Welcome to the week’s Pulse: updates affect how AI Mode links work, how local discovery works in Maps, and what you can do in Search Console.
Here’s what matters for you and your work.
Google AI Mode Self-Citations Tripled, With More Organic Links
SE Ranking published its third report on Google AI Mode citations, showing Google is linking to its own properties more often than it did nine months ago.
Key Facts: Self-citations went from 7% of all AI Mode citations to 21%. Most of those links used to point to Google Business Profile listings; now,…

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