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Ahrefs leadership is once again calling out Semrush for making “7 shameless edits” to an Ahrefs vs. Semrush comparison article written by Brian Dean before his site, Backlinko, was acquired by Semrush. The saga continues. That would actually be seven additional edits. Because previously, in Ahrefs mentions vanishing from Semrush-owned Backlinko, Ahrefs called out Semrush…

Amazon generated $12.06 billion from its advertising services in the third quarter of 2023. The figure marks a 26.3% increase from the same period in 2022 – a result significantly better than forecasts predicted by Wall Street. Why we care. Amazon’s exceptional performance serves as a powerful signal that the digital advertising industry is experiencing a…

Meta’s third-quarter revenue jumped 23% to $34.15 billion, the latest indicator of a rebound in digital advertising. Meta, the parent company of Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads and Messenger, reported that: Ads viewed in the quarter increased by 31% from a year earlier. Average price per ad decreased by 6%, the smallest decline in seven quarters. The…

From home services to SEO and everything in between, do-it-yourself (DIY) content is one of the best ways businesses can engage with their audience online.  You’re probably wondering, “How will showing potential customers how to do my work going to help grow my business?”  DIY content has always been popular, but the continued rise in…

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reported its revenue rose 5% in the latest quarter after two straight quarters of declines on a rebound in the digital advertising market. Advertising is the biggest source of Snap’s revenue – and the company cautioned the ad market remains volatile, pointing to the impact of war in the…

Google is now rolling out the about this image feature that it announced back in May and is also adding new links to the SGE AI powered answers, the company announced. SGE AI answers with supporting links Google said it is now adding to the Search Generative Experience‘s AI-generated AI answers “descriptions of some sources,…

Google is currently testing a new overview dashboard within the Google Ads console. This new dashboard looks similar to the existing one but it gives you the ability to customize what data you see in the dashboard and also let’s you scroll through more data in a carousel format. More details. Anthony Higman spotted this…

Google is expanding its AR beauty ads to foundation and hair dye products. Shoppers can now try on different shades of hair dye before deciding whether to make a purchase, with plans to extend this virtual try on experience to foundation “soon”. This capability was initially launched for lipstick and eyeshadow products back in 2020….

Is Google testing placing ads between organic search results? Patrick Stox, Ahrefs product advisor, technical SEO and brand ambassador, first noticed that sponsored posts have started appearing where the third and fifth organic positions normally run. He shared a screenshot of the SERP on X: Here’s a video of it Stox shared on X: Lidia…

Microsoft has reported its strongest financial quarter to date in Q3 of 2023. Search and news advertising revenue increased 10% year on year, excluding traffic acquisition costs that Microsoft pays to publishers. The rise in search and news advertising revenue marks a significant boost from last quarter’s 3% increase. LinkedIn revenue was also up 8%, with…