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๐Ÿค– AI Mode is here! All what you need to know with SEOFOMO [May 26, 2025]


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๐Ÿค– All about Google's AI Mode & AI Search Releases

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โ€‹Google AI Mode Live In US - Tests Deep Search, Live Search, Personalization, Custom Charts, Shopping & Agenticโ€‹
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Barry Schwartz / Google Product Updatesโ€‹
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AI Mode is now available to all US searchers. Plus, Google is testing a number of new features in AI mode, including Deep Search, Live Search, personal context, custom charts, AI shopping, and Agentic features.

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โ€‹Google: Top ways to ensure your content performs well in Google's AI experiences on Searchโ€‹
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John Mueller / Google AI Search Guidelinesโ€‹
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Focus on unique, valuable content, provide a great page experience, and go beyond text for multimodal success. John shares best practices for success in AI experiences on search.

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โ€‹Google: To remove noreferrer Bug from AI Mode links to effectively track their traffic and to add in Search Console but without a separate break-outโ€‹
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John Mueller / Google AI Search Q&Aโ€‹
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"We do consider this a bug and will resolve it (remove the "noreferrer")"... "AI Mode reporting is not yet live in Search Console. We're updating our documentation to reflect this will be showing soon as part of the AI Mode rollout" ... "There's currently no separate break-out planned, and no API change involved."

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โ€‹The future of SEO as the future Google Search rolls outโ€‹
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Barry Schwartz / Google AI Search Trendsโ€‹
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With AI Overviews, AI Mode and Gemini becoming the future of Google Search - where does that leave SEO?

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โ€‹Google I/O 2025: The Background Google Didnโ€™t Tell Youโ€‹
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Mordy Oberstein / Google AI Search Trendsโ€‹
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When the Yankees hit nine home runs, Google saw a demo opportunity. Letโ€™s talk about AI, baseball, and what marketers should take note.

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โ€‹Google AI Modeโ€™s Query Fan-Out Technique: What is it and How Does it Mean for SEO?โ€‹
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Aleyda Solis / Google AI Search Trendsโ€‹
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One of the keys for AI Mode, is that it uses a query fan-out technique. So, How Does AI Modeโ€™s Query Fan-Out Technique Work? I go through it in my latest post, featuring an example, important implications to take into account and tools to use to optimize for it.

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โ€‹Breaking down the AI Mode Patentโ€‹
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Mike King / Google AI Search Trendsโ€‹
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"I found the patent application behind AI Mode entitled "Search with stateful chat" and I wanted to quickly explain to y'all how it works."

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๐Ÿ“น Google AI Mode Announcement Analysis with Aleyda Solis & Gianluca Fiorelli

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Today's edition of the SEOFOMO TL;DR is dedicated to the announcement of AI Mode release in the US along with many other new AI related functionalities integrated within AI mode, that should serve as a base for the future of search. Aleyda Solis and Gianluca Fiorelli go through what was announced, the implications towards SEO, how to measure it, optimize for it and more.

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๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ More Search Updates and News from Search Engines

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โ€‹Google Begins Rolling Out Discover On Desktopโ€‹
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Barry Schwartz / Google Search Releasesโ€‹
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Google has started to roll out Google Discover on desktop in many countries and regions.

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โ€‹Google Merchant Center Now Recommends Product's Brand Name In Title
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Barry Schwartz / Google Search Guidelinesโ€‹
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Google has updated its title structured data help document for Google Merchant Center to now recommend you add the product's brand name to the title of the product when it's a differentiating factor.

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โ€‹IndexNow helps with faster indexing of product updates and shopping ads
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Barry Schwartz / Bing Product Updatesโ€‹
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Microsoft announced that IndexNow helps with real-time indexing and structured data support. They also announced that Amazon and Shopify are both using IndexNow for their platforms.

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โ€‹Mastering AI Powered Search: Next Level Strategies for Marketersโ€‹
โ€‹Fabrice Canel, Krishna Madhavan / Microsoft Search Guidelines
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Fabrice and Krishna from Microsoft share guidelines to effectively rank in AI-powered search engines to help you adapt your content strategy to align with the capabilities and requirements of advanced AI technologies.

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โ€‹โ€‹Monitor the latest SEO News, Updates, and Conversations in Real Time in SEOFOMO News

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๐Ÿ‘Œ This week's SEO Awesomeness

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โ€‹How to measure topical authority [in 2025]
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Kevin Indig / Content Optimizationโ€‹
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Topical Authority is still a mystical concept, partly because we don't have a good way to measure it. Kevin goes through a method to quantify Topic Authority in this comprehensive guide.
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โ€‹SEO Checklists โ€“ Friend or Foe?
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Chris Green / General SEOโ€‹
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Chris goes through what are SEO checklists good for, whether SEO checklists keep up with the changing pace of SEO, and when we should not use checklists in this guide.

