Google Ad Manager's focused banner ads blur content to fight ad blindness
Google Ad Manager launched focused banner ads on March 9, 2026, a beta format that blurs article text mid-scroll until readers tap a button to resume reading.
Luis Rijo
Luís Rijo is a seasoned marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in Digital Marketing, Search, Social, Display, Video, and DOOH. Based in Europe. Also writing in the spend. Reach out via luis@ppc.land
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California exposes Amazon's secret price-fixing network with vendors
California releases unredacted court evidence showing Amazon coordinated retail price increases with Levi's, Walmart, Chewy, Target, and other major brands.
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Innovid's Hypermode cuts social campaign setup time by 80%
Innovid's Hypermode is now generally available, slashing social campaign setup time by up to 80% across Meta, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, and TikTok platforms.
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YouTube ends push notifications for inactive subscribers in new rollout
YouTube is stopping push notifications for inactive 'All' subscribers, based on experiment results showing fewer viewers turned off notifications entirely.
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AI Mode, FastSearch, and the antitrust case that exposed how Google works
Tests and antitrust filings reveal Google AI Mode draws from FastSearch - a cached, lighter index separate from the live web powering traditional Search results
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SearchApi moves to dismiss SerpApi suit born from a failed acquisition
SearchApi asks Texas court to dismiss SerpApi's trade secret and copyright claims, saying the suit is retaliation for refusing an acquisition in December 2025.
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Google Ads Advisor can now fix policy violations before campaigns go down
Google expanded Ads Advisor with three agentic safety features: real-time policy reviews, 24/7 security monitoring, and instant certifications via Gemini.
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Bleav hires two directors of partnerships to grow its 500M-download ad network
Bleav appoints Maryann Alvarez and Gretchen Waller as Directors of Partnerships to scale podcast and sports media advertising across its 500+ show network.
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Ex-Google analyst says Signals change benefits Google, not advertisers
Krista Seiden, former Google Analytics product manager, argues the June 15 Signals change quietly strips a key privacy lever while framing it as simplification.
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Danny Sullivan republishes 30-year-old search engine guide from 1996
Danny Sullivan last week republished his 1996 Webmaster's Guide to Search Engines, a 30-year milestone document that shaped modern SEO practices and terminology.
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YouTube's hidden invalid traffic problem: what creators aren't told
YouTube published a FAQ today explaining how invalid traffic triggers ad restrictions and can withhold creator earnings, even when channels did nothing wrong.
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British interest in European holidays surges as long-haul fares rise
Taboola readership data shows Hungary up 513% and Barbados down 89% as inflation and fuel costs push British holidaymakers toward short-haul Europe in 2026.
