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Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina is a media entrepreneur and the owner and publisher of Search Engine Watch.
He began his career as a technology writer, covering the rapid rise of mobile devices, operating systems, and digital platforms. His reporting established early industry authority and was referenced by Politico, WIRED, the BBC, The Guardian, and many other leading publications.
In 2012, Radu founded Windows Report, growing it from an independent technology website into the foundation of Reflector Media. Over the following decade, he built and acquired a robust portfolio of established digital publications across the technology and software sectors.
Following his exit from Reflector Media, Radu made a strategic pivot to focus exclusively on Search Engine Watch. For him, the publication represents far more than another media investment. Having documented search before Google even existed, Search Engine Watch helped chronicle the development of SEO and search marketing as professional industries.
His objective today is to respect that legacy while rebuilding the platform for the next era of digital discovery, one shaped by artificial intelligence, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and a renewed demand for independent, genuinely useful reporting.
“Search Engine Watch already has a history that cannot be recreated. My responsibility is to build a future worthy of it.”
2026
Is ChatGPT using your work without giving you credit?
ChatGPT may read your website and still give readers no link to it. A researcher says ChatGPT fetched 223 pages…
Newspapers sue ChatGPT’s maker to destroy AI models built with their work
Seattle Times and Newsday sue over AI answers that bypass their websites. The publishers say AI-generated answers compete with the…
3 best SEO tools for Etsy: the ones that passed our checks
I compared the subscriptions against the decisions Etsy sellers actually face: finding buyers, choosing products, fixing listings, and keeping enough…
Best SEO blogs: 6 I recommend after 20 years in publishing
My picks for keeping up with search, sharpening your SEO skills and making better decisions for your website.
Best broken link checkers: I ran 12 tests – here’s what I found
A broken link checker should help you finish the repair: find the failed destination, locate the link in your content…
SEO pricing: how much does SEO cost? (September 2026 Analysis)
How much does SEO cost? Compare SEO pricing, see what $500–$10,000 a month should buy, uncover hidden costs and calculate…
Famous UK retailer builds YouTube studio to get AI to recommend its products
British department store chain John Lewis is turning to YouTube to help its products appear in AI shopping recommendations. The…
GPT-6 Astra not showing up? Here’s where ChatGPT Plus users can find it
OpenAI says access has reached Plus and Business subscribers, but the new model is not available in every ChatGPT mode.
The Telegraph is building a YouTube newsroom as search traffic fades
Its podcast audience has grown 161% as the publisher builds around YouTube, video, events and paid memberships.
Google says fixing SEO problems may not bring rankings back
Major algorithmic losses can take months to reassess, while rankings previously supported by spammy links may not return at all.