Do AI Crawlers Request Markdown? Test the Accept Header First
Test crawler Accept headers, negotiated Content-Type and cache variation before claiming an AI bot receives Markdown.
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Claude Text Watermark: Not Hidden Characters or SEO
Anthropic’s proposed Claude watermark uses statistical word-choice patterns in future models, not hidden Unicode characters, metadata, or an AI-detector score.
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ChatGPT Restaurant Reservations: Local Search Guide
ChatGPT now connects restaurant questions to reservation availability through OpenTable, Resy, and Yelp. Selection, inventory, and completed bookings remain separate outcomes.
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Perplexity Source Labels Apply to Domains, Not Every Page or Claim
Perplexity’s Government, Academic, and Trusted labels provide domain-level context. They do not endorse every page, verify every claim, or promise citation visibility.
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Google AI Search Console Logging Error: Aug 13–17
Google says a Search Console logging error underreported Generative AI impressions from August 13 through August 17. It was a reporting issue, not an actual traffic decline.
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Google Site-Reputation Enforcement in the EEA
Beginning August 30, Google says site-reputation manual actions will have different effects inside and outside the EEA. The policy remains in force, and third-party sections can still be separated to rank independently.
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Reddit’s ChatGPT Citation Share Fell 86%, but the Drop Was Platform-Specific
Promptwatch and an independent sample found a steep ChatGPT decline. A separate 7.3-million-citation report found Reddit stable or rising elsewhere, so the percentages cannot be combined.
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ChatGPT Search-Call Syntax: Evidence Review
A dated browser capture suggests ChatGPT changed how it represents search calls. The syntax is observable; its freshness and SEO meanings remain unproven.
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Freeze Perplexity Fast for Reproducible Tests
Perplexity’s dynamic fast preset now uses GPT-5.6 Luna and priority processing. A frozen configuration preserves the request, not the live web.
