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NEW Generative Engine Optimization: The Patterns Behind AI Visibility

Understand what GEO is, how it's revolutionizing digital marketing and key strategies to optimize for AI-driven search. Search Engine Land

Introducing AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools Public Preview

Now in public preview, AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools shows when your site is cited in AI‑generated answers across Microsoft Copilot, AI‑generated summaries in Bing, and select [...] Bing Webmaster

New Data Shows Googlebot’s 2 MB Crawl Limit Is Enough via @sejournal, @martinibuster

New data shows that most web pages fall well below Googlebot's two-megabyte crawl limit. Search Engine Journal

Google AI Overviews Tests Contextual Overlay Link Cards

Over the past week or so, Google has been testing a new format for link cards in the AI Overviews within Google Search. When you place your mouse cursor over a link clip icon, a new overlay will show [...] Search Engine Roundtable

A simpler way to remove explicit images from Search

There’s a new, simpler way for people to request the removal of non-consensual explicit images from Search. Inside Search

What repeated ChatGPT runs reveal about brand visibility

Running the same 12 prompts 100 times shows how inconsistent ChatGPT brand recommendations are – and why AI visibility tracking falls short. Search Engine Land

Google Ads Performance Max A/B Experiments In The Wild

A month ago, we reported on a new help document on Google Ads for Performance Max optimization experiments: A/B testing assets beta. Well, now some are seeing this in the wild, where you can set up [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Grokipedia Seeing Decline In Google Search Visibility

There are some reports coming out that Grokipedia, the AI-based Wikipedia, is now showing a decline in search visibility in both Google and even ChatGPT. This comes after both an indexing and [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google pushes AI Max tool with in-app ads

Google is now advertising its AI Max feature inside Google Ads campaign settings, promoting its own tools within the paid platform. Search Engine Land

NEW Bing Webmaster Tools Rolls Out AI Performance Report (With New Design)

A couple of weeks ago I reported Bing was beta testing a new AI performance report within Bing Webmaster Tools. These reports are now available as a public preview for all to see. Plus, Bing [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google AI Mode Tests Citation Icons At Bottom Of Answers

Google appears to be testing showing the citation favicon site icons at the bottom of the answer in AI Mode. This is in addition to where it normally shows those icons, at the top right of the card [...] Search Engine Roundtable

NEW Hidden HTTP Page Can Cause Site Name Problems In Google via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google's John Mueller explains how a leftover HTTP homepage invisible to Chrome users can cause site-name and favicon problems in search results. Search Engine Journal

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 10, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... Search Engine Roundtable

NEW How to reduce low-quality leads from Performance Max campaigns

Performance Max often optimizes for cheap conversions by default. Learn how guardrails and better signals can improve lead quality. Search Engine Land

NEW Would You Give Google Your ID Numbers To Remove Results About You

Google announced a number of updates to help people find and remove personal information and sensitive imagery about themselves from Google. But you would need to give Google this information [...] Search Engine Roundtable