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Notes on AI search & GEO

Field notes from Dodox on GEO, citations, fanouts, sentiment, and how brands show up or disappear inside AI answers.

Oct 16
2026
GEO Know-How
Google AI Overviews: 46% of Cited Sites Had No Top-10 Page
Across 660 queries and 9,675 search runs, we found that 46% of sites cited in day-one Google AI Overviews had no page in the top 10 for the same query.
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Oct 13
2026
GEO Know-How
Reddit's Reported 86% ChatGPT Citation Drop: The New Playbook for AI Search Visibility
Reddit's share of ChatGPT Search citations reportedly fell from 3.83% to 0.52%. What the data proves, what it doesn't, and how to build citation resilience.
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Oct 10
2026
GEO Know-How
How Often Should You Run AI Visibility Analysis?
Compare daily tracking and repeated AI prompts using Profound, Dodox, and independent studies and see what their data can and cannot prove.
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Sep 29
2026
GEO Know-How
Which YouTube videos does Google's AI Overview cite? We checked 1,777 how-to answers
83% of 1,777 Google AI Overviews for how-to questions cited YouTube. Which videos, which second, and what creators can test. Data from 22 Sept 2026.
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Sep 17
2026
GEO Know-How
AEO Prompt Tracker: 10 Features to Look for in an AI Visibility Tool
How to evaluate an AEO prompt tracker: prompt coverage, engine transparency, citations, competitors, accuracy, reporting, and actionable AI visibility insights.
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Sep 13
2026
GEO Know-How
Generative Engine Optimization Frameworks: How AI Search Retrieves, Cites, and Recommends Sources
How RAG retrieval works, what the Princeton GEO benchmark proves, and how to track AI visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode.
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Sep 12
2026
GEO Know-How
GEO vs. AEO vs. SEO: What Is Actually Different, and What Should Your Business Do?
GEO, AEO, and SEO overlap, but they are not identical. Learn what each means, what to prioritize, and how to measure visibility across Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.
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Sep 12
2026
GEO Know-How
llms.txt and Google Are Not Contradicting Each Other: What Website Owners Actually Need to Know
Google says llms.txt is not needed for Search or AI Overviews. Learn how it differs from Chrome's agentic-browsing guidance and what actually improves AI visibility.
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Sep 12
2026
GEO Know-How
How to Measure AEO Success When AI Answers Keep Changing
A practical framework for measuring AI search visibility, citations, accuracy, traffic, and business impact when answers change run to run.
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Sep 12
2026
GEO Know-How
Is SEO Enough, or Should Businesses Also Focus on GEO?
SEO remains the foundation, but AEO and GEO help businesses become visible and accurately represented in AI-generated answers.
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Sep 12
2026
GEO Know-How
The State of GEO in 2026: What's Real, What's Hype, and What to Measure
Generative Engine Optimization is becoming an important part of digital visibility. It is not a replacement for SEO, and it is not a shortcut to guaranteed recommendations.
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Sep 12
2026
GEO Know-How
Is Anyone Actually Doing GEO Right, or Is It Just SEO With a New Name?
Real Generative Engine Optimization is more than recycled SEO advice. Learn what AI search actually changes, what still works, and how to build a measurable GEO program.
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Notes on AI search & GEO

Google AI Overviews: 46% of Cited Sites Had No Top-10 Page

Reddit's Reported 86% ChatGPT Citation Drop: The New Playbook for AI Search Visibility

How Often Should You Run AI Visibility Analysis?

Which YouTube videos does Google's AI Overview cite? We checked 1,777 how-to answers

AEO Prompt Tracker: 10 Features to Look for in an AI Visibility Tool

Generative Engine Optimization Frameworks: How AI Search Retrieves, Cites, and Recommends Sources

GEO vs. AEO vs. SEO: What Is Actually Different, and What Should Your Business Do?

llms.txt and Google Are Not Contradicting Each Other: What Website Owners Actually Need to Know

How to Measure AEO Success When AI Answers Keep Changing

Is SEO Enough, or Should Businesses Also Focus on GEO?

The State of GEO in 2026: What's Real, What's Hype, and What to Measure

Is Anyone Actually Doing GEO Right, or Is It Just SEO With a New Name?