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Signal through the Slop
Hear about what's happening in the industry of AI Search.
Signal Through the Slop — Week 32, August 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The number one question in AI search communities this week is still the measurement question, and it's getting louder: how do practitioners actually track whether their brand is being cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and
Andrew Riker
2 days ago5 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 31, July 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. This week: measurement anxiety hits both Reddit and LinkedIn, the Previsible AI traffic study reshapes the GEO conversation, and the Yelp-OpenAI deal changes local search strategy.
Andrew Riker
Aug 25 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 31, July 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The conversation on Reddit this week had a specific texture: practitioners who understand what GEO is now, but are stuck on the next question. "How do I prove this to my CMO?" was the thread underneath dozens of diffe
Andrew Riker
Jul 285 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 30, July 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The practitioner community this week isn't asking "what is GEO" anymore — they're asking whether it works. That's a meaningful shift. The conversation has moved from orientation to skepticism, and the loudest version
Andrew Riker
Jul 265 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 29, July 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The dominant conversation on r/SEO and r/bigseo this week was measurement — specifically, how to measure AI search performance when there's no agreed-upon standard and every tool reports something different. The frust
Andrew Riker
Jul 124 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 28, July 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The dominant conversation across r/SEO, r/marketing, and r/ChatGPT this week isn't about how to optimize for AI search — it's about how to prove it's working. Practitioners are aware the landscape has shifted. They're
Andrew Riker
Jul 124 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 27, June 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The loudest conversation on Reddit right now is practitioners staring at their analytics and trying to figure out what's happening. Traffic is down across a wide swath of informational content sites — 30% to 70% for m
Andrew Riker
Jul 55 min read


Signal Through the Slop — Week 26, June 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The dominant question on r/SEO and r/digital_marketing this week isn't "should we care about AI search" — that debate is over. The question is "how do we actually know if we're showing up?" Measurement is the number o
Andrew Riker
Jun 235 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 25, June 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The most persistent conversation on Reddit this week isn't about tactics — it's about measurement. Across r/SEO and r/digital_marketing, practitioners are asking the same question in different ways: how do I know if m
Andrew Riker
Jun 155 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 22, May 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The dominant question in practitioner communities right now is deceptively simple: "Am I even in there?" An analysis of 177 brands across healthcare, SaaS, and financial services found that 90% have zero AI search men
Andrew Riker
May 314 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 21, May 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The question gaining momentum in practitioner communities this week is one that sounds simple and isn't: if 93% of searches in Google's AI Mode end without a click, why are we trying to get cited at all? That number —
Andrew Riker
May 174 min read
Signal Through the Slop — Week 20, May 2026
AI search is changing how brands get found, recommended, and trusted. Each week, we pull signal from Reddit, LinkedIn, and industry research to track what's actually moving in the space. Here's what caught our attention this week. What Reddit is saying this week The loudest signal on Reddit this week isn't about a new tactic — it's about a measurement dead end. Practitioners who bought into AI visibility tools are now staring at citation share dashboards and asking: "What am
Andrew Riker
May 105 min read
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