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Google's latest earnings call reveals a massive shift in search and AI infrastructure. While Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed, new Flash models are already changing how AI Overviews function and how agents interact with your data. In this video we discuss how Google's ad revenue from websites publishing ads is down slightly but Cloud revenue is significantly up. Did you know Google is not actually a search engine? More in this video! Blog post that goes with this episode: https://www.mariehaynes.com/the-future-of-search-ai-what-i-learned-from-googles-latest-earnings-call/ Join Marie's free community: https://community.mariehaynes.com/spaces/11879397/feed Join Marie's paid community: https://mariehaynes.com/join/ 0:00. Google's earnings call and financial overview: Marie introduces Google's earnings call, noting that despite strong revenue growth, Google is currently cash flow negative due to heavy investments in AI infrastructure. 1:07. Gemini model releases and future roadmap: Google announced new Flash models like Gemini 3.6 Flash while actively testing Gemini 3.5 Pro and working on their Gemini 4 run. 2:16. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite in Search: Google Search has begun routing conversational queries to Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite to enhance intent understanding in AI Overviews and AI Mode. 3:26. Security models and CodeMender: Google introduced specialized cyber models designed to continuously scan codebases and patch software vulnerabilities automatically. 6:04. Hands-on experience with Anti-Gravity and AI development tools: Marie shares her positive experience using Gemini 3.6 Flash within the Anti-Gravity IDE to quickly build and deploy web pages. 8:47. Google's strategic positioning with AI models: Marie highlights that Google's strategy focuses on fast, reliable, and cost-effective models built for high-volume daily use rather than purely chasing peak coding benchmarks. 10:41. Expansion of AI Overviews in commercial search queries: Google is expanding AI Overviews to more commercial product queries, emphasizing the importance of being an authoritative resource for users. 11:53. Increased ad integration in AI Mode: Google is leveraging AI model capabilities to better comprehend complex queries, allowing them to serve more targeted ads inside AI Mode. 12:42. Shift toward agentic search and connected apps: Search is evolving into an agent manager where users can perform real-world tasks, such as ordering groceries through third-party app integrations. 15:32. E-commerce and agent payment protocols: Google is pushing seamless purchasing options like Buy with Google Pay and laying the groundwork for autonomous AI agent transactions via security protocols. 17:04. Revenue shifts between AdSense and Google Cloud: Recent financial metrics show a minor dip in display ad network revenue alongside massive revenue growth in Google Cloud driven by enterprise AI adoption. 20:40. Intelligent eyewear and multimodal AI opportunities: Google's upcoming smart glasses will gather multimodal real-world data, creating new avenues for interactive software and content creators. 23:25. Capital expenditure and compute resource allocation: Google spent billions on AI servers and data centers to meet enterprise demand while dedicating vital compute resources toward ongoing AGI research. 26:42. Progression from AGI to Artificial Superintelligence (ASI): The discussion transitions to how current AI systems are moving beyond narrow task intelligence toward full AGI and eventually recursive self-improvement through ASI.

In my last video, I introduced the concept of Google's Open Knowledge Format (OKF). Today, I'm showing you exactly what I've built with it. I have created a personal brain that I use every day to automate complex SEO tasks, generate proposals, and analyze Google search updates. We walk through the structure of an OKF file, including the YAML frontmatter and how it differs from traditional RAG. If you want to make your data and processes agent-ready, my hope is that what I'm building will help you build your own OKF brain.Here's the first video on OKF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY9F9K7wWX4 To build something similar, give these links to your agent (Claude Code / Cowork, ChatGPT Codex or my favourite, Google's Antigravity) and try this prompt:"I want to build an OKF system similar to Marie's. Read these links and then give me some ideas of what this would look like. Then, ask me questions one at a time so that together, we can decide what we want to build:https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/how-the-open-knowledge-format-can-improve-data-sharing/https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/knowledge-catalog/blob/main/okf/SPEC.md https://gist.github.com/karpathy/442a6bf555914893e9891c11519de94fhttps://www.mariehaynes.com/okf/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY9F9K7wWX4https://youtu.be/esYAIA6lU-s"

