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All eyes on you

Attention drives results. The post All Eyes On You appeared first on Carney.

Why Reddit is pivoting from social platform to ‘go-to search engine,’ with COO Jennifer Wong

Reddit is blurring the lines between search and social, positioning itself as a go-to discovery engine.

Bing Webmasters increases performance data history, AI Mode adds “People also search for,” and more

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Looking at stuff you wrote two years ago might feel cringey. But it’s handy for your website: Bing Webmaster Tools is beefing up its Search Performance reporting to now track 24 months’ worth of historical data versus the previous 16 months. You’ll also see new country and device filters and instant keyword tren

What to expect from an engineering interview at Modash

Get an overview of the engineering hiring process at Modash!

Perplexity makes a $34.5 billion bid to buy Google’s Chrome browser

It's a bold move on Perplexity's part, but Google is unlikely to sell Chrome, so it’s more of a PR stunt than a likely deal.

Gender exclusions spotted in Google Performance Max campaigns

A new PMax beta lets advertisers exclude genders, opening the door to more precise targeting and higher campaign performance.

Stop paying the Google tax and lower your CPCs by Edna Chavira

Learn how to spot and fix the uncontested keyword problem that’s quietly inflating your CPCs.

Google Preferred Sources rolling out in US and India.

Initially a labs feature, Preferred Sources lets searchers pick which sites they want to see more often in the Top Stories section in Google Search.

Earn 1,000+ links & boost your SEO visibility [webinar]

Earn 1,000+ backlinks and boost SEO visibility with AI-ready strategies. Save your spot for this actionable link building webinar on August 27. The post Earn 1,000+ Links & Boost Your SEO Visibility [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google: Invalid ad traffic from deceptive serving down 40%

Google cites a 40% drop in invalid ad traffic from deceptive serving, helping protect budgets and keep billing clean for advertisers. The post Google: Invalid Ad Traffic From Deceptive Serving Down 40% appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Critical vulnerability affects Tutor LMS Pro WordPress plugin

WordPress vulnerability in Tutor LMS Pro could expose sensitive database information. The post Critical Vulnerability Affects Tutor LMS Pro WordPress Plugin appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Vulnerability in 3 WordPress file plugins affects 1.3 million sites

WordPress vulnerability in three file manager plugins puts over 1.3 million sites at risk. The post Vulnerability In 3 WordPress File Plugins Affects 1.3 Million Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

WordPress contact form entries plugin vulnerability affects 70K websites

Critical WordPress vulnerability, rated 9.8/10, affects up to 70,000 installations The post WordPress Contact Form Entries Plugin Vulnerability Affects 70K Websites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google rolls out ‘Preferred Sources’ for top stories in Search

Google is rolling out Preferred Sources for Top Stories in Search, letting you choose outlets to see more often. The post Google Rolls Out ‘Preferred Sources’ For Top Stories In Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

LinkedIn expands newsletter access, previews coming premium package for SMBs

LinkedIn’s Premium Business Suite will include a range of easy-to-use promotion tools.

Google expands its use of AI to detect invalid ad traffic

Invalid traffic can increase ad costs, and skew your performance data.

Youtube adds new CTA options for Promote, more images in Community posts

Also, now you can re-process edited auto-dubbed clips.

Elon Musk threatens legal action over Apple’s App Store rankings

Elon says that APple is deliberately restricting promotion of both X and xAI.

LinkedIn adds ‘Mini Sudoku’, its sixth in-app game

LinkedIn’s added yet another in-app puzzle game.

Snapchat launches ‘McDonaldland’ AR experience

Snapchat will play a part in McDonald’s latest multi-platform promotion.

Threads reaches 400 million users, closing in on X’s usage

Threads is steadily becoming a real competitor for X.

Moving without traveling

Moving is physical, travel is an emotional journey. Moving takes us from one place to another, one job to another, one situation to another. But if we seek to insulate ourselves from the emotional labor of travel, we can build a cocoon around our experience and discover nothing. Once we choose to see what’s actually […]

The state of B2B outbound sales outreach in 2025

How important is outbound sales outreach to B2B firms? Why do they invest in it? Which outreach approaches are used most often? What do firms expect from a successful strategy? Read the full article at MarketingProfs

The PR power of listicles: Why journalists still love it [Infographic]

This infographic looks at five key reasons journalists continue to love PR listicles: readability, ease, clickability, structure, and versatility. Read the full article at MarketingProfs

Labubu summer

ALDI enters the chat. The post Labubu Summer appeared first on Carney.

The Walt Disney Company, Grammarly, and Intuit Mailchimp are 2025 Digiday Technology Awards winners

This year’s Digiday Technology Awards celebrate companies that are embracing AI and automation tools to enhance personalized experiences, enable precise targeting and drive performance across platforms and channels. Winners are also integrating advanced e-commerce technologies and focusing on measurement and analytics solutions that unveil deeper performance trackin

Pubg mobile launches $6 million global creator program

South Korean video game publisher KRAFTON has announced the global launch of its Next Star Global Creator Recruitment (NSGCR) program for “PUBG Mobile,” committing $6 million to support content creators worldwide. The initiative, now active across eight regions, aims to bolster the game’s creator ecosystem regardless of follower count. According to Esports Insider,

Free creator economy class offered to Hollywood guild members

Digital talent management firm G&B Digital Management is launching a free four-hour master class for members of A.M.P.A.S., the Television Academy, and Hollywood guilds. The program, titled “Flipping the Script,” takes place August 21 and September 4 at Soho House’s Soho Works in West Hollywood. The company’s College of Influence division will run the program. […]

Google launches a cart quality check, and Meta rolls out new brand safety measures

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! No ID, no cart data. But here’s Google with the fix: Google’s new Conversions with cart data diagnostics tool acts like a QA check for product-level tracking. It verifies that cart data comes with every purchase, product details are complete, and item IDs match Merchant Center listings. Pretty cool. Also, each s

X pushes hard for new AI features, but advertisers are skeptical.

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Hold your finger here. Can you feel a pulse? Maybe not, but it’s definitely moving: On X, you can now turn any image into a video just by tapping and holding. X is also offering Grok’s text-to-video tool, Imagine, to US users for free for a limited time. Clearly the platform wants users to adopt... The post X pu