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John Mueller @johnmu.com · 6h

TIL there are of course more people called similarly to Eric Schmidt.

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John Mueller @johnmu.com · 6h

It's technical SEO all the way down.

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John Mueller @johnmu.com · 8h

Is this the new "where are my reading glasses" ?

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John Mueller @johnmu.com · 8h

What's fascinating about this kind of thing is that there are a few different ways that AI systems access websites, meaning more ways to accidentally block something. It's helpful to understand the nuances, and to learn how things work!

John Mueller @johnmu.com · 27/09/2026

Sie sind separat - wie Image Search separat von der Websuche in den Berichten erfasst wird.

Blessing Adeoye Jr. @blessingjr.com · 25/09/2026

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I love reading video game news sites

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John Mueller @johnmu.com · 25/09/2026

Love me a good rant about the state of the web.

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Darren Shaw @whitespark.ca · 24/09/2026

Here are 7 ways to make your content more citable by AI: 1. Use bullet lists and numbered Items 2. Use clear section headings 3. Name specific companies and tools 4. Include hard numbers and data 5. Include a comparison 6. Add a "How to Choose" section 7. Put the year in the title

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John Mueller @johnmu.com · 25/09/2026

Nice! I should have added more images to my stuff, lol.

Google Search status dashboard bot @search-status-bot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yes, it's likely to take longer than some of the previous ones.

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September 2026 spam update - Released the September 2026 spam update , which applies globally and to all languages. The rollout may take up to two weeks to complete. (source) #seo

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And ... checking with the team, the data wasn't previously in the counts, the report has new data.

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I'll double-check, I thought these were not reported at all before.

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Announcing web multimodal Search performance reporting in Search Console | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers

If you have an image-heavy website, Search Console now reports on "multimodal" queries like when you take a photo w/Lens. No, you don't see the photo :-), but you can see which of your pages showed up & how often. I think it's pretty cool, but I am biased :-). developers.google.com/search/blog/...

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Girl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My favourite genre of social media content is ‘I had a cool/weird idea for a thing I wanted to make so I spent an extraordinary amount of time making it and now you get to see it’ 👌

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You just have to look at the right time.

Looks great - hope you all have a fantastic event!

John Mueller @johnmu.com · 23/09/2026

Security policies are a nice driver of web apps.

horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We included them because they're available as metrics to help evaluate the state of your site. Not everything is a direct search ranking factor! There are plenty of ways to improve the experience of a website, and sometimes having metrics makes it easier to discuss / work on it, "SEO" or not.

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OH MY GOD HOLD ON IT'S A SNEAK PEAK

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Don't discount Jevrank.

Jev is a really cheap AI model that lets you ask a very small set of questions (yes/no, multiple choice, score options). simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/21/... has a bit more. Apparently it's very exciting in terms of making hype. It's ok to wait for things to settle before spending time on it.

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Rhys Wynne @rhys.wales · 21/09/2026

If someone talked/wrote at you about "Jev" and all you remember is Jeeves, here's a short post to read (and no pelican).

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Honestly if I landed on a website like this nowadays I would be delighted as it was 100% not AI slop

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Paul Kinlan @paul.kinlan.me · 21/09/2026

If you are in Developer Marketing and love building on the Web, our awesome Developer Marketing team is hiring. Come and help us create content that inspires developers and builders to build the next generation of web experiences. www.google.com/about/career...

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Product Marketing Manager, Chrome for Developers

Know the user. Know the magic. Connect the two. At its core, marketing at Google starts with technology and ends with the user, bringing both together in unconventional ways. Our job is to demonstrate...

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Apparently US-only, but who knew there were so many fast-food youtubers who're willing to review apple pies, yum yum

Joe Hall ☕ @joehall22.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'll take a Mcdonalds fried apple pie, the kind that leaves burn marks on the roof of your mouth.

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good morn www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPwG...

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9/21/16

YouTube video by Demi Adejuyigbe

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Hey, I didn't mention any specific niche.

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But I miss this & Google Blogoscopped. The time of the fun web, before so much of the tech click bait.

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Thank you for fixing the structured data issue, so now let's make landing pages for all cities of the world. The problem with being able to wish for anything, is that you might receive it.

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All you need is attentation, apparently.

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I think this kind of thing is only testable like this "at the moment". There are a bunch of "everything llms.txt" sites out there now that try to check all domains for the llms.txt file and link to it from their site. So when a crawler sees their site, they see the links, and follow them.

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In German you often pronounce SEO like CEO - if you're not paying attention or aren't involved in SEO, it's totally confusing.

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This is why they're glad to have you.