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Lily Rayβs study found Google cited brandsβ own listicles in AI Overviews, yet excluded those brands from recommendations in most cases.

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A model breaks your prompt into several short retrieval queries before anything hits an index. Prompt length tells you almost nothing about search behavior. The post Rank And AI Citation Arenβt The Same Number appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Citations and recommendations aren't the same thing. New data shows Google often cites your listicle while recommending the competition. The post Why Calling Yourself The Best Could Be Helping Your Competitors Win In AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.