John Mueller explained that impressions in Google's Search Console AI report track links to your pages, and user-activated links only count after they're activated. The post Google’s Mueller Explains How AI Search Impressions Get Counted 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.