Search Featured Google Business Profile Chat feature to sunset on July 31, 2024 Google today announced the discontinuation of the chat feature within Google Business Profile (GBP).
Search Featured Leaked Google documents spark scrutiny of search algorithm These posts, shared by SEO professionals such as Rand Fishkin, Garrett Sussman, and Nick LeRoy, allegedly contained information about Google's Content Warehouse API, a system used to store and process data for search.
Search Featured Google Ads: Search Campaigns vs. Performance Max This article explores the differences between Search campaigns and Performance Max campaigns, two popular options within Google Ads.
Data Landing Pages: A Crucial Element for PPC Success Simply driving traffic to a website isn't enough. To maximize the return on investment (ROI) from PPC campaigns, businesses need effective landing pages.
Search Featured Chrome Extension emerges as users seek control over Google search results However, concerns arose soon after regarding the accuracy of the information presented in these summaries.
Search Featured Google Search AI struggles with factual accuracy AI Overviews has been plagued by inaccurate and misleading information. This has raised concerns about the trustworthiness of Google's AI and the potential impact on users.
Search Featured Google Search now indexes EPUB Files: what Publishers and Readers need to know Google can now index the content of electronic publications or e-books saved in the EPUB (.epub) file format, according to the Google Search Central documentation.
Data European Data Protection Board scrutinizes data practices of Large Language Model ChatGPT The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) this week published a report by its ChatGPT taskforce. This taskforce was established to investigate the data collection and processing practices of ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) chatbot developed by OpenAI.
Data Facial recognition in Airports: EDPB prioritizes user control over biometric data This decision comes amidst growing concerns around the world about the use of biometric data for passenger identification.
Data Featured Understanding Publisher Provided Signals in Google Ad Manager This functionality allows publishers to leverage their own first-party data and contextual information to enhance programmatic ad monetization.
Data Featured Microsoft Clarity vs. Google Analytics 4: a detailed comparison Microsoft this week published a blog post detailing the functionalities of Clarity as an alternative to Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This article explores the key features of Clarity, its potential benefits for website analysis, and how it compares to GA4.
Audio Featured Spotify to discontinue Car Thing device Car Thing, launched in 2021, was Spotify's first foray into hardware and allowed users to control Spotify playback through car speakers using voice recognition and preset buttons.
Social Featured Reddit launches SMB Micro-Certification for mastering Reddit Ads This program is designed to equip small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the knowledge and skills necessary to run successful advertising campaigns on the Reddit platform.
Data Apple revamps Developer Forums to enhance support and community Apple this week announced a significant redesign of its Developer Forums, coinciding with the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC24).
Data Looker Studio updates: new features and community migration The update introduces a new centralized forum for the Looker Studio community, integrates Looker drill-down functionalities, and introduces several new partner connectors to the Looker Studio Report Gallery.
Audio Featured Acast partners with Nomono to offer discount on portable audio recording device Acast, a leading independent podcast company, this week announced a new partnership with Nomono, a developer of audio recording and collaboration tools. This collaboration aims to provide Acast podcasters with a discount on professional audio equipment.
Data Featured PubMatic and Adsquare partner to enhance omnichannel campaign targeting PubMatic this week announced a new data collaboration with Adsquare, a location intelligence data platform. This partnership aims to improve omnichannel campaign targeting capabilities for advertisers.
Retail Featured Amazon DSP expands Line Item Moderation to more countries Amazon DSP this week announced the expansion of its line item moderation feature to include four new countries: India (IN), Sweden (SE), United Arab Emirates (AE), and Netherlands (NL).
Data Cloudflare retires Page Rules This change will be phased in over the next 18 months, with a complete shutdown of creating new Page Rules for all accounts by January 6, 2025. Existing Page Rules will be automatically migrated to Cloudflare's new "Rules" features throughout 2025.
Data Featured The Disappearing Web: a study highlights loss of online content The study, titled When Online Content Disappears, analyzes website snapshots collected between 2013 and 2023 to estimate the volume of webpages no longer accessible.
Search Google Search: Last-Modified Date in Sitemaps still considered a signal for activity According to his comments on LinkedIn, Google Search Console still considers the last-modified date as a signal for website activity, even though it is not the sole determinant of crawl frequency.
Social Bluesky launches DMs Bluesky, the decentralized social media protocol, today launched direct messaging (DM) functionality within its platform. This feature allows users to send private, one-on-one messages directly through the Bluesky app or website.
Retail Featured Google to release new AI Tools for retailers These tools focus on creating a richer brand experience for online shoppers, with an emphasis on improved visual content and deeper brand storytelling.
Retail Featured Retail Media Networks: Promising engagement despite viewability challenges The findings, based on an analysis of over one trillion impressions from 2023, suggest that RMNs offer advantages in terms of brand suitability, ad fraud, and user engagement, despite some challenges with ad viewability.
Search Featured Google Web Filter: A guide to search engine text-only results This filter, known as the Web filter, removes additional elements often displayed on Google search engine results pages (SERPs) such as knowledge panels, AI overviews and image carousels.
