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Research NotesJuly 2026

Answering All 31 Methodology Questions for AI Visibility Platforms

David McSweeney asked prompt-tracking vendors 31 questions they mostly cannot answer. I am not a vendor, but I build this kind of measurement and publish the data — so here is the honest scorecard: 13 answered with numbers, 10 partial, 8 where he is simply right.

Research NotesJuly 2026

L'Étape du Tour 2026 in Numbers: 12,733 Finishers, 4 Climbs, One Brutal Day

The full timing data of the 2026 Étape (Bourg d'Oisans → Alpe d'Huez): finish-time distribution, best climbers and descenders, the biggest comebacks and blow-ups, and where the race broke 1,750 riders.

ExperimentsFebruary 2026

Hotel Ranque: How We Built a Fully Booked Hotel Using Only AI Visibility

Hotel Ranque was a GEO/AEO experiment: a boutique hotel in Paris built to rank in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. It worked so well we're getting too many bookings.

Nicolas Sitter

Tech enthusiast, currently deep in the hotel space. Running experiments on SEO, AI search, web structure, and new ecosystems.

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