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Google SERPs In 2026: Changes, Features & How To Boost Your Organic Traffic via @sejournal, @lorenbaker 2 hours ago www.searchenginejournal.com Google’s SERPs are changing faster than most SEO strategies can keep up. Does AI Mode change which keywords are still worth targeting? Which SERP features actually drive organic traffic in 2026? The expansion of AI Overviews into new keyword and intent queries, AI Mode’s attempt to dominate the search experience, and ongoing experimentation with new SERP layouts have changed how users interact with search results. Get A Data-Backed View Of What Matters For 2026 SERPs In this on-demand webinar, Tom Capper, Senior Search Scientist at STAT Search Analytics, will dig into STAT’s vast repository of daily SERP data and show […] The post Google SERPs In 2026: Changes, Features & How To Boost Your Organic Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google AI Shows A Site Is Offline Due To JS Content Delivery via @sejournal, @martinibuster 18 hours ago www.searchenginejournal.com A site owner blamed Google AI Search for falsely reporting their site offline. The answer was a content delivery pitfall. The post Google AI Shows A Site Is Offline Due To JS Content Delivery appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google’s Search Relations Team Debates If You Still Need A Website via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com Google's Search Relations team discussed whether you still need a website in 2026, and outlined when social, apps, or the web make sense. The post Google’s Search Relations Team Debates If You Still Need A Website appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Bing AI Citation Tracking, Hidden HTTP Homepages & Pages Fall Under Crawl Limit – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com The latest SEO Pulse examines AI citation dashboards, invisible homepage pitfalls, and what new crawl data means for technical teams. The post Bing AI Citation Tracking, Hidden HTTP Homepages & Pages Fall Under Crawl Limit – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Cloudflare’s New Markdown for AI Bots: What You Need To Know via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com Cloudflare launched Markdown for Agents, converting HTML pages to markdown automatically when AI crawlers request it through content negotiation. The post Cloudflare’s New Markdown for AI Bots: What You Need To Know appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Shopping Ads Testing In AI Mode, Microsoft’s AI Search Guide & Keyword Strategy Shift – PPC Pulse via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com The latest PPC Pulse highlights Google’s AI Mode ad experiments, Microsoft’s AI discovery framework, and the continued evolution of search campaign structure. The post Shopping Ads Testing In AI Mode, Microsoft’s AI Search Guide & Keyword Strategy Shift – PPC Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

15 Smarter Interview Questions For Hiring Digital Marketers In 2026 via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com Hire better digital marketers with these interview questions that expose real strategic and performance thinking. The post 15 Smarter Interview Questions For Hiring Digital Marketers In 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

5 PPC Strategies That Actually Boost Conversions in 2026 via @sejournal, @CallRail 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com Maximize your online ads with 5 expert PPC tips that will help you drive more traffic from and increase conversions across your ad sets. The post 5 PPC Strategies That Actually Boost Conversions in 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google Clarifies Its Stance On Campaign Consolidation via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson 2 days ago www.searchenginejournal.com Google clarifies campaign consolidation guidance, saying performance and business logic matter more than legacy granularity in AI-driven Google Ads accounts. The post Google Clarifies Its Stance On Campaign Consolidation appeared first on Search Engine Journal.