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The next phase of competition is about who controls the interface through which people ask questions, explore ideas, and make decisions. That interface might look like a browser today but tomorrow...

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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Moving from a checklist-driven web to the era of conversational Search dansnotes.blog/the-future/m... Started a thing, where I just publish whats in my head. No affiliations or anything, just Dan. #SEO #AI
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Moving from a checklist-driven web to the era of conversational Search - Dan's Notes.
Every time search engines undergo a massive paradigm shift, the industry falls back on a familiar coping mechanism (namely, the checklist). We saw it 14 years ago after the Panda update, when a profou...
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The March 2026 spam update, fast, targeted, and probably not finished dantaylor.online/blog/march-2...
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Hello! I'm trying to build some consensus data on "what makes a big site big" based on total accessible (and indexable) URLs. I'd appreciate and value 30 seconds of your time to do this poll on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel...
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Trying to pool some thoughts from the SEO hive mind for something I'm building. | Dan Taylor ♒
Trying to pool some thoughts from the SEO hive mind for something I'm building.
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Search Engine Journal @sejournal.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The query space is now infinite. What that means for how brands build authority, earn selection by AI systems, and rethink search strategy. via @taylordanrw.bsky.social
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From Visibility Engineering To Preference Engineering: The Rise Of The Infinite Tail
The query space is now infinite. What that means for how brands build authority, earn selection by AI systems, and rethink search strategy. via @taylordanrw.bsky.social
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Pokemon turns 30 today, which makes me feel... Old. But the profound effect that the world's biggest media franchise has had on shaping many things is remarkable. Here's my take on how it's affected travel and tourism: www.linkedin.com/pulse/pok%25... #Pokemon #Tourism
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I'll take this, another term alongside Edge SEO:
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The Infinite Tail salt.agency/blog/the-inf...
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The Infinite Tail: How AI has rewritten the rules of search discovery - SALT.agency®
For a considerable time, searching online was a relatively straightforward exercise. Users would either rely on a short, memorable phrase, known as the “short
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy New Year, everyone!I had a thought over the Christmas break, and it's niggling away in my brain... And now I need to test a theory. If y'all have 5 minutes, please could you DM me your disavow files? No matter how old they are...
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Search Engine Journal @sejournal.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Learn how to overcome Magento’s common SEO challenges and build a fast, structured, and AI-ready ecommerce store. via @taylordanrw.bsky.social
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The Technical Guide To Common Magento (Adobe Commerce) SEO Issues
Learn how to overcome Magento’s common SEO challenges and build a fast, structured, and AI-ready ecommerce store. via @taylordanrw.bsky.social
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The User Journey Isn’t Linear Anymore: It’s Always On. Decision-making is no longer linear, and AI has exposed how fluid the customer journey really is. www.searchenginejournal.com/the-user-jou... #SEO #Marketing #DigitalMarketing #AI
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The User Journey Isn’t Linear Anymore: It’s Always On
Decision-making is no longer linear, and AI has exposed how fluid the customer journey really is.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
I’m working on a collaborative flagship article for International Search News on how AI is changing search discovery globally, especially outside a Google-centric view.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The next phase of competition is about who controls the interface through which people ask questions, explore ideas, and make decisions. That interface might look like a browser today. Tomorrow it might be an AI assistant, an operating system feature, or something embedded into every app you use.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I’m planning my 2026 talks, webinars, and podcasts — so here it is: I’m open to speaking opportunities 🎤 If you know a conference, meetup, or podcast I should speak at, tag them! 🙌 #SEO #SEOspeaker #DigitalMarketing #AI #MarketingEvents
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Google Doppl salt.agency/blog/google-... #SEO #Google #AI #Doppl #Fashion
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Google Doppl: How AI Try-Ons Could Redefine Fashion Discovery - SALT.agency®
When Google launches something new through its Labs division, it often signals a bigger shift. The latest example is Google Doppl, an experimental app that
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Google is being challenged in the UK, and search could be changing shape... In a "fair" way. #SEO #Google www.linkedin.com/pulse/google...
