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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 9, 2026

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/09/26

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Google On If A New Web Site Can Beat An Older Website In Google Search

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/09/26

A thread at Reddit asked if a one-year-old website can beat a four-year-old website in SEO and perform better in Google Search. John Mueller from Google answered with his classic “it depends.”

Google AI Overviews With Contextual Overlay Link Cards

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/09/26

Over the past week or so, Google has been testing a new format for link cards in the AI Overviews within Google Search. When you place your mouse cursor over a link…

Google Preferred Sources Deeplink Button Broken

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/09/26

The Google preferred sources deeplink button feature is broken and has been since at least last Wednesday. When you click on a button to make a site a preferred source, such as…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Sunday, February 8, 2026

02/09/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Sunday, February 8, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News YouTube Shares Insights into NFL Engagement – YouTube’s latest report looks at the rising engagement with NFL content…

Google Ads API Developer Token Access Applications Delayed Due To High Demand

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/09/26

Google announced on Friday that there is a delay with the Google Ads team reviewing and thus approving developer token access applications. This is because Google is “seeing significant interest in the…

Reddit On Google & ChatGPT AI Citations

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/09/26

On the Reddit Q4 2025 Earnings Call (see transcript here), Steve Huffman, the CEO of Reddit, was asked about how he feels about how Google and OpenAI link or use citations to…

The future of social: AI-augmented workflow plays

Source: Unknown Source

By: Sophie Gonçalves

02/09/26

Source: Unknown Source by Sophie Gonçalves. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How Social Media Managers Can Harness AI Without Losing Their Brand’s Soul in 2026 AI is best used to…

9 Ways to Use Google Trends for SEO & Content Marketing

Source: Unknown Source

02/09/26

Enhance your SEO and content marketing strategy by taking advantage of the full power of Google Trends. Check out this article to learn how!

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Latest Headlines & Articles
  • Daily Search Forum Recap: February 9, 2026
  • Google On If A New Web Site Can Beat An Older Website In Google Search
  • Google AI Overviews With Contextual Overlay Link Cards
  • Google Preferred Sources Deeplink Button Broken
  • SEO Daily News Recaps for Sunday, February 8, 2026
  • Google Ads API Developer Token Access Applications Delayed Due To High Demand
  • Reddit On Google & ChatGPT AI Citations
  • The future of social: AI-augmented workflow plays
  • 9 Ways to Use Google Trends for SEO & Content Marketing
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