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18 Sept
Google’s AI Payment Pilot Vs. Cloudflare & Microsoft Models via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

<p>Google, Cloudflare, and Microsoft are testing different models for paying publishers when AI systems access or use their content.</p> <p>The post <a

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27 Mar
Google Tests AI Headlines, Rolls Out Spam Update – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

<p>Google tests AI headline rewrites in Search, completes the March spam update in under 20 hours, and adds AI content labeling to structured data docs. </p> <p>The post <a

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17 Jul
Google On Canonical Fixes; Mueller On Hidden Links And A/B Tests – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

<p>Google rolls out Search Console reports for social posts, updates product markup guidance, and warns against building separate markdown pages for AI.</p> <p>The post <a

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14 Sept
Google Tests Paying Publishers For AI Answers Via Search Console via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

<p>Google is testing a Search Console pilot that pays publishers when their content contributes to Gemini, AI Overviews, and AI Mode answers.</p> <p>The post <a

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1 Oct
Google AI Pilot Pays Some Sites Under 0.1% Of Ad Revenue via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

<p>A new report says Google's AI contribution pilot pays publishers widely different amounts, and some participants still can't tell how payouts are calculated.</p> <p>The post <a

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9 May
Google Expands AI Search Links Without New Click Data via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

<p>Google added more link surfaces to AI Search, but not new reporting for publishers. Studies continue to show lower clicks when AI responses appear. </p> <p>The post <a

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14 Sept
Google Al Contribution Pilot - Paying Publishers For Use Of Content In AI

Google is doing a small test where it is paying publishers for using their content within the Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini and other AI search features. This is called the

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20 Mar
Google AI Mode Goes Personal, Crawl Limits Clarified – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

<p>In SEO Pulse: Google opens Personal Intelligence to free users, Illyes clarifies crawl limits, and new data adds context to AIO and traffic trends.</p> <p>The post <a

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