Court Demands Google Ad Transparency

Court Demands Google Ad Transparency

Court filings reveal that Google quietly increased advertising prices using internal tools referred to as “pricing knobs,” which allowed small rises that went largely unnoticed by advertisers. According to Judge Amit P. Mehta’s remedies opinion, these adjustments...
Google Antitrust: AI Overviews Use FastSearch

Google Antitrust: AI Overviews Use FastSearch

The ongoing Google antitrust case has revealed that links are not used in the ranking process for AI Overviews. A search marketer recently noticed why spammy websites were appearing in AI Overviews results. The Memorandum Opinion from the case included a section that...
Interaction to Next Paint: 9 CMS Platforms Ranked

Interaction to Next Paint: 9 CMS Platforms Ranked

Nine different content management and ecommerce platforms have been assessed based on their Interaction to Next Paint (INP) performance. Interaction to Next Paint: Ranking 9 Content Management Systems INP is a key Core Web Vitals metric as it reflects how fast a...
Judge Blocks Google’s Default Search Deals

Judge Blocks Google’s Default Search Deals

Google has avoided the prospect of being broken up, but a judge has ruled that it must bring an end to its exclusive search default agreements. The tech giant may also be required to share certain data with its competitors. The ruling means that while Google can...
Survey Shows AI Tools Overtaking Google Search

Survey Shows AI Tools Overtaking Google Search

AI-driven tools are increasingly becoming part of people’s daily search routines, with ChatGPT seeing a sharp rise in adoption while Google’s dominance shows signs of slipping. A new survey of U.S. users highlights how quickly search habits are shifting, with more...
AI Mode Boosts STEM Searches, Says Google

AI Mode Boosts STEM Searches, Says Google

Google has announced that its AI Mode is now better equipped to deal with complex STEM-related queries, offering clearer and more direct answers — just in time for the new school term. The company confirmed that this latest update builds on its earlier improvements,...
Performance Max Reporting in Google Ads

Performance Max Reporting in Google Ads

Understanding how to access and use Performance Max channel reporting in Google Ads can provide clearer insights into cross-channel performance and highlight fresh opportunities for optimisation. For quite some time, advertisers and marketers have been asking Google...
Google SEO: JavaScript Paywalls

Google SEO: JavaScript Paywalls

Google has recently updated its documentation for publishers, focusing on how JavaScript is used to manage paywalled content. This change is aimed at improving how the search engine understands and indexes articles that sit behind a paywall. For many years, publishers...
WordPress Trademark Bid Rejected

WordPress Trademark Bid Rejected

The WordPress Foundation has hit a stumbling block in its attempt to trademark the terms “Managed WordPress” and “Hosted WordPress”, after the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected both applications. Despite the rejection, the organisation has not...
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