Social Snapchat expands creator monetization with unified program starting February 2025 Snapchat launches comprehensive monetization system for creators with 50,000+ followers, featuring expanded Spotlight video opportunities.
Video IAB Tech Lab unveils Content Taxonomy upgrade for programmatic CTV advertising New technical standards for digital advertising aim to streamline content classification and enhance bidstream efficiency.
Search Yelp enhances digital experience with AI-powered review analysis and discovery tools New features include sentiment analysis of reviews, personalized feeds, and expanded business attributes for enhanced user experience.
Search Global search trends: Elections and sports dominate worldwide digital queries in 2024 Analysis reveals how political events, sports competitions, and entertainment shaped global online search patterns throughout 2024.
Video Prime Video ad tier drives industry-wide streaming cost reductions Recent data shows significant decreases in streaming advertising costs across major platforms following Amazon's entry into the market.
Search Featured Google search changes fail to comply with EU tech rules, comparison sites claim Major price comparison websites criticize Google's recent search result modifications, stating they violate Digital Markets Act requirements..
Display Featured Turkish regulator fines Google $82m for favoring own ad exchange platform AdX Competition authority finds Google abused dominance in publisher ad server market by giving preferential treatment to its AdX platform.
Video Featured Google to open YouTube ad inventory after Turkish competition authority levies $82m fine Turkish competition authority fines Google $82m and accepts commitments to allow qualified third-party DSPs to access YouTube ads.
Search Featured Independent film website faces 99% traffic loss amid broader publishing crisis Cinephilia & Beyond reports dramatic decline in visitor numbers as Google algorithm changes impact independent publishers.
Retail Pillow Cube faces class action lawsuit over alleged deceptive pricing practices New lawsuit claims Pillow Cube and CEO engaged in misleading discount schemes through perpetual sales marketing tactics.
Social Social creators face harsh platform reality after Meta's global outage Content creators confront platform dependency risks as Meta's outage disrupts business, echoing publisher warnings about digital control.
Search Featured Google search updates risk damaging independent publishers, experts warn Recent algorithm changes have caused up to 95% traffic losses for small publishers, raising concerns for web's future.
Data OpenX and ID5 expand reach in Safari with new partnership technology Recent integration shows 58% reach increase in Safari desktop traffic through identity mapping solution for advertisers and publishers.
Data Microsoft expands Markdown ecosystem with new document conversion tool Tech giants Microsoft and Google enhance Markdown integration in their office suites, signaling wider adoption of plain text formats.
Retail Shopify's new app store policy impacts free tiers and merchant costs A recent policy change requiring removal of "powered by" messages in Shopify apps raises concerns about sustainability of free services.
Search Featured Independent travel publisher reports dramatic decline in readership after search changes ViaTravelers documents significant impact on traffic and operations following recent Google algorithm updates.
AI xAI makes Grok chatbot free for all X users, adds image generation capabilities xAI removes premium requirement for Grok access while introducing usage limits and new image generation features for its AI chatbot.
Video LG Ad Solutions expands global reach with Magnite partnership renewal Partnership sees 103% growth in programmatic spend, introduces new ad formats and enhanced viewer targeting capabilities.
DOOH St Gallen's digital advertising landscape expands with 17 new digital ePanels APG|SGA strengthens its advertising presence in St Gallen with installation of digital panels and F200 backlit spaces starting 2025.
Data Austrian data authority orders public broadcaster to revamp cookie consent design Austrian DPA rules that ORF's cookie banner design must be changed to ensure equal visual prominence of all consent options.
Search Google Ads launches new product category insights tools for retail advertisers New tools help advertisers track search trends and performance metrics for product categories in Google Ads interface.
Search How Google's AI powers responsive search ads: a technical guide for advertisers Detailed analysis of Google's AI-driven ad generation system and key implementation steps for advertisers to optimize performance.
Search Featured Google releases December core search update ahead of holiday shopping season Google's latest core search update begins rollout on December 12, marking second major update in two months for search rankings.
Search Google rolls out streamlined Search Console Insights, removes Analytics integration Google announces major update to Search Console Insights, focusing solely on Search Console metrics and removing Google Analytics integration.
Search News publishers urge antitrust action over Google's third-party content policy News Media Alliance seeks DOJ and FTC intervention against Google's site reputation abuse policy affecting publisher revenues.