Google just announced the Open Knowledge Format (OKF), a new way to structure your knowledge for AI agents. This standard uses simple Markdown to make business and personal insights accessible to the agentic web. In this video, I break down why this changes SEO, how to build your first OKF bundle, and the potential for selling expert knowledge directly to AI systems.Google's blog post on okf:https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/how-the-open-knowledge-format-can-improve-data-sharing/The Spec.md file for OKF on Github:https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/knowledge-catalog/blob/main/okf/SPEC.mdAndrej Karpathy's LLM-Wiki:https://gist.github.com/karpathy/442a6bf555914893e9891c11519de94fJoin me in my community at the Search Bar:https://community.mariehaynes.comhttps://mariehaynes.com/join - for more on the paid areas.0:00 - Introduction to Google's Open Knowledge Format (OKF)1:03 - How OKF changes SEO and makes businesses accessible to AI agents1:43 - Selling proprietary knowledge and OKF bundles2:21 - How to use NotebookLM and Gemini to learn the new standard3:02 - What is OKF? (Markdown files and the LLM Wiki pattern)4:01 - Breaking down the OKF spec (Human and agent-friendly format)5:03 - Terminology: Creating "Knowledge Bundles" and directories5:51 - Structuring concepts as single Markdown files6:30 - Understanding YAML front matter (Type, title, descriptions, tags)7:18 - Formatting the body, citations, and cross-linking7:40 - Organizing files: Index files, log files, and using Git/Obsidian9:11 - Practical examples: BigQuery data vs. triggered Playbooks11:12 - Andre Karpathy’s LLM Wiki pattern explained13:48 - Letting the LLM write and maintain your knowledge wiki14:34 - Why OKF is the "new schema" and future revenue streams17:15 - How agents discover your OKF (llms.txt) and "Semantic Unbaking"

You can build an AI dashboard so easily - even if you don't know how to code! In this episode, Laura Tobin from the Search Bar community shares the incredible system of AI agents she built using Claude and Co-work. As a food blogger facing the shifts in AI changing Search, Laura decided to pivot from fighting the technology to using it to become a "one-person content machine."She walks us through her "Command Center," a custom dashboard that manages her entire workflow, from post pipelines to client shoots. We also discuss the "uncanny valley" of AI content and why her audience rejected AI avatars, teaching us a valuable lesson on where AI belongs in your business.The discussion following the webinar is so good. We share the different avenues we are exploring in building an AI brain. Where to connect with Laura Tobin:A free 30 minutes exploratory session:https://calendly.com/laura-tobinfooddigital/30minEmail:[email protected]'s Bloghttps://yourguardianchef.com/Laura's youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yourguardianchefLaura's Instagram account:https://www.instagram.com/yourguardianchefJoin Marie's community, the Search Bar for real time Search and AI News:https://community.mariehaynes.com/Join the Search Bar Pro area so you can join our weekly meetings:https://www.mariehaynes.com/join/Timestamps: 0:01 - Introduction: Meet Laura and her Claude-powered content system.1:02 - Laura's Pivot: Becoming a one-person content machine after Google's update.3:03 - AI Video Testing: Why human authenticity still beats AI avatars.6:07 - System Setup: Centralizing goals and workflows into a "Second Brain."8:34 - The AI Team: Meet Laura's specific agents (Kiara, Francesca, Julia, Rosella).10:25 - Command Center: Walkthrough of her custom dashboard and time-tracking tool.13:48 - Social Batching: Automating schedules and building a reusable content bank.17:04 - Photography Days: Managing recipes, shoot schedules, and client quotes.19:30 - Results: How the system saves time and improves audience engagement.21:46 - Q&A: Moving assets to Google Drive and republishing YouTube Shorts.24:04 - Q&A: Using Claude Co-work and why Notion acts as the system's memory.28:20 - Global Instructions: Using .md files to run agents and saving token costs.32:46 - Getting Started: How Laura built it all without a coding background.36:13 - Choosing an App: Debating Notion, Craft, and Obsidian for data storage.41:06 - The Future: Discussing open-source agents and auto-building systems.46:37 - AI Goals: Using agents for task execution vs. life optimization.48:45 - Conclusion: Wrap-up and how to contact Laura for consulting.

