Google’s Mueller Calls Markdown-For-Bots Idea ‘A Stupid Idea’
Some developers have been experimenting with bot-specific Markdown delivery as a way to reduce token usage for AI crawlers. Google Search Advocate John Mueller pushed
WordPress Announces AI Agent Skill For Speeding Up Development
WordPress announced wp-playground, a new AI agent skill designed to be used with the Playground CLI so AI agents can run WordPress for testing and
People Love It, Models Ignore It
You publish a page that solves a real problem. It reads clean. It has examples, and it has the edge cases covered. You would happily
Why Google Gemini Has No Ads Yet: ‘Trust In Your Assistant’
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said Google doesn’t have any current plans to introduce advertising into its Gemini AI assistant, citing unresolved questions about user
User Data Is Important In Google’s Ranking Systems. What We Learned From Liz Reid’s Appeal Declaration
I found some interesting things in the latest document in the DOJ vs. Google trial. Google has appealed the ruling that says they need to
The Great Decoupling
SEO died as a traffic channel the moment pipeline stopped following page views. Traffic is either down for many sites, or its growth nowhere near
ChatGPT To Begin Testing Ads In The United States
Just today, OpenAI confirmed it will begin testing advertising in the United States for ChatGPT Free and ChatGPT Go users in the coming weeks, marking
YouTube Expands Monetization For Some Controversial Issues
YouTube is updating its Advertiser-friendly content guidelines to allow more videos about certain “controversial issues” to earn full ad revenue, as long as the content
How To Get The Perfect Budget Mix For SEO And PPC
Figuring out how to divide your budget between SEO and PPC is one of those decisions that looks simple on paper but feels complicated once
AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage
AI Overviews don’t show up consistently across Google Search because the system learns where they’re useful and pulls them back when people don’t engage. Robby
