When you're privileged to meet good people in SEO, digital and in life generally

Food, travel and digital. So happy to have caught up with an old business contact and friend.

The era of AI search has is upon us, but measurability is still highly fragmented. Each platform, from Google's AI Overviews to Perplexity to pure chatbots, requires its own approach to analysis. Learn more with AI Insights from SISTRIX: www.sistrix.com/support/meas...

When an old business contact and friend replies to a catch up request with an OF COURSE

Jane Goodall will be sorely missed. The world needs people like her right now, ever. RIP

Where do recruiters see on my CV and public profile that my experience fits with social media roles?

I wish I'd had some more help at my finger tips at school.

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Intant Checkout allows US shoppers buy Etsy items directly in ChatGPT. Got some thoughts: how do we track AI-driven sales and traffic? Will payments/ global ops keep up? If checkout is easier, will returns rise too?

At a charity run today with family. Always great to share moments

When I know exactly how I am going to create a presentation for a conference, but I am stuck

A Moroccan pick-me-up after a wonderful but step 6.5 Km up and down the mountain #beyondseo

Thoughts on URLs with dates? I still find them on ecommerce sites, date importance sometimes not reflected on the content of that page. Useless to me

G Sheets doing my head in today. Why can't I copy paste the values that aren't nested on a list?

I love tech, but I've heard this (also experienced it some times)way too many times already to ignore it

Google AI Mode available in Spanish, but not in Spain google.com/ai

For some reason when people say 'potential audience' or 'ideal customer' I'm fine, but as soon as they say 'persona' I think they are being too cowardly to admit they enjoy astrology. 1. I am being unfair. but also 2. I have never seen personas applied in a way that didn't leave me more confused.

I made up for the calories lost earlier by having a traditional little cake with these views and a Renaissance market #beyondSEO

Fact: Size doesn't matter, until you see the size of the ice cream someone else is having

Turns out I’ve been building a few tools recently, it’s a bit of a random collection, but if you work in SEO and find yourself having to report on performance, chances are one of these may be useful to you: 🧵 1/3

Goodbye to a humanist, a great actor and director. RIP #RobertRedford

How much do you know about JavaScript in the age of AI search? Do you know which LLM bots can render JS? Test your knowledge and be the first to get the 2025 JavaScript & Search Report: bit.ly/4m5jKj7

Honest question to my US friends and contacts - are Christmas markets a popular thing to do in the US? I promise it is work-related.

Apparently, this is not correct and the post has already been deleted. Confusing and misleading. Odd it was published in the first place, as Google seemed to have left it clear in their event in Madrid this was not on the roadmap, due to the volatility of the data

AI-generated data has been integrated in the GSC, although it may not be available in all the markets where AI Overviews are live. support.google.com/webmasters/c...

New cool acronym Friday: SEPO - Search Enging Poking Optimisation

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Almost all ChatGPT users also use Google, but only 15% of Google users use ChatGPT www.seroundtable.com/all-chatgpt-... via @brodieclark.bsky.social @similarwebinsights.bsky.social and more from @aleyda.bsky.social #chatgpt #openai #google

I've been and heard too many conversations where AI was being hinted as a replacement for human "natural" intelligence. I feel #AI increases opportunities for SEO and digital

At a medieval themed market yesterday. A bit of fun

ChatGPT Projects, previously a paid feature, has just rolled out to free users, making this a much bigger deal than it sounds. Projects lets you create dedicated workspaces with custom instructions, uploaded files, and conversation history. Think of it like having a persistent AI researcher that-

I keep wondering whether users will actually find the answer they need with this fan out technique. Just a thought

This is sad news. Such a caring person and another OG in search that leaves this world. I'll miss our social media interactions

Google won't be broken, but they will need to share some search index and user interaction data. They are also barred from making any exclusive deals. www.seroundtable.com/google-monop...

Misspells when people search can be epic. I never cease to enjoy it

Have you heard of the concept of misnomer? People who are uncomfortable with a concept or people give them a new name. It's happened before in marketing. It hurts the industry Good article by Carolyn Shelby www.searchenginejournal.com/stop-trying-...

Since I keep receiving good feedback for my international SEO guide, I've tried my hand at Google's Notebook LLM and it created some sort of podcast. Scarily good. notebooklm.google.com/notebook/dcf...

Having quite a bit of trouble with the payment path for the Google GenAI Leader cert exam. I can't believe the cert company's website has such a bad UX

I have enjoyed Thursday Murders Club on Netflix. Sweet and a great cast

Adapting to the new landscape is a more positive option than repackaging our services.

Thank you to all the professionals from across the EU and the world who have helped

I don't know why webinar organisers need my phone number. I keep giving a made-up number

This_trend_of_writing_like_this is just silly

Microsoft Clarity is enforcing cookie consent requirements in phases in the EU, UK and Switzerland, with full enforcement taking effect on 31 October 2025.

Chrome is now *loaded* with AI features and models. Here's my reference list: dejan.ai/blog/chrome-...

Google Ads loyalty goals and new loyalty offerings in Merchant Center www.seroundtable.com/loyalty-goal... #googleads #googlemerchantcenter #ppc

I was going to take this week easy, but got something to write for Shelley, a certification exam to take, another course to finish and some planning. Physically tired as I've ever been, too

One tip for online webinars: do not learn a script or you won't have a proper conversation

Feeling happy I got some good feedback again. I need to remember it when the dark clouds appear next time

Loved sharing my #SEOin2026 tip today! Thanks David Bain and @majestic.com for asking again. Webinar recordings feel more natural now, and that confidence showed today. I also value the energy of in-person events and the great conversations they spark. Excited for presenting at more of both!