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YouTube Counts a View From the First Frame: The Number That Pays Stays on Engaged Views
YouTube runs three separate counters on the same video, and only one of them moved today. Beginning 24 August 2026,…
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Privacy-focused analytics platforms as alternatives to Google Analytics. Reviews and updates on Matomo, Plausible, Fathom, and other cookieless tracking solutions.
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Branded Searches Default Window Falls to 7 Days, Performance Max Drops Off the List: Google Announces Nothing
Google’s Branded Searches help page was rewritten without a changelog entry, a blog post, or an announcement. Three things moved…
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Google Ads Removes Language Targeting on Search: The Ad’s Language Becomes the Setting
Starting in September 2026, Google Ads will remove the campaign-level language setting on Search campaigns and let the ad’s own…
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Google’s Amended SerpApi Complaint Leans on Copyrights It Doesn’t Own
Google’s case against SerpApi is back, minus the claims the court barred it from re-pleading. On August 10, 2026, Google…
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Google Ads Passkey Rule Splits Into Three Dates: Only One Is Google’s
A passkey requirement for Google Ads sensitive actions is circulating with a specific enforcement date, August 19, and a second…
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Clarity Labels the Queries Behind AI Citations: One Share of Authority Becomes Two
Microsoft Clarity’s AI Visibility dashboard now labels which queries are branded and which are not, splitting a single blended Share…
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Ghost Citations: Why Two AI Studies Don’t Agree
Two vendor studies published this year measured the same behavior: AI engines that cite a page as a source without…
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Zeta Rebuilds Its Data Cloud on Palantir Foundry: The Governance Layer Agentic Marketing Was Missing
Zeta Global and Palantir announced a strategic partnership on June 23, 2026, at Cannes Lions, with one concrete architectural commitment…
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Meta’s Live Video Ads Reach Instagram: Live-Commerce Becomes an Attribution Problem
Meta expanded its Live Video Ads to Instagram on June 18, 2026, days before Cannes Lions, and broadened the format…
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LinkedIn Off-Platform Event Ads Roll Out Globally: External Webinars and Hybrid Events Get Native Feed Promotion
LinkedIn completed global rollout of Off-Platform Event Ads on May 6, 2026, letting B2B marketers promote external webinars without a…