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Search Engine Journal: Google Begins Rolling Out March 2026 Core Update. “Google has begun rolling out the March core update, according to the Google Search Status Dashboard.”

I will say it again: #AI tools are often better at finding sources for me not because it's a good technology but because #SEO and #SearchEngines in general are so shit. The concept of the #SearchEngine and result ranking needs to be reworked from the ground-up.

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The big box vs. site search paradox · Let’s win users back from global to local search https://ilo.im/16bp6k

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Search Engine Roundtable: Google AI Mode Tests Changing Some Links To Overlay Cards – Reducing Clicks. “Google is testing changing out some of the links within AI Mode to show as overlay cards, instead of take you directly to the website it is mentioning. This obviously will result in fewer direct clicks to those websites.”

Search Engine Land: AI citations favor listicles, articles, product pages: Study. “AI search citations favor a small set of formats. Listicles, articles, and product pages drive over half of all mentions across major LLMs, according to new Wix Studio AI Search Lab research analyzing 75,000 AI answers and more than 1 million citations across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Perplexity.”

Deccan Herald: India should develop own internet search engine for digital sovereignty: Congress MP Neeraj Dangi. “Rajya Sabha Congress MP Neeraj Dangi on Wednesday made a strong case for India to develop an indigenous internet search engine to reduce dependence on foreign companies, like Google, and strengthen digital sovereignty.”

Search Engine Journal: Google’s March 2026 Spam Update Is Already Complete. “Google has completed the March 2026 spam update after a rollout lasting less than 20 hours, according to the Google Search Status Dashboard. The update applies globally and to all languages. The rollout began March 24 at 12:00 PM PT and ended March 25 at 7:30 AM PT, with the completion note posted at 7:39 AM PDT.”

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The end of the Open Web · “We’re once again in the process of fucking things up.” https://ilo.im/16bd09

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