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Google is appealing the ruling that it is an illegal search monopoly – which surprises no one. Plus, Google asked the court to pause the remedies during the appeal phase.

Google’s John Mueller once again warned about hosting your website on free subdomain hosting service because they are magnets for a “lot of spam & low-effort content."

Google announced late on Friday that Gemini 3 Pro is now powered Google AI Overviews for complex queries. Google actually said this last November, but then edited its story to say it was just AI Mode that was powered by Gemini 3 Pro and not AI Overviews. Now both AI Overviews and AI Mode can use Gemini 3 Pro.

OpenAI announced on Friday it will begin testing ads in the ChatGPT responses in the coming weeks. The ads will show on the free product and low-cost subscription tier, ChatGPT Go. The ads will show under the main response and not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you. Advertisers will not get conversations with ChatGPT. The ads will be clearly labeled as ads.

Google’s John Mueller said that link spam left in the comments section have no effect on Google Search or SEO, (and maybe even your website’s performance in Google Search?). He wrote on Bluesky, “These links all have no effect – they’re from spammers dropping links into comments. These would not have any effect, positive nor negative, on your site."

New AI‑powered consulting service delivers a secured platform, shared standards, and reusable AI assets to help organizations accelerate growth and drive innovation  IBM announced IBM Enterprise Advantage, a first-of-its-kind asset-based consulting service that combines proven AI-tools and expertise to help clients quickly build, govern, and operate their own tailored internal AI platform at scale.Organizations can […]

James LePage, co-lead of the WordPress AI team, explains how SEO applies to AI agent content consumption.
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Battle SEO® has announced the launch of a multi-location SEO expansion designed to help franchise brands and multi-site businesses strengthen visibility across regional search results. Through this expansion, a clearer path is being provided for organizations that have struggled with inconsistent rankings across cities, duplicated location pages, and brand messaging that gets diluted from one market […]

You have likely watched Amazon dominate the advertising landscape, but a massive shift is occurring in the business world. Retailers are transforming into media powerhouses, and this change offers you new ways to reach professional buyers. Retail Media Networks are quickly becoming an essential part of the B2B marketing mix. What Defines a Modern RMN? […]

Google’s John Mueller explains why free subdomain hosting services attract spam and make it harder for legitimate sites to gain search visibility.
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