Old vs new users: AI natives skip Google, sites need both SEO and AI traffic
gefei55 · x · 2026-10-29
The author observes a split between old and new internet users: those who grew up with Google still return to it to verify even after asking AI, while AI-era natives start and end with AI assistants, never going back to Google search. The implication for website owners is to optimize for both channels—traditional Google search traffic and AI-recommended traffic (GEO).
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