Wikipedia plans to test Google Preferred Sources as search traffic falls
Wikipedia wants to find out whether asking Google visitors to mark it as a Preferred Source can turn a search click into a repeat reader.
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Reddit Answers is summarizing the Reddit out of… Reddit
A large-scale audit found Reddit’s AI search favors already-visible comments and strips much of the first-person voice from the experiences it summarizes.
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Meta One turns Instagram post links into a paid feature
Meta One puts links in Instagram posts, four at a time
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Google ordered to let rivals into its ad-tech walled garden
A federal court is making Google connect AdX and DFP to Prebid and let rival publisher ad servers access AdX demand. Publishers may have to wait up to 15 months for the doors to actually open.
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Perplexity is betting on creators as AI search’s new distribution layer
Perplexity is putting multimillion-dollar budgets behind creator campaigns as brands increasingly look at creator content as a source of visibility in AI search.
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Google Homepage tests new hover animation on + icon
Google’s homepage is testing a subtle new hover animation on its ‘+’ icon a small but notable tweak to the search experience.
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Google Homepage tests new hover animation on + icon
Google’s homepage is testing a subtle new hover animation on its ‘+’ icon a small but notable tweak to the search experience.
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Google tests URL breadcrumbs for sitelinks in sponsored ads
Google is testing URL breadcrumbs beneath sitelinks in sponsored ads on mobile, the latest in a series of recent sitelink design changes.
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Google tests URL breadcrumbs for sitelinks in sponsored ads
Google is testing URL breadcrumbs beneath sitelinks in sponsored ads on mobile, the latest in a series of recent sitelink design changes.
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A prompting guide for AI website builders
AI website builders make it possible to go from a blank screen to a live website in minutes. Which is a great option if you want to get your website live, but don’t have the technical skills to get this done yourself. But there’s a catch most people run into: type in a vague prompt, […]
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Google AI Mode now shows sponsored ads and organic products together
Google AI Mode is now mixing sponsored ads with organic free listing products on mobile, a format previously spotted on desktop by Brodie Clark.
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Bing tests hiding sitelink descriptions until hovered
Bing is testing hidden sitelink descriptions that only appear when a user hovers over the link, a shift from showing all descriptions by default.
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Google tests Chrome desktop Search with AI Mode from the Windows taskbar
Google is testing a new Chrome desktop Search experience that brings AI Mode, Google Lens, and Windows taskbar access together.
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Bing tests Top Picks badges within Shopping ad results
Bing is testing ‘Top Pick’ badges with larger result boxes in Shopping ads, likely based on past user click and purchase behavior for specific search terms.
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New Site Rank (NSR) – Google’s Site-Wide Quality Engine
Understanding that NSR stands for New Site Rank rather than “Neural” or “Normalized” shifts the strategy from chasing dynamic, page-level AI optimisation to managing an offline, batch-calculated authority ceiling for your entire domain.
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Anthropic merges Claude Cowork into Claude chat
Claude users will no longer need to choose between regular chat and Cowork for more complex tasks.
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New Google Ads Spend Benchmarks feature will put peer pressure on your budget
Google’s new Spend Benchmarks report shows how your ad spend compares with similar businesses. But the first public example suggests advertisers should be careful about treating peer spending as a target.
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Google Search Profile Badge – How To Add It To Your Site
Google left one thing out of the announcement around the new Search profiles features announced today, you can now add a Search profile badge to your website. This allows users/searchers to follow you directly from your website.
Google lowers Search Profiles to 10,000 followers, giving more publishers a way into Discover
Google has reduced the eligibility requirement for Search Profiles by 90% since June, opening the feature to thousands of mid-sized publishers and creators that were previously locked out.
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Gemini 3.8 Live makes Google Search more useful and clicking websites less necessary
Google is upgrading Search Live’s conversations and language switching, giving publishers another reason to examine what happens to the web links beside its spoken answers.
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