Google confirmed that the November 2023 reviews update is now complete. This update, announced on November 8, 2023, rolled out over a 29-day period. No more announcements. This will be the last time Google will confirm an update to the reviews system/algorithm. “We’ll no longer be giving periodic notifications of improvements to our reviews system,” the company said.
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Google is providing advertisers with the option to opt out of the Search Partner Network (SPN). This decision comes in the wake of an Adalytics report claiming that Google search ads were appearing on inappropriate non-Google websites through the SPN, creating potential risks for brand safety. The flagged websites referenced in the research contain pornographic,
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Duncan is an award-winning editor with more than 20 years experience in journalism. Having launched his tech journalism career as editor of Arabian Computer News in Dubai, he has since edited an array of tech and digital marketing publications, including Computer Business Review, TechWeekEurope, Figaro Digital, Digit and Marketing Gazette. Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the
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Reddit has launched two new ad formats within Conversation Placement: Carousel Ads and Product Ads. Conversation Placement sits within a Reddit conversation thread, appearing below the original post and above the first comment. The rollout of the new ad formats within this placement is intended to offer advertisers the opportunity to interact with high-value users
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Meta is reportedly planning to launch Threads in the EU before the end of the year. The news comes after X’s biggest advertisers – including Disney, Paramount and Sony Pictures –boycotted the Elon Musk-owned platform following his endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory Why we care. Although Threads isn’t serving ads just yet, brands can still grow their
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Email marketing remains one of the most effective channels for engaging your audience and driving conversions. But breaking through crowded inboxes is harder than ever. The Definitive Guide for Writing and Designing Emails That Convert outlines professional tips and best practices for optimizing email strategy. This comprehensive white paper shares: Key principles for email design
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A strong content strategy is key to engaging your audiences and driving conversions. The Content Marketer’s Funnel breaks down a proven three-stage framework to help you attract your target audience, create compelling content that drive engagement, and convert readers into customers. It outlines the metrics and KPIs to track at each stage, so you can
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X’s major advertisers have not posted on the platform in almost two weeks. Reports initially suggested that companies like Disney, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, and Universal had temporarily paused campaigns. However, key brands have actually ceased advertising altogether after Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory – which he has since refused to apologize for. Industry insiders told CNN
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Google Search supports discussion forum and profile page structured data. This functionality allows Google to show “first-person perspectives from social media platforms, forums, and other communities” within the search results. In addition, Google added new Search Console reports to support those who added structured data to their pages, the company announced. Profile page structured data.
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Sam Altman is returning as CEO, OpenAI announced. It is – perhaps (hopefully?) – the final chapter of a chaotic week that saw Altman ousted as CEO, two interim CEOs announced and nearly every OpenAI threaten to quit and go to Microsoft unless the entire board resigned. The announcement. OpenAI announced the news via an
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Snapchat has started testing an ad-free paid subscription plan in Australia. For $US10.50 a month, the new Snapchat+ tier enables consumers to use the platform without disruption from Story or Lens ads. However, the app notes that users may still see sponsored places or My AI responses. Why we care. Should ad-free subscriptions gain popularity,
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Crowd-sourced human quality raters have been the mainstay of the algorithmic evaluation process for search engines for decades. Still, a potential sea-change in research and production implementation could be on the horizon.  Recent groundbreaking research by Bing (with some purported commercial implementation already) and a sharp uptick in closely related information retrieval research by others,
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