Hacker News Link Building in 2026: How to Earn Links Without Burning Your Reputation
TL;DR The link on your Hacker News submission is nofollow. The value comes from the echo: the wave of backlinks...
Product Hunt Link Building in 2026: How One Launch Becomes a Link and Citation Catalyst
TL;DR Most of the links a Product Hunt launch hands you are nofollow. Treat the launch as a catalyst —...
Bluesky, the Fediverse and Decentralised Social Link Signals
TL;DR Decentralised social networks — Bluesky on the AT Protocol, Mastodon and the wider Fediverse on ActivityPub, and Threads now...
Pinterest in 2026: The Underrated Visual Discovery and Link Channel
TL;DR Pinterest is the most underrated channel in link building, and the reason is a misunderstanding. SEOs see a social...
TikTok SEO and Link Influence: How Short Video Feeds AI and Search
TL;DR TikTok is now a genuine search engine for a large slice of the market, and almost every link it...
Building an AI Brand-Safety Monitoring System on a Budget
TL;DR Brand safety in 2026 is no longer just about where your ads appear — it is about what ChatGPT,...
Impersonation, Deepfakes and Fake Citations: Protecting Your Brand Entity
TL;DR Three distinct attacks now corrupt what AI answers say about your brand: impersonation (lookalike domains, fake profiles, cloned support...
Competitor Misinformation in AI Answers: Detection and Response
TL;DR Some of the false claims that surface about your brand inside AI answers are not innocent model errors. They...
Managing Sentiment in AI Recommendations: From Neutral to Advocate
Special Edition · Brand Safety & Narrative Control TL;DR Inside an AI recommendation, being named is only half the battle....
Monitoring Brand Mentions Inside AI Answers (Not Just the Web)
TL;DR Traditional mention monitoring watches pages. The decision-shaping layer has moved inside AI answers, where your brand is named, ranked,...