I'd started on one of those 'predictions for 2026' posts and got stuck at the very first one. The more…
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Influential Nielsen Norman Group Tees Off on Google AI UX
It's been awhile since we've heard from the famous Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) in the search space. NN/g is a…
Beyond Marketing: The Cross-Functional Blueprint That Turns Search into Strategy
The Purpose of this Article Installment I have seen SEO grow into a powerhouse, having first become intrigued by making…
OpEd : Brace Yourself - It's about to Get Real - Googles Final Solution?
The next act out of Google isn’t going to be business as usual. It is time someone cautiously suggested to…
SEOs: The Unsung Heroes Behind Google’s Trillion-Dollar Success
Let's be honest: SEOs have been doing Google's dirty work for decades. We clean up the web. We format content…
Google Held a Brunch for 7 Bloggers - Apparently Called it A "Summit"?
At first glance, Google throwing a summit for seven social media influencers sounds like a bad Onion headline.
OpED: AI is not a Threat - it is our New SEO Super Power
The SEO landscape is experiencing seismic shifts. Across the entire industry, professionals are changing titles, redefining roles, and reassessing their…
Google Entropy - Google Eats Google?
No, it really does feel like everyone is complaining about Google lately. Across blogs, forums, newsletters, news sites, ChatBots, and threads, there's a growing consensus that Google just isn't what it used to be. Longtime users and SEOs alike are documenting their frustrations: too many ads, too little relevance, and an overwhelming sense that Google is optimizing for everything except users.
OpEd: Yahoo 2.0!? Why Yahoo Should Bring Back the Directory: A Case for Revival
Podcast version: Dear Jim Lanzone; The internet has changed dramatically since Yahoo first introduced its iconic directory in the mid…
Googles Monopoly isn't Search - It's Data - About You!
(update: 3-18-2025: many freinds have shown us atleast a dozen more ways that Google can track you than the 30…
Link Building 2025 - What's Out, What's Still In - What Needs Updated
I ran into a link building article last week that has some information that was dated. So, lets run down…
Google's Meridian Comes out of Beta
Introduced last year in a restricted beta roll out, Google has opened up Meridian to the unwashed PPC masses. What…
Google Loves It, Users Trust It: The UGC Revolution Explained
User-generated content (UGC) has been around on the internet for a long time. User-generated content is one of the reasons…
7 SEO Predictions for 2025
Google goes all in on Java Script Serps with encrypted obfuscated source. Scrapers and web services that rely on Serp…
SearchGPT or ChatGPT Search is Not Necc a Direct Competitor to Google
I have been gnashing my teeth at the main stream tech press since SearchGPT was bolted on to ChatGPT. The main…
It is Time for SEO to Evolve @ryanjones
20 years ago pioneering SEOs like Rand Fishkin, Brett Tabke, Bruce Clay, Jill Whalen, and Matt Cutts wrote some of…
OpEd: Google Wins if the Justice Department Nixes the Apple Default Search Engine Agreement
We continue to read reporting claiming that the Justice Department will block Google's deal with Apple to be the default…
OpEd: SemRush buys ThirdDoor Media The owners of SearchEngineLand/SMX
About that SemRush Buying 3rd Door Media. It happened while a conference was going on - and that may have…
SearchGPT - My First Week
I completed my first week using SearchGPT exclusively as the only search engine I used. I did do a few…