Google, Web traffic and AI Overviews
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Google’s AI summaries are causing a sharp drop in website clicks, prompting publishers to rethink business models amid fears of a “Google Zero” future.
Website links displayed within Google’s AI Overviews saw minimal click-through rates (1 per cent) as well, as per the study.
Independent analyses suggest Google’s AI search strategy is indeed having an impact. Search impressions—the number of advertiser links that show up in searches, even if they aren’t clicked—grew by 49% in the year since the overviews were launched, according to a May report from BrightEdge, a search-engine-optimization firm.
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