Daily Search Forum Recap: February 9, 2026
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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 9, 2026
"Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google AI Overviews is testing new contextual overlay link cards. Google's John Mueller gave advice on if a new website can beat and old website in SEO. Google's preferred sources deeplink feature is broken. Google Ads API developer token applications are delayed. And Reddit spoke about AI citations from Google and ChatGPT in its earnings call."
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Google is testing contextual overlay link cards within AI Overviews to surface contextual links alongside AI-generated summaries. John Mueller provided guidance on whether a new website can outrank an established website in search engine optimization. Google's preferred sources deeplink feature is malfunctioning and failing to produce expected deep links. Google Ads API developer token applications are experiencing processing delays. Reddit referenced AI citations from Google and ChatGPT during its earnings call. Multiple forum threads and story categories cover AI, analytics, industry news, links, content marketing, local maps, SEO, and PPC. Feedback channels include Twitter handles @rustybrick and @seroundtable, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky, Facebook, Google News, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
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