Kagi AI-On vs AI-Off: A Reproducible Search Test Protocol
Compare Kagi AI-on and AI-off search through paired queries, fixed account settings, randomized order, separate result layers, transparent limitations and a reusable ledger.
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Which Schema.org Types Are Actually Used Across the Web? July 2026 Data
Official May–July data shows Product and Offer entering the 10M+ domain bucket in June and Article entering it in July, with important coverage limits.
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How to Test Whether a Public ChatGPT Site Is Indexable
OpenAI allows eligible users to publish ChatGPT Sites publicly, but public access is not proof of indexability. Use this controlled technical audit before reporting results.
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How to Read Brave’s 1,500-Query AI Search Benchmark
Audit Brave’s 1,500-query AI answer comparison by examining query sampling, interface parity, LLM judges, pairwise order, ownership, and replication.
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Who Participates in IndexNow in 2026? A Live Registry Audit
A dated audit of IndexNow’s public participant registry, linked metadata, and the difference between being listed and receiving real-time URL notifications.
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A URL Can Return HTTP 200 and Still Fail Before the Client Reads HTML
A reproducible client matrix shows Node rejecting oversized response headers before HTML while curl still succeeds, even though the server returns HTTP 200.
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How to Read a Search Patent Without Calling It a Ranking Factor
Trace a search patent’s identity, family, legal status, claims, specification, and external implementation evidence before making a product or ranking claim.
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AI Visibility Metrics: Google, Bing and ChatGPT Reporting Crosswalk
Measure AI visibility without mixing crawler requests, generative impressions, cited URLs, brand mentions, recommendations, referrals, and outcomes.
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How to run small SEO experiments without overclaiming
Treat most small-site tests as structured observations: define one falsifiable question, save the baseline, change one material variable, log confounders, and prewrite the decision.
