by Amplitude Marketing | Aug 15, 2024 | SEO
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a final rule aimed at cracking down on deceptive practices in online reviews and testimonials. Why we care. Fake reviews can mislead consumers, waste time and money, and unfairly disadvantage honest advertisers. This...
by Amplitude Marketing | Aug 14, 2024 | SEO
The U.S. Justice Department is reportedly considering forcing parent company Alphabet to shed at least one of its units. Among the possibilities being explored following a judge’s ruling that Google violated antitrust laws, according to Bloomberg: Chrome, Google’s web...
by Amplitude Marketing | Aug 14, 2024 | SEO
Google announced a grace period for its planned phase-out of commission-based bidding in Hotel Ads campaigns. The new deadline is Feb. 20, 2025 Why we care. This extension gives hotel advertisers more time to adapt and carefully plan and implement new bidding...
by Amplitude Marketing | Aug 14, 2024 | SEO
Google will soon make significant changes to its Google Ads API, simplifying the process of uploading conversion adjustments. Why we care. This update removes a key friction point for advertisers and API users, allowing for more immediate data adjustments and...
by Amplitude Marketing | Aug 14, 2024 | SEO
The visibility of AI Overviews in Google’s search results increased to 12% in July, only to fall back to 7% by the end of the month, according to new data from enterprise SEO platform BrightEdge. While AI Overviews now have a “stronger presence” compared to June, the...
by Amplitude Marketing | Aug 14, 2024 | SEO
It should be clear to everyone that the Google documentation leak and the public documents from antitrust hearings do not really tell us exactly how the rankings work. The structure of organic search results is now so complex – not least due to the use of machine...
