Google ends AdSense for Search custom styles, forcing publishers to standard
Google today notified AdSense for Search publishers that custom search styles are deprecated, replaced by Standard search styles with automatic layout updates.
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Google rewrites Googlebot's rulebook: 2MB limits, IP moves, and what crawlers really are
Google today published two blog posts revealing Googlebot's true architecture as a shared SaaS platform, a 2MB fetch limit, and a new IP ranges directory path.
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South Korea rewrites the rulebook on pseudonymous data for AI
South Korea's PIPC today overhauled its pseudonymous data guidelines, cutting required documents from 24 to 10 and setting a risk-based framework for AI training data use.
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IAS and Mastercard turn media quality into live sales signals
IAS and Mastercard combine media quality signals with anonymized purchase data to steer programmatic investment in real time, with U.S. availability from Q2 2026.
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Reddit opens its publisher toolkit to everyone - and the timing is no accident
Reddit opened its free publisher tools to any media outlet on March 30, 2026, after six months of beta testing showed median post views up 46%.
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Your orphaned ASIN is costing you sales - Amazon's fix is two fields
Amazon's Newer Version Widget links old ASINs to updated products via Seller Central, cutting lost sales 20-30% during stock transitions and driving 15-25% CTR.
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Google expands loyalty program ads to 14 countries and AI surfaces
Google Merchant Center expands loyalty program features to 14 countries, adding local inventory ads, regional Shopping ads, and AI Mode and Gemini surfaces for member benefits.
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UK travel marketers bet on bigger budgets despite economic clouds
UK travel & tourism marketers predict revenue growth and budget increases for 2026, as AI search boosts organic traffic and influencer marketing remains dominant strategy.
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Teen's plan to save family rental with SEO caught Google's attention
Google's John Mueller responded today on Reddit to a teenager trying to save his family's Spain vacation rental with SEO, warning that rankings are not guaranteed and competition from aggregators is fierce.
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Reddit labels good bots and removes 100,000 bad ones daily
Reddit's new [App] label standardizes how permitted bots appear on the platform, as the company removes 100,000 automated accounts per day.
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YouTube sneaks into Android Auto - but only as audio controls
YouTube now appears in Android Auto's media controls, letting drivers play, pause, and skip content. Video playback remains blocked. Premium subscription required.
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YouTube's Effect Maker is now open to all - and it builds AI videos from a prompt
YouTube Effect Maker expands to all eligible creators with new GenAI tools, AI Video generation, and brand collaboration features for YouTube Shorts effects.
