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lost in the middle
3 posts
- 06SaturdayDifferent Angle·
Ranking #1 on Google no longer guarantees ChatGPT or Perplexity will cite you; in vector search, failing proximity scoring is not caused by the wrong keywords, but by a mathematical density error in your content.
The Invisibility Trap in the Vector Search Era: Why LLMs Label Your Content as 'Lost'
Long, rambling articles written for traditional SEO are becoming invisible in modern semantic search engines. Semantic dilution in vector space and the 'lost in the middle' phenomenon in LLMs demand an immediate overhaul of modern content strategy.
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- 03WednesdayData·
If you bury your most valuable information right in the middle of a page, you are actively reducing an LLM-based search engine's chances of retrieving it by over 40%.
The 'Lost in the Middle' Phenomenon in Content: The 40% Gap Hiding Info from AI Search
AI search engines and RAG systems routinely miss critical data hidden in the middle of long-form content. Backed by Stanford research, we examine technical ways to optimize content for the 'U-Curve'.
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- 06SaturdayDifferent Angle·
Telling AI to 'turn this article into 10 tweets and 3 LinkedIn posts' doesn't multiply your reach; it erodes brand authority by creating soulless clones of the same idea on every channel.
The Curation Illusion in Multi-Channel Content: Why 'Slicing It Up' with AI Devalues Your Content
Feeding a single long article to AI and dispersing it across channels dilutes your brand authority rather than growing reach. The solution lies in semantic chunking and contextual reconstruction.
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