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Google’s UK Monopoly Just Got a Reality Check (Candence #112)
Hello everyone! The BBC has reported on a major development that could reshape the way search works in the UK. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally designated Google’s search busin...
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
EU wants key sectors to use made-in-Europe AI www.phelpscountyfocus.com/article_e737... #AI #EU #Europe
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EU wants key sectors to use made-in-Europe AI
The EU on Wednesday told European businesses in critical sectors to ramp up their uptake of artificial intelligence and pushed for the bloc to cut its dependence on foreign AI
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Optimising for Agentic Commerce Protocol – A Technical Guide for SEOs salt.agency/blog/agentic... #SEO #AgenticSEO #ACP #ChatGPT #AI
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Optimising for Agentic Commerce Protocol - A Technical Guide for SEOs - SALT.agency®
The way people discover and buy products online is shifting.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Optimising for Agentic Commerce Protocol – A Technical Guide for SEOs salt.agency/blog/agentic... #SEO
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Optimising for Agentic Commerce Protocol - A Technical Guide for SEOs - SALT.agency®
The way people discover and buy products online is shifting.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Does schema help you surface more in Google’s AI Mode? salt.agency/blog/schema-... #SEO #AI #AIMode #Google
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Does schema help you surface more in Google's AI Mode? - SALT.agency®
There has been a lot of discussion in the SEO community about whether Schema markup influences visibility in Google’s AI Mode.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🎉🎉🎉 Last night, SALT won the Best SEO Campaign (Large) category at the UK Agency Awards for our work with Swaledale Butchers®, challenging major UK retailers for some quite punchy search queries!
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Search Engine Journal @sejournal.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Google’s latest AI tests hint at a future where discovery is interactive, immersive, and data-driven. via @taylordanrw.bsky.social #Google
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Explaining Google’s AI Search Experiments To Your C-Suite
Google’s latest AI tests hint at a future where discovery is interactive, immersive, and data-driven. via @taylordanrw.bsky.social #Google
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Defining GEO and drawing lines against SEO (Cadence #105) www.linkedin.com/pulse/defini... #SEO
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Defining GEO and drawing lines against SEO (Cadence #105)
Adjacent Practices in Different Spaces Are SEO an GEO the same? No. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) are not the same thing.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Spamming ChatGPT shared conversation links, and pointing links at them/doing your best to get them indexed by Google so you show up on page one IS NOT an advanced strategy. If your SEO agency/consultant is doing this, run.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Google Search Central APAC 2025: Everything From Day 2 www.searchenginejournal.com/google-searc... #SEO #SearchCentralLive #DeepDive2025 #SEOCommunity #LiveFromBangkok #scldd25
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Google Search Central APAC 2025: Everything From Day 2
The second day at SCL was packed with breaking news about the Google Trends API launch and insights about links, Schema, and the use of AI imagery.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Folks attending the Google Search Central Live, Deep Dive Asia Pacific in Bangkok. I'm already here! Reach out if you fancy grabbing a coffee, lunch, walk around Bangkok and sampling street food!
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Search Engine Journal @sejournal.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Google’s evolving results pages call for a shift from average position to more precise, feature-based performance metrics. via @taylordanrw.bsky.social
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Is It Time To Remove Focus From Average Position In GSC?
Google’s evolving results pages call for a shift from average position to more precise, feature-based performance metrics. via @taylordanrw.bsky.social
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Interesting approach to 503 your search agency website, right before launching a rebrand.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I'm speaking at BrightonSEO San Diego! I'll be taking a look at what modern Technical SEO needs to be (IMO) for the AI Search era. #SEO #TechnicalSEO #AI #Marketing #SanDiego #brightonseo
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
So in Google AI Mode you can _sort of_ get the list of Search queries from it as JSON, so I ran it five times for 5 queries. The same input query x 5, and measured the similarity between the responses (in columns). I mean, it's interesting data, but really inconsistent...
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Tonight, I've discovered no practical use for Jaccard.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
How do we adapt to Query Fan-Out? dantaylor.online/blog/how-do-...
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I've not really been active on here. Time to change that!
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I hope everyone out in Istanbul is doing ok!
