Luis Rijo

Luís Rijo is a seasoned marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in Digital Marketing, Search, Social, Display, Video, native, and DOOH. Based in Europe. Reach out via [email protected]

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Search - Feb 25, 2026 Inside Google's search ad design engine: tests, assets, and AI in 2026

Google's Ads Decoded podcast cover with Ginny Marvin, Ads Product Liaison

Google's ad UI and UX leads reveal how search text ads are designed, tested, and evolving as AI Mode and Direct Offers reshape the search experience.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 25, 2026 Gracenote bets big on AI: why Samsung and Google both need its TV data

Gracenote metadata powers AI-driven TV search and discovery for Samsung and Google platforms.

Gracenote's metadata deals with Samsung and Google reveal how structured entertainment data has become a critical input for AI-powered content discovery in 2026.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 25, 2026 Anthropic clarifies what its three web crawlers do - and how to block them

Anthropic's ClaudeBot crawler scans a glowing web network with sealed and open data nodes.

Anthropic today updated its crawler documentation, detailing ClaudeBot, Claude-User, and Claude-SearchBot - what each collects and what blocking them means for site visibility.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 25, 2026 Luma AI puts $1M on the line for creatives to crack Cannes Lions with AI

Performers in blue dresses stack acrobatically on a motorcycle in a desert landscape.

Luma AI today revealed an 18-person jury for its Dream Brief competition offering $1 million to any team that wins a 2026 Cannes Lions Gold Lion using its platform.

by Luis Rijo

Mixed Reality - Feb 25, 2026 California bill targets secret recordings by smart glasses in workplaces

Smart glasses with glowing red LED recording indicator in a dimly lit office setting.

California SB 1130 targets wearable recording devices like smart glasses, requiring explicit consent in businesses and banning indicator light tampering, with fines up to $10,000.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 25, 2026 Workers bet on AI to write articles, but the data shows cracks

Human hand touching AI document assembly line in dark industrial facility.

Article writing dominates AI automation with 35 million uses - 5x more than any other task. New Paligo research reveals where workers are really deploying LLMs, and where they aren't.

by Luis Rijo

Data - Feb 24, 2026 Google sued over RTB data transfers to Baidu, ByteDance, and Temu

Cracked phone screen showing US and China flags over red circuit board traces.

A class action filed Feb. 19 in California accuses Google of transmitting Americans' browsing data to Chinese-affiliated ad partners via real-time bidding, violating federal national security rules.

by Luis Rijo

DOOH - Feb 24, 2026 VIOOH and JCDecaux bring 32% of Ireland's digital OOH to programmatic

JCDecaux digital billboard on a Dublin street, cars passing, programmatic DOOH advertising in Ireland.

VIOOH and JCDecaux Ireland today announced a programmatic DOOH partnership giving buyers access to 288 screens, 311 million monthly impressions and 32% of the Irish market.

by Luis Rijo