Monocular depth estimation (MDE) plays an important role in various applications, including image and video editing, scene reconstruction, novel view synthesis, and robotic navigation. However, this task poses significant challenges due to the inherent scale distance ambiguity, making it ill-posed. Learning-based methods should utilize robust semantic knowledge to achieve accurate results and overcome this…
Pinterest just rolled out a bunch of fresh and upgraded ad products. The platform says its new features cover “the complete user experience” on the platform, from discovery to decision to action, helping advertisers to better connect with the Pinterest audience. Here’s a roundup of the platform’s key ad product announcements you need to know…
The strongest paid search strategy builds on your brand’s unique value. Here, you control the customer experience and messaging, driving traffic that converts from search, via Google Ads. Your brand terms, message and unique selling points are yours to leverage – and in paid search, they should be your safe haven. But with fierce competition,…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Ads is launching confidential matching, a new privacy-centric ad feature. Google is testing a new AI Overview interface. Advertisers are complaining about fraud on the Search…
Google Ads made broad match the default setting when creating new Search campaigns, a departure from its previous default of having broad match turned off. Why it matters. This change could significantly impact campaign performance and budget spend if advertisers aren’t vigilant. Key details: Broad match is now enabled by default for new Search campaigns…
Google has successfully maneuvered to have its adtech antitrust case heard by a judge rather than a jury, potentially reducing unpredictability in the high-stakes lawsuit. Driving the news. Google submitted a $2.3 million cashier’s check to cover potential damages, effectively removing the monetary aspect of the case and securing a bench trial. The case, brought…
NASA recently provided a fascinating glimpse into the cosmos by capturing radar images of a stadium-sized asteroid as it passed by Earth. The asteroid, known as 2008 OS7, made a close approach to our planet on February 2, prompting NASA to utilize its Deep Space Network radar system to obtain detailed images of this…
As the marketing landscape evolves with over 12,000 tools vying for attention, understanding the challenges and opportunities is more critical than ever. The right insights on first-party data can empower you to stay ahead of the curve — and take advantage of new opportunities to engage with your customers. However, walking the line between data…
Writing compelling, must-click ads was, until recently, one of the last aspects of PPC that couldn’t be automated. But with the introduction of ChatGPT and the rise of other large language models (LLMs), automation in PPC is now on a whole new level. Automation has had a game-changing impact on PPC marketing over the last…
There has been some confusion around how Google handles pages that might be more costly for Google Search to crawl, render, index and serve – i.e. JavaScript pages. Google does not have a monetary budget per site, in terms of it will spend $X of crawling budget on your site. Yes, sites do have a…
