Meta has been fined 390 million euros ($414 million) after European Union (EU) regulators found it had illegally forced users to accept personalized ads. What happened. According to the New York Times, Meta includes language in its terms of service agreement, the very lengthy statement that users must accept before accessing services like Facebook, Instagram
Read MoreAn announcement by Twitter, on Twitter, says that the company is going to relax its ban on cause-based ads (such as those for climate change or women’s rights). They also plan on lifting their own restricitions on political advertising. We believe that cause-based advertising can facilitate public conversation around important topics. Today, we're relaxing our
Read MoreAdvertisers running PPC ads on Google may have woken up to an email this morning outlining its new policy regarding redundant keywords. What’s changed. The “Remove redundant keywords” recommendations suggest redundant keywords within the same ad groups. You may see the notification at the top right side of your ads dashboard. But starting January 19,
Read MoreGoogle has updated the article structured data help documentation to remove the hard character limit for the headline property. Instead of Google saying there is a 110-character limit, now Google just says you should be concise with your headlines for your articles. The revision. Google’s article structured data help documentation used to write “The title
Read MoreMicrosoft may be adding OpenAI’s ChatGPT features to Bing Search in the coming months. According to a report by The Information, two sources from the company is saying the company likely will be adding the popular ChatGPT AI question and answer service to Bing, Microsoft’s search engine. What is ChatGPT. OpenAI-launched chatbot ChatGPT several months
Read MoreAs we ring in a new year, among your 2023 goals as an agency may be to level up your data game, deliver excellence to your current clients and stand out to prospects. Using the following tips will help you start laying the groundwork to build a culture of data within your organization. 1. Hire
Read MoreRap Genius returns to Google after link penalty In 2014, 10 days after being penalized for “unnatural links” that it helped create, lyrics site Rap Genius returned to Google’s search results. On Dec. 24, 2013, Google confirmed it was looking into an “affiliate” program Rap Genius created in order to get unnatural links pointing to
Read MoreIn search, one of your most effective and profitable strategies is to leverage your most valuable asset – your brand. People searching for products by brand name are further along in their buyer journey than those that don’t – a fact often overlooked. Making the most of your brand in paid search can lead to
Read MoreCommerce Components by Shopify (CCS) is the latest innovation from Shopify that gives large ecommerce retailers direct access to its component infrastructure. CCS is Shopify’s composable stack for enterprise retail. Why we care. Advertisers and retail brands could see higher conversion rates when they integrate with Shopify’s new features such as 99.99% checkout uptime, one-click
Read MoreTikTok has announced five new ways to help keep teens safe on the platform. The new enforcement policies will also make borderline or “suggestive” content ineligible for recommendation into TikTok For You feeds. What’s new. TikTok is increasing their enforcement of nudity, sexual activity, and sexually explicit content, including content that directs to adult websites
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