Pew: 84% of Adults Now Use YouTube

Pew: 84% of Adults Now Use YouTube

New research from the Pew Research Center paints a clear picture of how Americans are using social media in 2025. While long-established platforms such as YouTube and Facebook remain the dominant places for broad audience reach, several other channels — including...
Google CTR Insights

Google CTR Insights

Advanced Web Ranking has released its Click-Through Rate report for Q3 2025, highlighting several notable shifts in how users interact with Google’s organic results. The data compares performance from July to September against the previous quarter and draws from a...
Study Finds No Clear LLMs.txt Effect

Study Finds No Clear LLMs.txt Effect

New Analysis Shows Little Evidence That llms.txt Influences AI Citations Across 300,000 Domains A recent study by SE Ranking has taken a close look at how widely the llms.txt file is being used and whether it has any effect on how often websites are cited by major AI...
Google vs LLM: Ranking Gaps Revealed

Google vs LLM: Ranking Gaps Revealed

A recent study highlights differences between how Google ranks pages and how large language models cite sources. The report compares citations from OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Perplexity with traditional Google search results, revealing gaps in alignment....
Adobe to Buy Semrush for $1.9B

Adobe to Buy Semrush for $1.9B

Adobe has announced that it will acquire Semrush in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.9 billion. The move brings the popular SEO platform into Adobe Experience Cloud and its AI marketing suite, signalling Adobe’s intent to strengthen its position in search...
Google Search Gets Gemini 3

Google Search Gets Gemini 3

Here is the rewritten version, expanded into 15 clear, simple British-English paragraphs, made longer, natural, and not AI-sounding: Google has introduced Gemini 3 Pro to the AI Mode in Google Search, marking a noticeable step forward in how the search engine...
Google Reaffirms One Review Target

Google Reaffirms One Review Target

Google has made a small but important update to its review snippet guidance, reminding site owners that each review or rating in structured data should link to one specific item. The aim is to prevent confusion when Google interprets review information on a page. The...
Google Improves Ad Suspension Process

Google Improves Ad Suspension Process

Google has recently introduced a series of improvements to the way it handles account suspensions and advertiser appeals, aiming to provide a fairer and more predictable experience for businesses using its platform. These updates come after years of feedback from...
AI Overviews Shift Shopping Rankings

AI Overviews Shift Shopping Rankings

BrightEdge’s latest findings suggest that Google’s AI Overviews are taking on a major role in shopping-related searches, particularly from November through early December. The research highlights that AI is now playing a crucial part in the stages of product research...
Secrets to a Wildly Successful Website

Secrets to a Wildly Successful Website

In 2005, Roger Montti explored the story behind one of the internet’s most unexpectedly successful websites — the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. This quirky and satirical site, created by Bobby Henderson, became a cultural phenomenon without any deliberate...
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