Google has just released a major update to Search Console, providing website owners with dedicated performance reports for Generative AI features including AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Discover AI. In this video, I walk through where to find this new report, why impressions matter even without click data, and the new regulatory changes that forced Google's hand. 0:00 - Introduction: Google introduces new AI tracking data within Search Console. 0:37 - Official Announcement: Google launches Search Generative AI performance reports. 1:22 - Report Walkthrough: Looking at the new report, which tracks impressions only. 1:58 - Google's Blog Post: Reviewing Google's updates on AI insights and best practices. 2:23 - Links & Sources: Discussing inline citations and how to become a "preferred source." 3:11 - AI Guidance: Discussing updated rules regarding LLM.txt and optimizing for AI agents. 3:45 - The Opt-Out Toggle: Introducing the setting to block Google from using your site for AI. 4:46 - The Risk of Opting Out: Why blocking AI might completely kill your search visibility. 5:37 - Personal Story: How the speaker updated her site to correct inaccurate AI information. 7:08 - UK Rollout: Explaining why the feature is currently limited to a subset of UK users. 7:32 - Regulatory Pressure: How UK regulations forced Google to add these transparency tools. 9:11 - Impression Counting: Explaining how unique URLs count as impressions in AI Overviews. 11:12 - Missing Query Data: Why complex, multi-modal search inputs make keyword tracking impossible. 12:53 - Missing Click Data: Analyzing what content earns clicks vs. ignored "commodity content." 15:08 - Brand Value: Why being cited in AI answers is still valuable for brand awareness. 16:33 - Analysis Strategy: How to pair impression data with standard metrics to optimize content.

Google just shared experimental documentation to help us get our websites ready for the agentic web. In this video, I walk through the new Lighthouse report, WebMCP integration, and why you might actually need an LLMS.txt file!Timestamps:0:00 - Google's new agentic readiness info1:00 - How to run the report in Chrome Canary1:45 - Why Cumulative Layout Shift matters for agents2:30 - Understanding the AI Accessibility Tree3:40 - WebMCP: Imperative vs. Declarative tools4:35 - Using Modern Web Guidance to code for agents5:10 - The LLMS.txt controversy explained6:10 - Why agents need Markdown files8:10 - How to stay updated in my communityRead more:https://www.mariehaynes.com/lighthouse-report-for-agents/Resources mentioned:Marie's Agent Readiness Tool: agent-readiness.mariehaynes.com Introduction to Lighthouse from Google: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/overviewChrome Canary: google.com/chrome/canaryJoin the discussion in the Search Bar community: https://community.mariehaynes.comJoin the paid Search Bar Pro community: https://mariehaynes.com/join

You can now ask your readers to add you as a preferred source, even if you’re not a news site! This will increase the chances that your audience sees you in AI Overview and AI Mode answers. Google’s blog post on the recent changes to preferred source: https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/original-high-quality-content-search/ Instructions from Google on how to do this: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/preferred-sources My blog if you want to check out the preferred source widget at the bottom of any of my blog posts: https://mariehaynes.com/blog/?utm_source=youtube My newsletter: https://mariehaynes.com/newsletter/ My community, the Search Bar: https://mariehaynes.com/join/

At I/O Google announced Information agents, a new Search Box, Antigravity within Search and Universal Cart which will let you put items in a cart from MULTIPLE merchants and then it will check behind the scenes to tell you if another merchant has a better price and more.Search is changing!Here is my Google doc with all of my notes on Google I/O and the Developer keynote:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y_lMum8Sd18Y_FII4yQJMZEqMEVi0Ep6g34ovkMTqhM/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0#heading=h.6dm1fxghyeyn

Lots of interesting stuff in this new Google document!In this chat we talk about:-the new role of the index-non commodity content-llms.txt and .md filesand my favourite part - the transition to agentic search.Hope you enjoy (and my apologies for the stutter in the video - not sure what happened there, but at least the audio is solid.)Marie