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โ€‹Build your brand to stay ahead of Google updates
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Julian Oppelt / General SEO โ€‹
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Julian explains how powerful branding helps your business thriveโ€”even when Google updates disrupt rankings. Learn how to build your brand so that it doesn't just rely on one channel.

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โ€‹How to Do Realistic SEO Forecasting Step-by-Step (+ Template)โ€‹
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Kate Starr / SEO Measurementโ€‹
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Kate goes through how to model growth, predict ROI, and get buy-in in this guide, featuring a template.
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โ€‹Ecommerce Category Page SEO: A Guide to Higher Rankings and Conversions
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Ryan Jones / Ecommerce SEOโ€‹
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Ryan goes through how to create category pages that perform well from an ecommerce perspective.

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โ€‹Google made video indexing more challenging, but you can still get indexed with these tipsโ€‹
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Jon Henshaw / Technical SEOโ€‹
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Google Search has changed the requirements for making videos eligible to be indexed and appear in search results. Jon shares everything you need to know to get your videos indexed in this guide.

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โ€‹Re-Designing Your SEO Career โ€” Whiteboard Friday [Video]
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Tazmin Suleman / SEO Careersโ€‹
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Tazmin shares her four-step framework for redesigning your career with authenticity. Learn how to set achievable goals, manage stress with her BRAVE technique, and celebrate your wins along the way.

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๐Ÿฆพ AI in Search and Marketing

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โ€‹New Study: Do Google AI Overviews Change Based on Location? Hereโ€™s What the Data Showsโ€‹
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Local Falcon / Local SEOโ€‹
This whitepaper reveals how Google AI Overviews are changing local search - and why businesses should pay attention.

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โ€‹AIโ€™s Impact on Global Search: The Next Era of International SEO with Michael Bonfilsโ€‹
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Gianluca Fiorelli / International SEOโ€‹
Discover how AI is transforming international SEO with Michael Bonfils and Gianluca Fiorelli: explore AIOs, localization, and the future of global search.

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โ€‹Explaining Agentic SEO To The C-Levelโ€‹
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Dan Taylorโ€‹
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For executives investing in AI, Agentic SEO represents a logical next step toward leaner, more effective marketing operations.

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โ€‹LLM-Based Search Volume Prediction
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Dan Petrovicโ€‹
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Dan put Googleโ€™s Gemini to the test by comparing its keyword volume predictions to actual search data from Google Search Console. Hereโ€™s what he learned.

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โ€‹Engineering Relevant Content: Tips to Get Your Content into LLMs
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Francine Monahanโ€‹
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Francine goes through how to create content that's visible in the age of LLMs with relevance engineering strategies to structure, optimize, and future-proof your site.

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โ€‹SEO for LLMs - Adapting to the AI-first Web [Video]โ€‹
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Jojo Furnival, Patrick Hathaway, Ray Grieselhuber, Aleyda Solisโ€‹
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Learn how you can direct LLM crawlers, tactics for helping them find and understand content better, tools and techniques for tracking them... and a whole lot more!

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โ€‹Anthropic releases Claude 4
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Anthropic introduces the next generation of Claude models: Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, setting new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents.

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โ€‹See More AI in Marketing News from The Latest Week in The AI Marketers Newsletterโ€‹

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Upcoming SEO Events

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โ€‹TechSEO North - Leeds
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TechSEO North / Leeds, UK / Free / June 5, 2025โ€‹
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A new edition of TechSEO North is here! Join 4 expert talks, real-world technical SEO, and proper northern networking.

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โ€‹Search โ€˜n Stuff London Meetup โ€“ Summer Party & Networkingโ€‹
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Searchโ€˜ n Stuff / London, UK / ยฃ45 / June 11, 2025โ€‹
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Google Search Central / Warsaw, Poland / Free / June 16, 2025โ€‹
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๐Ÿฅ Other Digital Marketing News

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โ€‹Google Marketing Live 2025 Announcements Overview
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Go through a summary of all the Google Marketing Live announcements.

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โ€‹Google: Search and Shopping ads in AI Overviews will be expanding to desktop in the U.S.
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"Weโ€™re also starting to test ads in AI Mode, our most powerful AI search for your toughest questions."

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โ€‹Reddit Launches Dynamic Products Ads to General Availability
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Meghan Mahajanโ€‹
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Reach high-intent shoppers on Reddit with DPA to drive conversions by showing the right product to the right person in the right context.

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โ€‹GA4 Custom Event Tracking for SaaS Without the Headacheโ€‹
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Bengรผ Sarฤฑca Dinรงerโ€‹
Bengรผ explains how to create custom event tracking in GA4 using Google Tag Manager. Learn how to choose the right events and use the data to improve acquisition, retention, and product adoption.

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Thanks for reading, until next week!

Aleyda Solisโ€‹
SEO Consultant & Founder
Orainti, SEOFOMO, MarketingFOMO & AI Marketers
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