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.
Retail Amazon moves into direct car sales with Hyundai partnership across 48 US cities Amazon launches online car purchasing platform for Hyundai vehicles in major US metropolitan areas, offering end-to-end digital buying process.
Social Reddit launches AI-powered answers feature to surface community discussions Reddit introduces conversational AI search tool to help users find relevant community discussions and human perspectives.
Display French privacy watchdog fines Orange €50m for unauthorized email advertising France's data protection authority penalizes Orange for displaying ads in users' email inboxes without consent and cookie violations.
Data Court orders WordPress founder to restore WPEngine's platform access Federal court orders WordPress founder to restore WPEngine's access in major ruling affecting open-source ecosystem.
Search Microsoft discontinues cache links in Bing search results, following industry trend Major search engines phase out webpage caching features as web reliability improves, with Microsoft removing Bing cache links.
Data European data watchdog finds EU Commission illegally targeted political ads on X EU Data Protection Supervisor rules Commission violated privacy laws in targeted chat control regulation campaign.
Search Digital marketers express growing concerns over lack of campaign control in 2024 Industry professionals highlight challenges with automated bidding and reduced targeting options across major advertising platforms.
Data Featured BeReal's dark pattern tactics raise privacy concerns as user tracking system faces legal challenge Privacy advocacy group noyb files complaint against BeReal over consent practices forcing users to accept data tracking or face daily popups.
Search Search Console adds 24-hour performance data view with enhanced freshness Google launches new 24-hour view in Search Console performance reports with improved data freshness and hourly granularity.
