September 17, 2026, Thursday

Google Search Profile Badges Expose The Publisher Traffic Crisis

Google Search Profile Badges Expose The Publisher Traffic Crisis

Roger Montti

Google published guidance for adding a Search profile badge as Search becomes a destination for following creators and publisher.

ChatGPT Ads vs. GEO Webinar

ChatGPT Recommends Your Competitor. Now There Is An Ad Unit To Fund Too.

Sponsored by Go Fish Digital

Brands have two paths into ChatGPT answers now, and they qualify on different terms. Abhilash Edathil of OpenAI sits down with Go Fish Digital on what qualifies a brand for ChatGPT Ads, what earns a citation in the same answer, how to audit the prompts a competitor owns, and when to buy visibility versus earn it.

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3 Predictions For 2027, And Why You Won’t Be Able To Check Them

SEO

3 Predictions For 2027, And Why You Won’t Be Able To Check Them

The surface that ranks and the surface that earns are decoupling. Three predictions for Google in 2027, plus one about whether you'll know.

Google UCP Update Lets Merchants Enable Cart Transfer To Site

Ecommerce

Google UCP Update Lets Merchants Enable Cart Transfer To Site

Google is rolling out cart transfer and checkout testing in the Merchant Center UCP hub, plus a YouTube ads beta and wider AI insights.

It Was There A Minute Ago

SEO

It Was There A Minute Ago

A model can know the right answer and still defer to a wrong tool result. What does that mean for your visibility report?

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How To Detect Affiliate Brand Bidding And Hidden Revenue Leakage

By Adomas Ronkaitis

Strong affiliate numbers can hide brand bidding. Learn how to define violations, build a search test list, capture ad evidence, and match it to partners.

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Google Search Profiles Now Available At 10,000 Followers

SEO

Google Search Profiles Now Available At 10,000 Followers

Google lowers Search profile eligibility to 10,000 followers for U.S. websites and creators, with new account tools and updated article displays.

MIT, Anthropic & OpenAI Sent The Same Warning, Get Your Evidence House In Order Now

AI Search

MIT, Anthropic & OpenAI Sent The Same Warning, Get Your Evidence House In Order Now

Three AI warnings landed in five days. Nicholas Carr described the pattern in 2008, and it changes how you plan next quarter.

Guide

Get AI-Driven Calls Out of the 'Other' Bucket

Sponsored by CallRail

Six steps to report AI search as its own call source, plus the H1 2026 data: 58% growth in AI-driven calls, share of calls across ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, and your industry's ranking before your seasonal peak.

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Tactical Solutions For The Biggest AI Search Measurement Challenges

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Tactical Solutions For The Biggest AI Search Measurement Challenges

Walk away with a prioritized set of AI search visibility metrics and the tactical steps to start reporting on them.

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AI Max Is Sending Retailers 72% More Invalid Traffic, Weeks Before Black Friday

Partner Resource

AI Max Is Sending Retailers 72% More Invalid Traffic, Weeks Before Black Friday

Download Lunio's retail report to see how AI Max, Google Shopping, Meta, TikTok, and Bing invalid traffic rates compare before Black Friday planning now.

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A New Place To Look: Where Your Next AI Citations & Clicks Come From

Webinar

A New Place To Look: Where Your Next AI Citations & Clicks Come From

Learn how to turn real customer language into AEO insights, FAQ content, and measurable AI citations and clicks with CallTrackingMetrics.

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