Google's AI Overviews capture 43% of search queries as platform prioritizes destination over gateway
Google's AI-generated search answers now appear in 43% of queries, up from 15% a year ago, fundamentally shifting how users consume web information and threatening publisher referral traffic.
Google's Search Traffic Deal With Publishers Is Breaking Down
Publishers and platforms are reconsidering their relationship with Google Search as AI abstracts answers away from websites, forcing a reckoning over the web's economic model.
Craig Campbell's Past Maps proves organic search viability persists outside the AI gold rush
A former Meta engineer built a sustainable historical-mapping business by mastering SEO, not chasing venture capital or artificial intelligence.