Add Search Engine Land to your Google News feed.     New on Search Engine Land About the author Cynthia Ramsaran is director of custom content at Third Door Media, publishers of Search Engine Land and MarTech. A multi-channel storyteller with over two decades of editorial/content marketing experience, Cynthia’s expertise spans the marketing, technology, finance, manufacturing and...Read More

TikTok may soon pilot an ad-free subscription service on its app. Code within the social platform suggests that subscribers may soon be able to access content with no interruptions from adverts for $4.99 a month. Screenshots of TikTok asking users if they’d like to upgrade to an ad-free experience were shared by Android Authority. Why...Read More

“Bogus.” That’s what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks about Google’s argument that there is actual choice in the search engine market. And artificial intelligence will provide zero advantage or hope for any companies that hope to enter web search – the “biggest no-fly zone of all,” Nadella said. Why we care. The ongoing U.S. vs....Read More

Reddit has launched new capabilities on Ads Manager for enhanced community targeting. The platform has added three new features to the platform, as well as two new administration tools, designed to enhance campaign efficiency and performance, benefitting small business advertisers all the way through to enterprise clients. Why we care. The enhanced features in Reddit’s...Read More

YouTube has updated its analytics platform to provide enhanced audience insights. Creators will now have access to data analyzing membership cancellation, and will also be able to compare new and existing viewer data for the first time. In addition, YouTube has carried out improvements to the design of its studio platform to enhance the user...Read More

X (formerly known as Twitter) has joined forces with the Google Display Network. Following a steep decline in advertising revenue earlier this year, the social platform has decided to start outsourcing the sale of some of its ad space. Moving forward, advertisers will be able to tap into the X home feed inventory through Google...Read More

During the ongoing DOJ antitrust trial against Google, the company reiterated it sometimes shows lower-ranked ads ahead of top-ranked ads.  This practice is known as out-of-order ad promotion. This little nuance to how the ad auction works can be confusing, so in this article, I’ll explain how out-of-order promotion works and why Google does it....Read More

Among the top one million homepages, there were a staggering 49,991,225 unique accessibility issues identified, averaging 50 issues per page. This statistic is shocking, especially when you think about Gartner’s analysis that digital products fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level 2 will outperform their competitors by a factor of 50. Many best...Read More

Microsoft claims its attempts to sell Bing to Apple were blocked by Google. The tech giant’s CEO of Advertising and Web Services, Mikhail Parakhin, said he offered Apple more than 100% of the revenue or gross profit to make Bing its default search engine – but the proposal was rejected because of the company’s deal...Read More

Reddit is getting rid of the ability to opt-out of ad personlization based on users’ activity on the platform. The change, which is being rolled out over the next few weeks, won’t increase the frequency of ads, but users can expect better targeted ads. “Select countries” will still feature opt-out controls for Reddit users, however,...Read More

TikTok has launched a new AI-powered tool to help advertisers create more effective campaigns. Creative Assistant, which is located in the platform’s Creative Center, can be used to analyze data, offer suggestions, brainstorm ideas and provide advice on the platform’s best practice guidance. Why we care. Creative Assistant can help make content creation easier and...Read More

YouTube has confirmed the global launch of video view campaigns (VVC). This new campaign type leverages AI to help advertisers target relevant audiences more efficiently and effectively by serving ads in the right place at the right time to drive interest and intent. Why we care. Serving your ads to a more relevant audience optimizes...Read More

The key to local SEO data is in its name – it’s local. Without it, a campaign may not receive crucial insights to adjust its central strategy. If you’re targeting Manhattan, N.Y., but 80% of your users are visiting from devices in Brooklyn, N.Y., you’re missing something. But how do you find these gaps in...Read More