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Google AI Overviews Surges Across 9 Industries via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google AI Overviews shows fast growth across nine industries, now triggering AI Search in nearly half of all search queries. Search Engine Journal

New “Voiceprint” Claude Plugin Clones Your Writing Style via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Voiceprint Claude plugin clones your writing style based on five writing samples. Works with any SKILL.md-compatible tool. Search Engine Journal

How to increase Google Discover traffic with technical fixes

Discover traffic is shifting toward social posts and AI summaries. Learn which publisher, image, and author signals still drive visibility. Search Engine Land

Will Google To Allow Publishers To Claim Google Discover Profiles

Google might be allowing publishers to claim their profiles and publications on Google Discover. I mean, there were forms of this for Google News, Google Business Profiles, even Google Search over [...] Search Engine Roundtable

March 2026 Google Webmaster Report

Are you ready for the monthly Google Webmaster report... Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Label: Sponsored Options In The Area

Google Ads has often used dynamic labels for some of the ad groupings. I mean, we've seen tons of variations of these and I am not sure if they mean anything specific. But here is one that caught my [...] Search Engine Roundtable

How Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol changes ecommerce SEO

Product feeds, structured data, and Merchant Center now determine visibility in Google’s AI shopping experience. Here’s the new SEO playbook. Search Engine Land

Google Patent: Sending Searchers To AI-Generated Pages Over Your Site

There is a Google patent named AI-generated content page tailored to a specific user. It describes the use of AI to create custom landing pages and when a user performs a search, Google Search sends [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated Into March

Google Search rankings remain heated into March - I mean, I can post about this every day but now I am at the point of just doing it weekly. We thought things might be cooling a bit, but the [...] Search Engine Roundtable

How to revise your old content for AI search optimization

AI rewards clear answers and structured, retrievable content. Learn how to reformat, prioritize, and refine metadata for visibility. Search Engine Land

Google publishes Universal Commerce Protocol help page

Google released new guidance explaining how its Universal Commerce Protocol powers AI-driven checkout across its platforms. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 2, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. There is a Google patent document that implies [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google uses both schema.org markup and og:image meta tag for thumbnails in Google Search and Discover

Google clarified this within its Google image best practices and Google Discover documentation. Search Engine Land

Google Clarifies How It Picks Thumbnails For Search, Discover via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google updated its Image SEO and Discover documentation to explain how schema markup and the og:image meta tag influence thumbnail selection. Search Engine Journal

Google expands recurring billing policy

Certified online pharmacies can now offer prescription drug subscriptions and bundled services under Google’s updated recurring billing policy. Search Engine Land