AI's Growing Impact on Search Traffic and User Engagement
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Publishers are urgently adapting to the decline in traffic from Google and social media by expanding subscription services, investing in owned channels, and exploring AI partnerships to diversify revenue streams and reduce dependence on platform-driven traffic.
- Publishers race against Google Zero doomsday clock Axios
- Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears in the results Pew Research Center
- AI Search Is Growing More Quickly Than Expected The Wall Street Journal
- AI-Powered Chatbots Capture 5.6% of Desktop Browser-Based Search Traffic PYMNTS.com
- Surprising no one, new research says AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks Ars Technica
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