August 5, 2024

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning.

Today’s roundup:

1) Outbrain Acquires Teads From Altice For $1 Billion.

2) Google Ads hit by major reporting glitch, exposing competitor data.

3) Google Explains Search Algorithm Updates Around Deepfakes.

In May, we reported that Google Search algorithms lowered the rankings of deepfake sites. Now, Google has gone into more detail on how this algorithm works and how you can manually remove deepfakes from Google Search.

4) Microsoft’s ad revenues surge 19% in latest quarter—but AI-fueled engagement has yet to fully pay off.

5) AI search startup Perplexity launches revenue sharing program for publishers.

6) Google Introduces INP Improvement For Publisher Tag Ads Library.

7) LinkedIn Adds Verification for Company Pages.

8) Reddit CEO says Microsoft needs to pay to search the site.

9) Google Ads Launches New PMax Reporting Updates & AI Generation Tools.

10) Google Merchant Center More Found By Google Product Feed Report.

11) Google Ads Click-To WhatsApp Messages.

12) Report: How Often Google Mixes Ads Into Organic Search Results.

 

More insights to explore…

Can You Buy Backlinks? Understanding the Risks and Benefits.

How Google handles JavaScript throughout the indexing process.

Enterprise SEO: 11 keys to success in 2024 and beyond.

 

AI Tools

8 Best Film Quote Finders.

7 Best AI Reverse Image Search.

12 Best Natural Language Processing Tools.

18 Best Lorem Ipsum Generators.

 

Have an awesome week!
— Itay Paz