BlazeHive bloghttps://www.blazehive.io/blog/SEO and AI search stories from BlazeHive.enFri, 09 Oct 2026 19:28:00 GMTI Ran 50 Buying Searches on Google. The AI Put Reddit First in 23.https://www.blazehive.io/blog/google-ai-answers-reddit-youtube/https://www.blazehive.io/blog/google-ai-answers-reddit-youtube/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:28:00 GMTYassine RajallahI checked which source Google's AI Overview lists first for 50 "best software" searches. Reddit came first in 23, and the #1 Google result was rarely cited.Google Penalties: 79% of the Sites Hit Were Real Businesses [Investigation]https://www.blazehive.io/blog/google-penalty-cases-real-businesses/https://www.blazehive.io/blog/google-penalty-cases-real-businesses/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:50:00 GMTYassine RajallahWe read the Google penalty cases posted on Google's own help forum since May. Most came from real companies, and cleaning up didn't make the penalty go away.You Put Yourself at #1. Google's AI Picked Your Rival.https://www.blazehive.io/blog/self-ranking-best-lists-google-ai/https://www.blazehive.io/blog/self-ranking-best-lists-google-ai/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:39:00 GMTYassine RajallahLots of brands write a "best tools" list and put themselves at #1. We watched Google's AI read one of those lists, then pick someone else.