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WordPress is losing market share, with over 10% of sites abandoned. Astro is downloaded 2.5 million times a week
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WordPress Loses Marketshare. Is Astro Eroding Their User Base? via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google is showing the full author name and the source, like LinkedIn – and name or Medium – and name, for the citations. It makes sense for these social platforms to show the name, because anyone can write anything on these platforms, so knowing the name makes it more useful.
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Google AI Overviews With Author Names & Source (Again)
Google is testing an update to the citations, anchor links, and favicons within the AI Mode results. This new experience seems to make the citations more clickable because the embedded links have larger favicons and seem to appear more often, near the text it is referencing.
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Google Tests New Anchor Links & Favicon Experiences In AI Mode
In February, Google announced that UCP, Universal Commerce Protocol, powered checkout is available in AI Mode. Well, now you can use UCP powered checkout in the main search results for some retailers like Wayfair.
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Google Expands UCP Checkout To Main Search Results
Google is testing letting searchers select the Gemini 3 model they want to use directly in the Google Search bar. The options can include, Pro, Fast or Auto, from what I can see.
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Google Tests Gemini 3 Model Options In Search Bar
A few weeks ago, we uncovered the beta self-serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT Ads.
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Official: OpenAI Beta Self-Serve Ads Manager For ChatGPT Ads
The Google Local Service Ads account access tab has not been loading and working for advertisers for the past several days. There are numerous reports of it failing throughout the day and it has become a huge frustration for a number of Google advertisers.
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Google Local Service Ads Account Access Not Loading For Advertisers
Maximize your local search visibility by optimizing your Google Business Profile and staying consistent on every platform. The post Is Your Small Business Showing Up in Local Search? Here’s How To Find Out [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Is Your Small Business Showing Up in Local Search? Here’s How To Find Out [Webinar] via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
OpenAI officially launches self-serve ChatGPT ads with CPC bidding, conversion tracking, and expanded advertiser access through its new Ads Manager platform. The post OpenAI Launches Self-Serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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OpenAI Launches Self-Serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Google is testing a cryptographic protocol for verifying bot traffic that could make unwanted crawlers easier to identify. The post Google Is Testing New Bot Authorization Standard appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Google Is Testing New Bot Authorization Standard via @sejournal, @martinibuster