Links are not a top 3 Google Search ranking factor, says Gary Illyes
Google’s Gary Illyes said people overestimate the importance of links, saying they haven’t been a top 3 ranking factor for some time.
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9 Amazon reviews best practices to boost sales and trust
Amazon reviews are critical for sellers. Learn the best practices to help gain an advantage while staying compliant with Amazon’s policies.
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4 reasons you should try Facebook Dynamic Ads

Facebook’s AI-powered Dynamic Ads are a smart, cost-effective option to increase user engagement and ad performance. Here’s why.
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Sundar Pichai compares the shift to SGE to the shift from desktop to mobile – and believes it won’t blow up Google’s current business model.
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Threads search has been limited to searching for accounts. But now Threads is testing text search in New Zealand and Australia.
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Here’s what we learned about Instacart advertising from the company’s S-1 filing, as the company prepares for public trading next month.
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These notifications come almost two months after July 1, the date when Google said UA properties must all migrate to Google Analytics 4.
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The death of the 10 blue links: The revolutionary role of generative AI in search.
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How to get Universal Analytics-like insights in Google Analytics 4

GA4 requires you to think differently Russ Ketchum, product director of Google Analytics, believes that’s a good thing.
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Amazon tests AI-generated review highlights with U.S. mobile shoppers

The AI-generated paragraph mentions product features and customer sentiment, and also highlights tappable product attributes.
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Many large language models are trained using website content without permission – and some brands are demanding compensatation.
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The new YouTube analytics report can help you understand whether Shorts, Videos or Live formats attract new viewers and bring back viewers.
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Introducing the CHERP, or chat experience results page. It’s time to give a name to the output of today’s generative AI experiences.
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Online brand strength is calculated as a score between 1-100. The metric is meant to capture broad signals of an brand’s influence.
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YouTube’s auto-generated video summaries are meant to give users an overview of videos. They won’t replace video descriptions.
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The AI-based tools that YouTube creators are using now offer a glimpse into the AI video generators content marketers may adopt soon.
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Despite signs of growth, Microsoft said figures were a bit behind expectations due to lower advertising spending.
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The AI text detector, launched in January, was meant to evaluate whether text was generated using AI. It failed.
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The voluntary upgrades enable advertisers to fully optimize performance across channels with the aim of improving campaign ROI.
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Turns out Threads isn’t the Twitter killer. Plot twist: it’s Elon Musk. The blue bird is gone and X.com now redirects to twitter.com.
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Google’s new feature enables businesses to associate creative assets like images, videos and text for a better user experience.
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Microsoft plans to soon bring its Performance Max product to general availability and continue to build on more features.
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Meta also confirmed that Instagram Reels will now be served on Facebook, creating even more reach opportunities for brands.
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Use these five handy and free tools and plugins for your SEO efforts to save time and become more efficient.
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5 Google Analytics 4 ‘flaws’ that you can use to your advantage

Many marketers believe GA4 falls short in many areas. But these perceived issues are actually positive improvements.
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Threads is adding branded content tools to create paid promotion opportunities
Marketers are eager to reach the Threads audience but with ads not yet an option, could influencer campaigns be the next best thing?
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Amazon Prime Day 2023 sets U.S. sales record: $12.7 billion
Amazon Prime Day 2023 broke records as customers spent more money than ever on 375 million products worldwide.
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Unlock the secrets to launching successful campaigns with this beginner-friendly checklist, guiding you through audience definition, goal setting, channel selection, and more.
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Gen Z is rapidly becoming one of the largest online consumer groups and so understanding what content engages them is crucial for advertisers.
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Learn key measurement differences between Universal Analytics and Google Analytics 4 and their implications for data analysis and reporting.
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The Force was weak with this Gizmodo article. Full of errors and published without his knowledge, the Deputy Editor vented on Twitter.
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Amazon’s popularity has grown as the starting point for product searches, including those in younger generations.
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