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How Researchers Reverse-Engineered LLMs For A Ranking Experiment via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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How Researchers Reverse-Engineered LLMs For A Ranking Experiment via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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How Researchers Reverse-Engineered LLMs For A Ranking Experiment
Researchers test two ways to reverse engineer the LLM rankings of Claude 4, GPT-4o, Gemini 2.5, and Grok-3.
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What industry data reveals about the impact of Google’s AI Overviews on paid search by Adthena
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What industry data reveals about the impact of Google’s AI Overviews on paid search by Adthena
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What industry data reveals about the impact of Google’s AI Overviews on paid search
Google’s AI Overviews aren't just a visibility problem, they're a revenue one. Here's what Adthena data reveals about CTR and CPC impact.
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We’re expanding beta access to text guidelines for all advertisers globally in AI Max.
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We’re expanding beta access to text guidelines for all advertisers globally in AI Max.
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We’re expanding beta access to text guidelines for all advertisers globally in AI Max.
AI-powered creatives are essential for staying relevant in today’s complex search landscape, but above all they must meet your brand standards. That’s why we’re expandin…
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When Google Is No Longer A Verb: Search Becoming Infrastructure via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
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When Google Is No Longer A Verb: Search Becoming Infrastructure via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
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When Google Is No Longer A Verb: Search Becoming Infrastructure
As agents improve and spread across more surfaces, discovery turns into a subscription habit, and the work of search gets delegated.
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We’re Bringing The SEJ Newsroom To You, Live [Free Event] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
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We’re Bringing The SEJ Newsroom To You, Live [Free Event] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
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We’re Bringing The SEJ Newsroom To You, Live [Free Event]
We're bringing the SEJ newsroom to a screen near you. On March 11 from 12–3pm ET, we've gathered our own search experts, alongside some very special
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ChatGPT ecommerce traffic converts 31% higher than non-branded organic search
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ChatGPT ecommerce traffic converts 31% higher than non-branded organic search
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ChatGPT ecommerce traffic converts 31% higher than non-branded organic search
AI referrals drove stronger purchase intent, faster growth, lower average order value, and just 1.5% of organic revenue, new analysis finds.
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ChatGPT ads expand as more brands and trigger patterns emerge
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ChatGPT ads expand as more brands and trigger patterns emerge
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Acceleration in ChatGPT ad activity spotted
ChatGPT ads are well and truly here with major brands triggering placements on high-intent prompts like “best” and “new”.
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Google’s Nano Banana 2, merges pro-level image quality with flash speed
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Google’s Nano Banana 2, merges pro-level image quality with flash speed
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Google’s Nano Banana 2, merges pro-level image quality with flash speed
Nano Banana 2 delivers Pro-quality, production-ready images at Flash speed, enabling faster, scalable creative generation.
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Apple rolls out Maximize Conversions to all App Store advertisers - what it means
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Apple rolls out Maximize Conversions to all App Store advertisers - what it means
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Apple rolls out Maximize Conversions to all App Store advertisers - what it means
Apple today made its Maximize Conversions bid strategy available to all App Store advertisers, replacing the older CPA cap approach with a target-CPA system that uses an automated bidder and Search Match to drive installs at scale.
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France's CNIL puts session replay tools under the privacy microscope
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France's CNIL puts session replay tools under the privacy microscope
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France's CNIL puts session replay tools under the privacy microscope
France's CNIL today launched a public consultation on session replay tools, setting strict consent and data minimization rules for website tracking technology used by millions of sites.
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Google's text guidelines beta goes global for AI Max and Performance Max
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Google's text guidelines beta goes global for AI Max and Performance Max
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Google's text guidelines beta goes global for AI Max and Performance Max
Google today expanded text guidelines beta globally for AI Max and Performance Max, giving all advertisers up to 25 term exclusions and 40 messaging restrictions to control AI-generated ad copy.
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Google's patent to replace your website with an AI page could change search forever
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Google's patent to replace your website with an AI page could change search forever
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Google's patent to replace your website with an AI page could change search forever
Google's newly granted patent US12536233B1 reveals a system that scores landing pages and replaces low-quality ones with AI-generated pages personalized per user search history.
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CJEU takes on FATCA: EU's top court to rule on banking data sent to the US
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CJEU takes on FATCA: EU's top court to rule on banking data sent to the US
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CJEU takes on FATCA: EU's top court to rule on banking data sent to the US
The Court of Justice of the EU today registered case C-804/25, putting 13 questions on FATCA's compatibility with GDPR and EU privacy law before its judges.
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Joost de Valk Exits Federated WordPress Repository Project via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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Joost de Valk Exits Federated WordPress Repository Project via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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Joost de Valk Exits Federated WordPress Repository Project
Effort to create an independent WordPress plugin and theme repository fails to gain support, prompting Joost de Valk to step away.
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Google Explains Why Its Crawler Ignores Your Resource Hints via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Google Explains Why Its Crawler Ignores Your Resource Hints via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Google Explains Why Its Crawler Ignores Your Resource Hints
Google's Gary Illyes clarifies why resource hints do not influence Googlebot's crawling behavior, and notes that HTML validity is not a ranking factor.
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Google February 2026 Discover core update is now complete
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Google February 2026 Discover core update is now complete
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Google February 2026 Discover core update is now complete
After a 21-day rollout, the Discover-only shift favors U.S. publishers, boosts local expertise, and reduces clickbait.
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Google’s Asset Guidance & Ad Scheduling Updates, Microsoft Negatives – PPC Pulse via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
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Google’s Asset Guidance & Ad Scheduling Updates, Microsoft Negatives – PPC Pulse via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
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Google’s Asset Guidance & Ad Scheduling Updates, Microsoft Negatives – PPC Pulse
Google reinforces asset variety, updates ad scheduling pacing, and Microsoft launches self-serve negative keyword lists. Here’s what advertisers need to know.
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Grindr's ad revenue grows 37% as platform bets big on direct deals
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Grindr's ad revenue grows 37% as platform bets big on direct deals
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Grindr's ad revenue grows 37% as platform bets big on direct deals
Grindr's indirect revenue hit $74M in 2025, up 37% year-over-year, driven by programmatic strength and direct brand sales as the LGBTQ+ platform expands its ad strategy.
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Discover Core Update Data, Sitemap Tips & AI Risks – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Discover Core Update Data, Sitemap Tips & AI Risks – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Discover Core Update Data, Sitemap Tips & AI Risks – SEO Pulse
Early Discover core update data shows fewer US publishers. Mueller says Google may skip sitemaps without "new and important" content. Plus AI memory attacks.