ClaudeBot outpaced Googlebot on a new site. Here's what verified crawl data actually looks like, and how to get your own. The post 81.8% Of My ‘AI Assistant’ Traffic Was Fake. The Googlebot Number Was Worse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Google's Liz Reid argues personalization and preferred sources can help small publishers get found in AI search, though she shared no supporting data. The post Google’s Liz Reid: Personalization Can Help Small Publishers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google's AI governance paper argues public-web training should remain fair use while pointing to opt-out controls, takedowns, and paid deals for specialized content. The post Google Defends AI Training As Fair Use In Governance Paper appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Bought Reddit citations will be filtered the way Penguin filtered bought links. The only strategy that compounds on the agentic web is being real. The post Buying Reddit To Win AI Citations Is The New Link Farm appeared first on Search Engine Journal.