Perplexity launches ad revenue sharing program for publishers
Perplexity's new program aims to address recent controversies over content use while differentiating itself from traditional search engines.
Topic: Automattic
X referral traffic falls for publishers like BuzzFeed, Reuters, CNN
X, formerly known as a reliable traffic source, has sent less traffic to large and small publishers over the past five years.
WordPress proposes blocking FLoC by default
It’s estimated that 40% of all sites use WordPress. If the proposal is implemented, that could be a devastating blow to Google’s ad-targeting capabilities.
Shopify tradeoffs: What to consider before selecting your next e-commerce platform
Shopify makes it easy to start selling, but there are limits to its SEO and customization capabilities.
Revenge of the small business website
VC investments in Wordpress' parent and Duda, plus a new Yahoo website offering, show that SMB sites are still big business.
Google: AMP to use ‘consensus-seeking’ governance model
Nearly 80 percent of AMP contributors are now third parties.
AMP Stories: The new Accelerated Mobile Pages format from Google
Does this doubling down on the mobile framework by adding the new, heavily visual and interactive format signal a more aggressive push toward AMP-only websites?
SearchCap: Bing & Google Olympics, Yahoo tests & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing adds 2016 Rio Olympic Games search feature & “Events to Watch” prediction toolAug 1, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Powered by Bing Predicts, the new “Events to Watch” tool will be […]
SearchCap: Gboard SEO, Google PLAs & Project Tango
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Product Listing Ads officially launch in Image search, among announcements for retailers May 16, 2016 by Ginny Marvin New features for Local Inventory Ads and an update on Purchases on […]
SearchCap: Google sitemaps, Gboard ads & Sitelink card ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bug? Google Sitemap index counts drop across Search Console reportsMay 13, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Many publishers and webmasters are seeing huge drops in the reported index count in the Google […]
SearchCap: Bing App Index, Apple Maps Transit, Google Shopping Ads & Nearby Businesses
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Adds “Nearby Business” Mobile Ad Format For Location-Related Searches Up to four paid business listings will display with direction and click-to-call links. Is There Hope For Your Prospective PPC Client […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 27, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: StarCraft Themed Google Easter Egg “Zerg Rush” Calls An Attack On Your Search Results Google’s newest Easter egg, a search for “zerg rush,” forces to to fight an onslaught of invaders […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 21, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 23, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.