A keynote at Google’s Marketing Live event showed a new AI-powered visual search results that feature advertisements that engage users within the context of an AI-Assisted search, blurring the line between AI-generated search results and advertisements. Google Lens is a truly helpful app but it becomes unconventional where it blurs the line between an assistant…
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is preparing for yet another change under its owner Elon Musk that seemingly no user has asked for. According to X’s Director of Engineering Haofei Wang, Musk’s social media platform is preparing to remove public “likes” from users’ profile page. This means that X users will no longer…
Google I/O 2024 was all about one thing: the launch of AI Overviews (short: AIOs). You might know the Gemini-powered direct answers as AI Snapshots from Google’s public beta environment Search Generative Experience. Now, they’re here, ushering in a new era for Search. Google’s stunning first quarter and the softening of the ChatGPT hype led me to believe that Google had…
If you’re going to take your kid to a party based on a movie or TV show, please make sure it’s an official event. Remember that viral Willy Wonka experience that looked like a scene cut from Breaking Bad? Well, now there has been a very similar incident for the beloved children’s show Bluey. The…
Getting your international SEO strategy right can be an elusive feat. There are a lot more factors at play than people give credit for, and it’s often a thankless job. A successful international SEO strategy requires a deep knowledge of your company’s commercial strategy as well as technical SEO knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and excellent data…
A 16-year Google veteran is raising concerns about the company’s current focus on AI, labeling it a “panic reaction” driven by fear of falling behind competitors. Scott Jenson, who left Google last month, took to LinkedIn to critique the tech giant’s AI projects as “poorly motivated and driven by this mindless panic that as long…
Online dating is getting a little too niche. There’s an app for vegans, farmers, rich people, Christians, the musically-inclined, and Christian farmers. So inevitably there’s a dating app for the chronically online, too. Available only on web or Android devices, Duolicious is the dating app for the “Based and true love-pilled,” according to its website.…
YouTube unveiled four new content and ad offerings at its 13th annual Brandcast at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. Key announcements include: WNBA Friday night games: Google and Scripps Sports announced an agreement for YouTube TV to show the locally televised WNBA Friday night games on ION in both the home and away markets of…
Web directories, once tools for discovering websites in the early days of the Internet, have evolved over the past two decades. While the rise of Google led many to assume that web directories would become obsolete, plenty of these online catalogs have adapted to remain relevant. This article examines the current state of web directories…
In a move that may terrify YouTube, TikTok is testing hour-long video uploads. First spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, the app is testing the feature with a limited group of people in select markets. The feature won’t be widely available anytime soon, TikTok told TechCrunch. Post by @mattnavarra View on Threads These 60-minute…