New to AI Brand Insights: Scan your brand visibility in Perplexity
Today, we’re rolling out an improvement to Yoast AI Brand Insights, part of the Yoast SEO AI+ package. You can now scan how your brand appears in answers generated by Perplexity, in addition to ChatGPT at no extra cost. This builds on our mission to help marketers, bloggers, and business owners understand how their brand […]
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Ricursive: The Most Interesting AI Company You Haven’t Heard Of
There’s a concept in AI that sounds like science fiction but is now being pursued seriously: recursive self-improvement. The idea is simple. Build an AI system that improves the hardware it runs on. Train a better AI on that improved hardware. Use that AI to design even better hardware. Repeat. This isn’t theoretical anymore. Two […]
22 Years Covering The Search Industry
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of when I started this site, the Search Engine Roundtable. I was 23 years old when I started this site, compiling what the search community and search industry was talking about and…
22 Years Covering The Search Industry
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of when I started this site, the Search Engine Roundtable. I was 23 years old when I started this site, compiling what the search community and search industry was talking about and…
December 2025 Google Webmaster Report
It is already December, can you believe it and even crazier, I’ve been doing this for 22 years! Where does the time ago. In any event, we had some serious Google ranking volatility this month, especially over the Thanksgiving week/end.
December 2025 Google Webmaster Report
It is already December, can you believe it and even crazier, I’ve been doing this for 22 years! Where does the time ago. In any event, we had some serious Google ranking volatility this month, especially over the Thanksgiving week/end.
Google Rolls Out Gemini 3 & Nano Banana Pro In AI Mode To More
Google’s Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro is now available in AI Mode in 120 countries and territories in English. This expands it from Gemini 3 in AI Mode’s initial launch just a couple of weeks ago.
Google Rolls Out Gemini 3 & Nano Banana Pro In AI Mode To More
Google’s Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro is now available in AI Mode in 120 countries and territories in English. This expands it from Gemini 3 in AI Mode’s initial launch just a couple of weeks ago.
Google: 100MB Video Won’t Have A Noticeable Effect On Your SEO
Google’s John Mueller said having a 100MB video file on your home page won’t have a noticeable SEO effect. This was his response on a Reddit thread to the concern of having such a weighted-down file on your home page.
Google: 100MB Video Won’t Have A Noticeable Effect On Your SEO
Google’s John Mueller said having a 100MB video file on your home page won’t have a noticeable SEO effect. This was his response on a Reddit thread to the concern of having such a weighted-down file on your home page.
Google Officially Tests Blending AI Mode Into AI Overviews
Back in October, we saw Google testing having the “Show more” button in the AI Overviews within Google Search jump you to AI Mode with follow-up questions. Well, Google’s Robby Stein announced on X yesterday that this is being tested (after it was test…
Google Officially Tests Blending AI Mode Into AI Overviews
Back in October, we saw Google testing having the “Show more” button in the AI Overviews within Google Search jump you to AI Mode with follow-up questions. Well, Google’s Robby Stein announced on X yesterday that this is being tested (after it was test…
Google Ads No Longer Allows Online Horse Racing Betting
Google Ads updated its gambling policy to disallow all promotion of online gambling-promoting content for horse racing targeting the United States. Google said this goes into effect as of December 1, 2025.
Site Kit by Google insights now available for all Yoast SEO Premium users
Since its launch in June we have been rolling out our integration with Site Kit by Google. Every Yoast SEO Premium customer now has access to it. The update brings key Google Analytics and Search Console insights directly into your Yoast Dashboard, giving you a clear view of your site’s performance without switching between tools […]
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Google Seasonal Holidays 2025 Doodle Live
Google just posted its annual Seasonal Holidays Doodle, Google logo, for the 2025 holiday season. We have Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa coming up really soon now and since it is December 1, Google posted the Doodle.
Google Investing In Big Gemini App User Experience 2.0 Update
Google is reportedly working on a new Gemini App user experience, which it is calling 2.0. The company is putting “huge investment” into this update of the Gemini user experience but we are not sure when this new look and experience will be released.
Google Discover Tests Top Searches Widget Leading To AI Mode
Google is testing a new widget at the top of the Google Discover feed. It is called “Top Searches,” and it will randomly show some of the top searches across Google Search. And guess what, when you click on them, it takes you into AI Mode, not Google S…
Google AI Mode Tests Hover Style Inline Links
Google is testing using inline, hover-style links for citations in the AI Mode results. When you hover your mouse cursor over the link card, it will hover the link card sources over the answer.
Google Ads To Resurrect Website Optimizer?
Google Ads published new documentation on a tool called “Website Optimizer.” Now, some of you OGs may remember Website Optimizer from 2008 or so. Well, it was renamed to Google Optimize and then sunset on September 30, 2023. Google Ads may be bringing …
Google Search Console Annotations Now Allows Current/Future Dates
As you know, Google finally launched custom annotations within the Google Search Console performance reports. Well, one issue we noticed is that it does not allow for adding annotations for data it does not have yet, like for today. Today, Google rolle…