{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Sport Spectacles","provider_url":"https:\/\/sportspectacles.com\/blog","author_name":"Geoff Lord","author_url":"https:\/\/sportspectacles.com\/blog\/author\/geofflord\/","title":"Google Search Citation Economy Update May 2026 - Sport Spectacles","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wxJf9GTNEo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportspectacles.com\/blog\/google-search-citation-economy-update-may-2026\/\">Google Search Citation Economy Update May 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sportspectacles.com\/blog\/google-search-citation-economy-update-may-2026\/embed\/#?secret=wxJf9GTNEo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Google Search Citation Economy Update May 2026&#8221; &#8212; Sport Spectacles\" data-secret=\"wxJf9GTNEo\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/sportspectacles.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sportspectacles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-ninja-pro-1779266290-300x171-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":171,"description":"Google Search Citation Economy and Why Being Cited Matters More Than Ranking in 2026 The old SEO playbook is unravelling because of the Google Search Citation Economy. For decades, the mission was simple: climb to position one in the Google Search SERPS,\u00a0 hold your rankings, and collect the traffic. A new metric has emerged that [&hellip;]"}