Search Engine Land launched Dec. 11, 2006. Today, we look back on a successful 2025 and look forward to an even greater 2026.

When the U.S. Department of Justice originally brought — and then won — its case against Google, arguing that the tech behemoth monopolized the search engine market, the focus was on, well … search.

It feels premature to talk about the “good old days” of search engine optimization. But as anyone who has performed a search ...

Many users are in the dark as to how much of their personal information is retained by search engines, how long the data is kept, and what security measures they can take What if there were a giant ...

Search and ye shall … most likely be tracked. But a growing number of people want to search without leaving a trail, which is why privacy-focused search engines like DuckDuckGo and Brave Search are ...

If you’ve been following the buzz around Generative Engine Optimization, or “GEO,” you’ve probably seen some wild claims. “AI ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...