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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 16, 2026
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google said that LLMS.txt files…
Google Says HTML The Standard For SEO, Not Markdown Files
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s latest Off The Record podcast was titled Markdown vs HTML with John Mueller and Martin Splitt talking about the use cases for both. In short, both said that when it comes…
Google Says No Practical SEO Difference With Going With Folder For US Site
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
John Mueller from Google said that when it comes to having a multinational site, making a specific US folder structure won’t give you any practical SEO difference. It might be easier for…
Google Image Search Also Mixes Ads Within Organic Results
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google has been mixing sponsored ads within its organic free search listings since October 2023. Eventually, Google said this is called dynamic ad placement, and it has become the new Google Search….
SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, June 15, 2026
SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, June 15, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Meta improves AI options on Facebook – The company is updating artificial intelligence-powered searches that can access public…
Microsoft Advertising Product Explorer
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Microsoft Advertising has rolled out a new feature named Product Explorer. This tool gives advertisers a searchable view of your entire product catalog, letting you quickly see which of your products are…
Google Says LLMS.txt Files Won’t Help Or Hurt Your Search Rankings
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google has updated its guide for optimizing for generative AI search help document to clarify that (1) LLMS.txt files don’t help or hurt with search rankings and (2) AI files, markdown files,…
