organic search results presents a fresh view on how AIO is evolving and suggests how to consider it for purposes of SEO. Among the findings: Their research showed that the AIO they were tracking showed more volatility than the organic search results, that they were changing at a faster … Read more
Keeping pace with AI is exhausting and overwhelming – and so important. To quench my own curiosity and make life easier for you, I’ve spent hours reading 19 original analyses of AI Overviews (AIOs). I’ve summarized them and synthesized the insights into five key questions: How often does Google show AI Overviews? What triggers AI … Read more
In this edition of Ask An SEO, we’re addressing a question about the impact of AI Overviews on search engine results pages, particularly for ecommerce store owners looking to stay competitive: “Do you think that AI Overviews or AI will disrupt SERPs with Google PLAs? And, as someone with a small ecommerce store selling clothing, … Read more
Enterprise SEO platform BrightEdge published results on current AI Search trends, showing that Google AI Overviews (AIO) has expanded its presence by up to 100% in increasingly complex search queries. The changes suggest growing confidence in AI for search, with indications that Google is relying on authoritativeness and greater precision in context awareness for matching … Read more
Write a summary for this article using no more than 20 words that would be suitable for a news publication A new report shows that AI Overviews (AIOs) in Google’s search results are uncommon but significantly affect visibility and user engagement. Authoritas’s study examines how generative AI Overviews impact organic search performance. In December, the … Read more