Search is becoming agentic, task-oriented, and deeply integrated with AI that learns, improves, and even negotiates on our behalf. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by how quickly AI is reshaping everything from SEO to web development, you're not alone! In this episode I share about Gemini in Chrome, how I built a plant journal with Antigravity, UCP, WebMCP, WordPress' EmDash, Shopify's AI Toolkit, Andrej Karpathy's autoresearch and more. This episode goes with this issue of Search News You Can Use: The Agentic Web is here 0:00 - Introduction & Marie's experience with Gemini in Chrome 1:25 - Sundar Pichai interview: Search is becoming agentic 3:32 - Why SEO clicks are dropping (AI Overviews & AI mode) 6:21 - Google's internal use of Antigravity (Agent manager/coding tool) 8:19 - Building a plant journal app using Anti-gravity 11:03 - Liz Reid (Head of Search) on agents taking over web interactions 12:08 - The rise of Agent-to-Agent protocols 13:07 - UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol) and the future of e-commerce checkout 15:35 - What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)? 17:53 - WebMCP: Enabling agents to interact directly with your website's front end 19:55 - Demo: Diagnosing a traffic drop using Gemini in Chrome on a specific webpage 22:56 - EmDash: Cloudflare's new AI-native CMS (the "spiritual successor to WordPress") 26:13 - Shopify's AI Toolkit demo (Automating SEO updates and applying discounts) 29:32 - Andrej Karpathy's auto-research and AI recursive self-improvement 32:42 - Project Mythos, Project GlassWing, and cybersecurity concerns 34:43 - Timeline predictions: 2027 as the major inflection point for agentic systems 38:13 - Demis Hassabis on the expanding opportunity space and final thoughts on learning AI tools

If you sell products online, the way your customers buy from you is about to fundamentally change. We are moving toward a future where buyers will check out directly inside of Google or ChatGPT, without ever visiting your website.It's called Universal Commerce Protocol, or UCP. And while platforms like Shopify are starting to integrate it , if you don't structure your site's data correctly right now, your products are going to become completely invisible to the AI agents doing the shopping.In this video, I sit down with Andrea Li, an SEO and ecommerce expert who actually taught herself how to build AI agents using Claude Code to audit sites for this exact shift. We discuss exactly what UCP is, how to prepare your site for it, and why the era of traditional software might be over. Let's dive in.Links mentioned:The Search Bar free SEO & AI news feed:https://community.mariehaynes.com/spaces/11879397/feedSearch Bar Pro paid community:https://community.mariehaynes.com/collections/1050374?sort=by_hosts Reach Andrea Li:https://redpingeek1.substack.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreali-redpingeek/https://www.redpingeek.com/Andrea's book recommendation: Prediction Machines: https://amzn.to/3OcbBOJ Reach Marie:https://mariehaynes.com/contact/00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - Meet Andrea: From Pinterest Expert to SEO03:15 - What is Agentic Commerce and UCP?06:45 - The Threat of Unconsented AI Scrapers10:00 - Why Shopify Users Have an Advantage13:30 - Building Custom SEO Agents with Claude Code18:15 - The Best Way to Learn AI Coding23:45 - Is SaaS Dead? The Rise of Custom AI Tools28:00 - The Future of Shopping & Google Disco32:15 - Preparing Your E-Commerce Site for UCP35:30 - Rapid Fire: Best AI Advice & Book Recommendations39:00 - Where to Find Andrea & The Search Bar

In this episode of the "Real People Using AI" series, host Marie Haynes sits down with SEO content strategist and AI transition consultant Liz Micik to discuss the massive shift from a chat-based internet to the "Agentic Web." They break down Google's latest developer protocols—including MCP, A2A, UCP, and AP2—and translate what these highly technical concepts mean for everyday business owners and marketers. If you are wondering how AI agents will discover, consume, and negotiate with your website in the future, and what actionable steps you can take right now to prepare your brand (like cleaning up your schema and structured data), this conversation is your roadmap.Google’s blog posts on the agentic protocols:https://developers.googleblog.com/developers-guide-to-ai-agent-protocols/Reach Liz Micik:https://lizmicik.com/Reach Marie:https://mariehaynes.com/contactThe Search Bar:https://mariehaynes/comBecome a member of Marie’s paid community:https://community.mariehaynes.com/collections/10503740:00 – Welcome to the Agentic Web: Moving beyond chat interfaces and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) to prepare for AI agents.2:16 – The Evolution of the Web: Why the current shift mirrors the early days of e-commerce and how bots are consuming websites (discussing Cloudflare's markdown feature).11:00 – The 3 C's of AI Readiness: Why your website must be clear, complete, and consistent for AI agents to trust it.13:50 – What is MCP & WebMCP?: Exploring the Model Context Protocol and how AI applications connect to external systems and tools.25:20 – Agent to Agent Protocol (A2A): How agents discover and communicate with one another using JSON Agent Cards.27:50 – Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP): The future of AI shopping, building carts across multiple sites, and protecting your business's "moat."38:00 – Agent Payments (AP2) & MPP: How agents will handle transactions, negotiate payments, and the security hurdles of an agentic economy.46:15 – Actionable Advice for Businesses Today: Why Schema and Structured Data are the most important tools you can implement right now.52:00 – Agent to User Interface (A2UI): The potential for AI to generate unique web pages, UIs, and interactive tabs on the fly.56:50 – Summary & Rapid Fire Questions: A quick recap of all the protocols, plus Liz's advice on learning AI, financial planning with Claude, and the importance of reading analog books to kids.

