I concede the point that if real human users are going to use services like ChatGPT or Claude to find things that we as SEOs and marketers need to ensure our clients are visible here and encourage these systems to play nice with the open web. When used...
Update: Google has stated they will train their AI on content even if websites opt out. Read more here: https://dig.watch/updates/google-admits-using-opted-out-content-for-ai-trainingSidebar: Hey, did you know you can remove sections of Google, Bing, and other websites you don’t like on desktop with a simple toggle switch? We built Ultimasaurus the...
We did a recent study with over 4,000 American consumers ranging from age 18 to 65. The study tasked our participants with selecting which one of two photos was generated by AI. The results showed that when asking them to determine which photo was real and which one...
We do not normally cover things like this on our website. However, since this situation is spiraling out of control and we may soon begin recommending clients move on from WordPress, we felt it important to document this situation. Navigate this article: Timeline Our Recomendation to Clients My...
1. Use the “Web” tabThis is a brand new tab from Google that removes not only the AI Overviews but also the Featured Snippet, People Also Ask section, and various other packs and inserts. It only lists classic web search results. Step 1: Perform a Google SearchStep 2:...
Twitter is completely dead now with the domain Twitter.com now redirecting to X.com as of early this morning, a change where previously X.com had been redirecting to Twitter.com for months. The migration was spotted by a lot of SEOs and other tech folks early this morning with some...
Recent News and Research on AI Overviews: September 8, 2024 – [Research] Google AI Overview Study: Link Selection Based on Related Queries: https://richsanger.com/google-ai-overview-study-link-selection-based-on-related-queries/ Oct 11, 2024 – [News] Google AI Overviews Not Linking To Sites Hit By Helpful Content Update: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overviews-hcu-38225.html Apr 11, 2025 – [News] Official: Google...
Meta has begun integrating their Llama LLM-powered AI system into the Facebook and Instagram apps. On Facebook the app icon overlays the search icon and the search menu is populated by ‘bubbles’ of AI commands you can give it based on your usage. On Instagram it appears as...
I used various A.I. systems to predict what would be important or change for SEO in 2024. Each one used different sources and came up with different content. The differences were a bit surprising considering they basically all use OpenAI’s GPT, in terms of formatting and end result....
Navigate this article: Introduction Free Options Paid Options Further DiscussionIntroductionOn July 1st, 2023 something unprecedented in the history of the internet happened. A major free tool operated by one of the world’s largest tech corporations and used by millions of websites began a process to quit operating. That...
