Shalin Siriwardhana

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Personal notes on SEO, AI search, content strategy, and durable organic growth.

Entity Mapping Works on Google. Does Any of It Reach ChatGPT?: the Practical Angle

Notes / SEO / Jul 30, 2026

Entity Mapping Works on Google. Does Any of It Reach ChatGPT?

The Knowledge Graph is a real, curated object (not to be confused with, say, your knowledge graph, which is your own, maintained. The practical question is what this changes for SEO, content quality, and AI search visibility.

A Practical Way to Turn News Articles into Assets for AI Search

Notes / SEO / Jul 30, 2026

A Practical Way to Turn News Articles into Assets for AI Search

There's no consensus yet on what "liquid content" means, much like the GEO/AEO/AI SEO debate. I like the definition shared in the. The practical question is what this changes for SEO, content quality, and AI search visibility.

European Search Strategy Goes Beyond Google & Bing: the Practical Angle

Notes / SEO / Jul 30, 2026

European Search Strategy Goes Beyond Google & Bing

AI Overviews have been deployed in most EU markets well after the U.S. and 200+ other countries. Many of the new features shown. The practical question is what this changes for SEO, content quality, and AI search visibility.

AI Halftime Report: H1 2026: the Practical Angle

Notes / SEO / Jul 30, 2026

AI Halftime Report: H1 2026

In the H1 2025 report, I predicted Google would roll AI Mode out further, and that turned out to be true. AI Mode is now a click. The practical question is what this changes for SEO, content quality, and AI search visibility.

Ghost Citations: Why AI Search Cites Your Content, Not Your Brand: the Strategic Visibility Angle

Notes / SEO / Jul 29, 2026

Ghost Citations: Why AI Search Cites Your Content, Not Your Brand

A citation means an AI answer links to your page as a source. It may appear as an inline reference, a footnote, or a link inside. The practical question is what this changes for SEO, content quality, and AI search visibility.