Eric Sieverts @[email protected]

Retired information specialist and innovation consultant at University Library Utrecht (UU) & lecturer Information Science and Information Management at HvA

[DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo]

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising!

Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images.

[Glenn Gabe @glenngabe]

All the slides + JC's coverage. Some good nuggets here -> Google Search Central Live Toronto Slides (April 2026)

*Crawl vs. Index: “Crawled – Currently not indexed” is rarely a technical rendering issue; it’s usually a quality signal. Google may have tried the content and decided it “wasn’t good,” or it’s a canonical/duplicate issue. It could also sometimes be 404s, redirect issues or robots.txt issues
*Scaled Content Abuse: This is an important algorithm that could explain AI-generated content traffic drops, rather than the use of AI itself. Google wasn’t against AI per-se, but there are safeguards against scaling content and safeguard against what they decide to index.
*AI Overview (AIO) & “Agentic” Search
Reporting Gap: There wasn’t much new shared regarding AI Overview and AI Mode tracking; the team confirmed they are working on something but provided no timeline.
*Gemini in AIO / AI Mode vs. Gemini in App. They both use the same model, but Google Search “shapes” Gemini differently in search than the standalone app. Results from AIO and AI Mode are expected to be different
*There is no benefit in converting your site to Markdown for LLM or SEO purposes.
*There is no benefit to creating a llms.txt file for SEO
https://t.co/oQ9h1pZlE4 via @ChouinardJC

[Danny Sullivan @dannysullivan]

30 years ago, I published The Webmaster's Guide To Search Engines. I've dug up & dusted off my old HTML files to make the guide available again. Take a trip back to the '90s web & see tips for AltaVista, Infoseek, Lycos, WebCrawler & more :) https://t.co/tqAFfy7FFs

[𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚔 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚜𝚜 @henkvaness]

Today I launched Image Whisperer v1.0 — out of beta! Upload a suspicious photo and it instantly checks against a global database of debunked images, updated daily. If your photo matches a known fake, it shows you the debunk. Try it: https://t.co/9QyrkIUhk3 (1/3)

[Sarah Bahr @smbahr14]

OK, I work with lots of cool people @nytimes, but Christiaan Triebert, a video journalist on our Visual Investigations team, might take the cake.

He combines social media sleuthing and traditional reporting to piece together stories.

https://t.co/rP4OfIe536

[𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚔 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚜𝚜 @henkvaness]

@TitanJayGoat @realmelanieking @Synthid Made by @Google. Missed by Google.

Three Google AI tools fail to detect fakes made on Google's own platform. The fourth — one most people don't know exists — catches it.

Google has been asked to comment. No response yet. Check https://t.co/p690H5R6Cd for updates.

[𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚔 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚜𝚜 @henkvaness]

coming up soon

[SOCIALDATABASE @socialdatabase]

We built Socialdatabase, the search engine for the social web.

Enter one prompt, get:
- Top accounts across platforms
- Trending content in your niche
- Deep audience insights
- Targeting packs

In Beta and it’s 100% FREE for early adopters. Your honest feedback is appreciatedWe built Socialdatabase, the search engine for the social web.

Enter one prompt, get:
- Top accounts across platforms
- Trending content in your niche
- Deep audience insights
- Targeting packs

In Beta and it’s 100% FREE for early adopters. Your honest feedback is appreciatedWe built Socialdatabase, the search engine for the social web.

Enter one prompt, get:
- Top accounts across platforms
- Trending content in your niche
- Deep audience insights
- Targeting packs

In Beta and it’s 100% FREE for early adopters. Your honest feedback is appreciatedWe built Socialdatabase, the search engine for the social web.

Enter one prompt, get:
- Top accounts across platforms
- Trending content in your niche
- Deep audience insights
- Targeting packs

In Beta and it’s 100% FREE for early adopters. Your honest feedback is appreciatedWe built Socialdatabase, the search engine for the social web.

Enter one prompt, get:
- Top accounts across platforms
- Trending content in your niche
- Deep audience insights
- Targeting packs

In Beta and it’s 100% FREE for early adopters. Your honest feedback is appreciated.

[Aaron Tay @aarontay]

List can be found here. https://t.co/HbFRWaZXJ3. Nice list, though I think @TheLensOrg peep might object to be called an "AI search tool". (1)

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

Europa als beschermer van de digitale democratie https://t.co/2BmAYuLy41
Keynote van Prof. José van Dijck bij VOGIN-IP-lezing 27 maart 2025. Interview met de spreekster.

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

Op jacht naar trollen en desinformatie
https://t.co/mkw5VAcYkR
Robert van der Noordaa vertelt op 27 maart bij de VOGIN-IP-lezing over het opsporen van netwerken van trollenlegers voor overheden en andere organisaties

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

Anonimiseren is wat anders dan “zwartlakken”
https://t.co/PIsacejOpc
Blogpost over workshop bij VOGIN-IP-lezing (27 maart) over techniek voor anonimiseren en pseudonimiseren van gevoelige informatie (“Beproefde AI-oplossingen voor gegevens­bescherming bij overheden”)

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

Wie wordt zelf factchecker?
https://t.co/czl0K4V31J
Facebook houdt op met Factchecken en zij zijn niet de enige die daarmee stopt. Moet je het voortaan dus maar zelf gaan doen? 27 maart is bij de VOGIN-IP-lezing de workshop "Zo word je factchecker" waar je leert hoe je dat doet

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

De wetenschap gevisualiseerd
https://t.co/RoaI2HMXnb
Blogpost over VOGIN-IP-workshop op 27 maart. Leer te werken met de VOSviewer software. Visualisatie van netwerken van wetenschappelijk onderzoek, onderzoekers en publicaties

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

Het loopt vol
https://t.co/QTtZpTYdVc
Voor je het weet is het 27 maart en lopen vakgenoten de OBA binnen voor de 13e VOGIN-IP-lezing, een dag vol lezingen en een heel scala aan workshops.
In deze blogpost ook aandacht voor innovatie, zoals "Deep Research"

[Alexander Pleijter @APleijter]

Oproep aan overheden en journalisten om vooral actief te blijven op X, omdat het bestrijden van desinformatie, nepnieuws en geruchten juist moet gebeuren op de plek waar ze ontstaan.
https://t.co/PrUdTA3HQ4

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

Wat gebeurt er op 16 februari? Dan eindigt het early-bird-tarief voor de VOGIN-IP-lezing. Laat de kans op €40 vroegboekkorting niet voorbij gaan en meld je nog deze week aan: https://t.co/HYiJcRukr9

[Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc]

Really enjoyed reading this article. Thanks @ishaan_jhavs for sharing it. https://t.co/nM5MA4Xc5l

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

Facebook houdt op met Factchecken. Dat dan maar zelf gaan doen? In de workshop "Zo word je factchecker" bij de VOGIN-IP-lezing op 27 maart leer je van een professional hoe je dat doet.
https://t.co/6RAuiavksu

[VOGIN-IP-lezing (@[email protected]) @VOGIN_IP]

Kaartverkoop is begonnen
https://t.co/myPmTkY5JS
We zijn blij om ons programma voor de VOGIN-IP Lezing 2025 te presenteren! We hebben twee keynote sprekers die absoluut uitblinken en nog zes andere leuke sprekers. En ook nog 12 workshops om uit te kiezen.