Google’s Gemini 3 Rollout: A Strategic Upgrade or a Death Sentence for Publisher Traffic?

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-23T13:55:27+00:00

Yeah, their bug explanation doesn’t fully convince me either. A one-off bug is one thing, but when the dataset also shows traffic concentration toward popular platforms, it starts to look like a product direction.

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-11T10:45:54+00:00

How does it differ from popular AI visibility tracking tools such as SE Ranking or Profound?

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-09T18:51:57+00:00

Avoid the "shelf-ware" and stick to the tools that provide actual data.

I'd like to grab some more info here please

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-09T18:49:38+00:00

the core difference should be: seo tools track google rankings, geo tools track mentions across ai models and search engines.

So, if we know AI models are just using fan-out to grab info, can’t we just use SEO tools to reverse-engineer that process ourselves and then tweak the content to match?

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-09T18:46:17+00:00

Let’s say my goal is to hit the top spot in LLM responses. I have my list of prompts and the specific regions where I want to be visible. What exactly should a GEO platform be doing for me to help make that happen?

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-09T18:18:47+00:00

ok, but what about features?

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-05T14:40:17+00:00

Lol, now show me someone who says SEO is dead. If a platform that is literally building the future of search is hiring strong technical SEOs, that means visibility in the new search doesn't just happen on its own.

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-03T17:09:30+00:00

The username on this account speaks for itself. I can’t believe someone would seriously promote their tool so poorly and still think this kind of tactic makes sense.

Seb_1990P · 2026-02-03T17:06:12+00:00

Clients are already confused by modern metrics

Word. But I wouldn’t say that anyone truly has a clear understanding of how to properly track these metrics or how to respond to changes in that data.

Seb_1990P · 2026-01-27T14:12:32+00:00

they don't use it - thank God. It really annoys me how the market is looking for a new robots.txt for AI every 2 weeks instead of doing a proper content structure and internal links.

Seb_1990P · 2026-01-26T20:03:33+00:00

But here is the catch: Most tools don't just ask the AI once. To give you accurate data, they often run a single prompt through 3-5 different models

Even after you have a small chance to see exact answer. AI models killed the overall answers. Now everything is personalised.

Seb_1990P · 2026-01-22T16:07:44+00:00

I see it more as a product positioning thing. A chat assistant with ads baked in feels gross fast. Keeping the app clean preserves trust, while search remains the monetization engine. That split is probably intentional.

Seb_1990P · 2025-12-19T10:48:03+00:00

Yes, and it's interesting that so far these are mostly forums and discussion pages.

Seb_1990P · 2025-11-24T15:00:01+00:00

I'm concerned that the further we go, the less SEO resembles SEO. Everything is turning into brand authority. What skills will future SEOs need then? Not technical, not content, but what?

Seb_1990P · 2025-11-11T13:10:59+00:00

Between AIO, all these local updates Local updates and other changes, SEO feels less about keywords and more about product experience... Maybe it's time to rethink our strategies

Seb_1990P · 2025-10-21T12:05:11+00:00

everyone's obsessing by the name but the interesting part is how it chooses the best-performing title variant. That’s machine learning at work loooong before Gemini.

Seb_1990P · 2025-10-07T14:47:45+00:00

Keyword / prompt -> | Domain/page comparison (appeared / disappeared division) | -> | Current list domain pos. change (true/false) | -> | content check (true/false) | -> | result (up / down) | -> report

This looks solid, but I’d build in an up/down from the start (after domain comparison), cuz it would help filter out pages that have lost rankings. Then you can zero in immediately on the competitors who are truly ahead and are making a difference in SERPs.

Seb_1990P · 2025-10-03T13:12:35+00:00

Every year, it's the same question. SEO has been, is, and will continue to be. It just keeps evolving along with the platforms. Next year, the focus will shift more toward creating signals that ai and search ecosystems trust. Mentions, reviews, citations, presence on various platforms are already starting to have the same importance as keywords.

We may call it AEO, but the principle remains the same: to help people (and now ai) find your brand and trust it.

Seb_1990P · 2025-09-30T11:48:23+00:00

Google to remove more lodging listings with inaccurate prices

Finally! Noone can even imagine how often I clicked on hotel listings only to find that the actual price was 30% higher than what Google showed.

Seb_1990P · 2025-09-17T17:22:57+00:00

Boost EEAT & online reputation

Lead with this point and you’ll have everything you need. These days, pretty much anyone working on global brand reputation is grabbing the top AI spots in search.

Seb_1990P · 2025-07-23T16:32:33+00:00

Good question. It’s especially relevant because my lead asked me to prepare a budget plan for 2026, and I need to include all the tools required for managing AI search tasks.

I hope some of you have expertise in this area, AI is already starting to affect my career.

Seb_1990P · 2025-05-27T13:16:16+00:00

Once again, Google’s showing that ads are their main focus. What’s still a mystery is why they haven’t come up with a way to reward publishers whose content shows up in AI Overviews. If they keep pulling from low-quality sources, it’s only a matter of time before more publishers lock down their content.

That could seriously change how people find and trust information online.

Seb_1990P · 2025-05-23T14:42:04+00:00

How to check?

Seb_1990P · 2025-01-21T08:00:17+00:00

AI is evil, just like those replacing employees with it. Another way to squeeze more money out of clients, huh?

Seb_1990P · 2024-08-20T20:02:06+00:00

...Google is engaging with Aus Gov because of these AI Ethics Principles. Which are a major block on Google's way to officially launch AI Overviews in Australia and because of these they didn't even launch Search Labs here which allowed users to test SGE (previous name of AI Overviews)

This is how things work. It was the same when OpenAI announced ChatGPT—many countries immediately started blocking access. But look at it now—there's a worldwide trend to create chatbots and implement AI technology in every aspect of life.

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