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
I am trying to be more active here. I promise.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The Huddle is live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4y9...
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The SEO Huddle - LIVE 🔴
YouTube video by Dan Taylor
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
To everyone who helped me by responding with how much unassigned traffic they were seeing in GA4, that data is now a part of my first MarTech article! martech.org/how-to-resol...
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How to resolve unassigned traffic in GA4 | MarTech
Optimize your GA4 data by tackling unassigned traffic. Learn the causes, solutions and actionable steps to improve traffic attribution.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Japanese Prime Minister Calls for AI Legislation Amid DeepSeek’s Rapid Rise internationalsearchnews.com/articles/jap...
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Japanese Prime Minister Calls for AI Legislation Amid DeepSeek’s Rapid Rise
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called for legislation to address the risks of artificial intelligence while promoting its safe and effective use. Speaking to lawmakers on Friday, Ishiba st...
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Barry Schwartz @rustybrick.com · 17/01/2025
Google updates its search structured data screenshot examples for events and estimated salary examples www.seroundtable.com/google-updat...
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Why measuring new-to-brand touchpoints is essential for eCommerce dantaylor.online/blog/new-to-...
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Why measuring new-to-brand touchpoints is essential for eCommerce - Dan Taylor SEO
New-to-brand touchpoints play a vital role in ecommerce by shaping how potential customers perceive a brand during their first interactions.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I'm in love with Sanity.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I've done a lot of reading around the travel industry, and predictions in technology, user behaviour, and the usual "marketing trends" pieces over the past couple of weeks. I've penned some of my own thoughts based on the reading: dantaylor.online/blog/top-dig...
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Top Digital Marketing Travel Trends For 2025 - Dan Taylor SEO
The travel industry is evolving rapidly, with 2025 promising new opportunities for brands to engage consumers. Travelers are prioritizing personalized and authentic experiences, often willing to pay p...
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I don't know what to believe anymore.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
At the end of this month (January '25) I'm running a Technical SEO AMA on LinkedIn Live, it will be on YouTube after. Please let me know your technical SEO questions, and Peter and myself will do our best to answer as many (objectively) in our Jan AMA. #SEO #TechnicalSEO
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Search Engine Journal @sejournal.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Before we get into the holidays, we want to take a moment to celebrate the top contributors for November. Top Pageviews 🏆 @taylordanrw.bsky.social - SearchGPT vs. Google vs. Bing: Search Results Review www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-sear...
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SearchGPT vs. Google vs. Bing: Search Results Review
To compare the search results in ChatGPT to Bing and Google, Dan looked at a number of queries to understand the possibility and limitations of SearchGPT
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
What Is Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)? salt.agency/blog/what-is... #AI #SEO #GEO #GenerativeEngineOptimization
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What Is Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)? - SALT.agency®
With the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, consumers are increasingly relying on generative AI engines to research topics, ask
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Supporting Thierry & Javad at Humans Against, currently on TikTok live and packing orders while answering questions live! www.tiktok.com/@humansagain...
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Humans Against (@humansagainst_) is LIVE - TikTok LIVE
FIRST PURCHASE OFFER | Watch Humans Against (@humansagainst_)'s LIVE on TikTok and interact with others in real time.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Users often begin their journey on platforms like TikTok, an LLM, or Amazon, gathering initial inspiration or reviews. Search engines are no longer the first touchpoint but a later-stage tool for deeper research.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
How to segment traffic from LLMs in GA4 searchengineland.com/segment-llm-...
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How to segment traffic from LLMs in GA4
Find out how to identify, track and visualize traffic from AI-powered tools and chatbots using Google Analytics 4 and Looker Studio.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
My latest Enterprise SEO column on Search Engine Journal, Communicating The Impact Of AI On SEO To C-Level.
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Dan Taylor @taylordanrw.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Utilizing Torino Scales To Communicate SEO Risk dantaylor.online/blog/torino-... #SEO
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Utilizing Torino Scales To Communicate SEO Risk - Dan Taylor
Organizations like NASA use the Torino Scale to evaluate the potential threat posed by near-Earth objects (NEOs), such as asteroids and comets.
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