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Last updated: 08 September 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
SEOs Are Becoming The Tools Of Their Tools – The AI Slop Backlash
Platforms like Spotify and LinkedIn are cracking down on AI slop. SEOs face a choice: treat AI as a shortcut or as an editorial assistant.
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Google unifies Google tag and Tag Manager, adds no-code event tracking
Google is overhauling its tagging tools, bringing Google tag and Google Tag Manager closer together while introducing no-code event tracking, faster data transmission…
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AI search is here, but marketers still call it SEO
The SEO industry has been debating what to call AI search optimization. GEO . AEO. LLM optimization. AI search optimization. Every few weeks, a new acronym gains…
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Your Google Business Profile needs a business continuity plan
For many local businesses, their Google Business Profile plays an indispensable role in lead generation. It drives calls, website visits, bookings, direction requests,…
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How To Audit Publisher Websites In 2026
A practical framework for auditing publisher websites in 2026, covering technical SEO, content quality, E-E-A-T, and entity consistency across passive and active…
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How to build content briefs around audience situations
Keyword research can help you understand what people search for, but it doesn’t tell you why they’re searching or what they need next. Better content briefs start with…
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The power of connected customer history by Rokt mParticle
Performance marketers have access to a wealth of detailed conversion data. A purchase can reveal product choices, basket value, discounts, channel, location, and dozens…
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Google Answers If Some Sites Can Ignore GEO And Just Focus On SEO
Google explains whether some industries can get away with focusing on search and ignore GEO altogether.
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WTF are fandoms, and why are marketers chasing them?
Marketers want their brands to be part of culture, rather than advertising around it — and see fandoms as the way in. Marketing execs have long since rallied around…
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OpenAI is sharpening its focus on enterprise advertisers
OpenAI’s enterprise ambitions have found a new target: ad teams. The company is hiring a San Francisco-based head of ads enterprise marketing to shape that positioning,…
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The new AI playbook: The rules brands are setting around customer-facing content
This article was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail . When and how to use AI in advertising imagery is proving to be one of the biggest questions facing…
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The IAB is developing a framework to tackle AI advertising measurement
Ads are starting to get served to bots instead of people. Nobody agrees on what that’s worth, or who gets credit for it. The Interactive Advertising Bureau is trying to…
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Media Buying Briefing: Legal woes can hurt a holdco, but will it matter to clients?
What a time to be a holding company CEO. You’re either the charmer who lands big clients then waltzes off to the next pitch to sprinkle your fairy dust (Arthur Sadoun),…
Read on our siteMeta glasses face more challenges
Sales are strong, but customer misuse has prompted bans, restrictions and a new market of apps that will alert people when camera-equipped devices are nearby.
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The platform offered guidance on what makes text compelling and said creators should aim to tell a story or offer useful information.
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Will Meta be found guilty of driving social media addiction?
A high-profile case in the U.S. got underway last week and the company may be on the hook for as much as $1 trillion in damages, but questions linger.
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The system allows advertisers to connect their campaigns to the artificial intelligence tool of their choice and use it to guide their promotions.
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The platform is opening up its television-style streaming feature to a new group of musicians, podcasters and media creators but the test pool is still limited.
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Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B
Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders' feeling of responsibility to community,…
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Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha?
A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation.
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Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule
Linkdaze's smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI meal planner tool.
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Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash
Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.
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Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated
Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools that threaten to undermine their livelihoods. That…
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Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors
In the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.
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