Join Marie Haynes and Tom Capper as they dive into Google's evolving algorithms, focusing on AI-driven changes like WebMCP and the role of agents in search. Discover how brand signals and user satisfaction are reshaping SEO, and why traditional tactics may no longer suffice.Links mentioned in this call:Google site quality score: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9031929B1/enThe helpful content update was not what you think. Tom Capper. https://moz.com/blog/helpful-content-update-not-what-you-thinkMoz: https://moz.com/products/pro/pricing Stat: https://getstat.com/ 00:00 Introduction to SEO and Algorithm Changes02:42 The Evolution of Search Algorithms05:10 User Satisfaction Signals and AI07:49 The Importance of Brand Authority10:28 Understanding EEAT and Its Implications13:13 The Impact of Helpful Content Updates15:49 Navigating Core Updates and Brand Trust18:11 The Future of SEO in an AI-Driven World26:44 The Evolution of Search and AI's Role36:58 Impact of AI Overviews on Businesses43:08 The Future of Search with AI Agents and WebMCP

Did you know Google "re-ranks" search results using AI that is trained on user data and quality rater scores? In this video, I break down revelations from the DOJ trial, including the "Glue" system, RankEmbed BERT, and why user satisfaction is now the most critical factor for SEO. 00:00 - Intro: Why user satisfaction is the most important ranking factor. 00:49 - Google’s Quality Raters Guidelines & Helpful Content documentation. 01:36 - Marie’s Theory: Traditional algorithms vs. AI re-ranking systems. 02:35 - Why Google says "Don’t chunk your content" (Danny Sullivan). 03:00 - Vector Search & Embeddings: How AI retrieval actually works. 05:40 - The DOJ vs. Google Trial: Leaks on user-side data. 07:44 - The "Glue" System (NavBoost): How Google tracks clicks & hovers. 09:03 - "Instant Glue": How search adapts to new intent (Nice vs. nice). 10:20 - RankEmbed BERT: The deep learning model Google hid. 12:21 - How AI re-ranks the top search results. 13:03 - BERT Training: Wikipedia, Books Corpus... and romance novels? 15:18 - The 3 Deep Learning Models: RankBrain, DeepRank, RankEmbed. 17:40 - RankBrain: Why it only re-ranks the top 20-30 results. 18:47 - The Helpful Content System: A machine learning classifier. 21:18 - March 2024 Core Update: The evolution of helpfulness signals. 23:00 - Frozen vs. Retrained Google: How algorithms are tested. 26:01 - Why Google runs 17,000+ live traffic experiments. 27:16 - Does Google use Chrome data for rankings? (DOJ evidence). 28:32 - The "AI Mountain": Why AI-generated traffic often crashes. 29:30 - How to optimize for user satisfaction (beyond keywords). 31:00 - Liz Reid on AI Overviews: Why users click for depth.

In this episode, Marie Haynes discusses Google's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and its transformative potential for online shopping. UCP allows consumers to purchase products directly from search results and AI interactions, streamlining the shopping experience. Haynes explains how this protocol works alongside Google's Business Agent, which enables businesses to interact with customers through AI agents trained on their specific information. She emphasizes the importance of having accurate data in the Google Merchant Center to ensure effective communication and sales through these new AI interfaces. 00:00 Introduction to Google's Universal Commerce Protocol 01:30 Understanding Business Agents and Their Role 05:50 How UCP Works for E-Commerce 12:01 The Future of AI in Shopping 15:50 Addressing Viewer Questions on UCP 22:04 Current Implementations of UCP 27:04 Potential Downsides and Considerations for Businesses 30:09 Looking Ahead: AI and the Future of Shopping