January 2026 / 155 posts found
Google Gemini Gains Share As ChatGPT Declines In Similarweb Data via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Similarweb’s January Global AI Tracker shows ChatGPT at 64.5% of gen AI chatbot site visits, while Gemini reached 21.5% and writing tools fell. The post Google Gemini Gains Share As ChatGPT Declines In Similarweb Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Robby Stein explains why AI Overviews appear for some searches but not others, describing an engagement-based system. The post Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content? via @sejournal, @HelenPollitt1
In this article, we find out if there’re any differences between how AI systems handle JavaScript-rendered or interactively hidden content compared to traditional Google indexing. The post Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Being Right Isn’t Enough For AI Visibility Today via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
AI answers aren’t neutral by design, and this breakdown shows where preference forms and how it reshapes modern discovery. The post Being Right Isn’t Enough For AI Visibility Today appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
AI search visibility: The playbook for marketers
AI search visibility refers to how a brand appears in AI-generated results from tools like ChatGPT and AI-augmented search engines such as Gemini or Perplexity. Unlike traditional SEO, which tracks ranking positions and blue links, AI visibility measures how often your brand is mentioned, how your owned content is cited, and how those mentions are framed in model responses. As more users rely on direct answers instead of click-through results, a strong AI search visibility profile influences not just discovery and trust, but ultimately, conversions. Table of Contents What is AI search visibility? How is AI search visibility different from […]
Most Major News Publishers Block AI Training & Retrieval Bots via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
BuzzStream analyzed robots.txt files for 100 top news sites. 79% block training bots, but 71% also block retrieval bots that affect AI citations. The post Most Major News Publishers Block AI Training & Retrieval Bots appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Why Your Small Business’s Google Visibility in 2026 Depends on AEO [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
Discover what visibility on Google means for small businesses as AI assistants control which options customers see and choose. The post Why Your Small Business’s Google Visibility in 2026 Depends on AEO [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.