Crowd-sourced human quality raters have been the mainstay of the algorithmic evaluation process for search engines for decades. Still, a potential sea-change in research and production implementation could be on the horizon. Recent groundbreaking research by Bing (with some purported commercial implementation already) and a sharp uptick in closely related information retrieval research by others,…
Google has posted a list of troubleshooting and FAQs around the Google Business Profiles video verification method. As you know, you can verify your business in Google Business Profiles through a number of methods, from snail mail to video verification and Kara from the Google Business Profiles team posted some troubleshooting and FAQs for the…
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Google is rolling out a new feature for Local Services Ads (LSA) that automatically selects profile photos to display in advertisements. Why we care. This update aims to increase ad engagement and potentially improve ad rankings for local service providers. How it works: Google will choose photos from advertisers’ LSA profiles based on their likelihood…
LinkedIn has introduced sponsored articles, providing marketers with an additional tool that may contribute to enhancing brand awareness, increasing engagement, and driving lead generation. Why we care. As LinkedIn users will not have the hassle or inconvenience of having to leave the platform to read the sponsored content, this could result in higher engagement. How…
Google is testing labeling product images in the product grid search results with a label that says “product.” I am unsure if this is Google mislabeling the percent discount tag and sticking “product” there instead or if this is a real feature test. I mean, we’ve seen Google label image search with product labels but…
With learnt priors, RGB-only reconstruction with a monocular camera has made significant strides toward resolving the issues of low-texture areas and the inherent ambiguity of image-based reconstruction. Practical solutions for real-time execution have garnered considerable attention, as they are essential for interactive applications on mobile devices. Nevertheless, a crucial prerequisite yet to be considered…
Instagram has finally started to roll out much-awaited feature for Reels creators, allowing them to add up to 20 audio tracks in a single short video. This development follows recent statements from Instagram head Adam Mosseri emphasising the platform’s shift towards prioritising short-form content. The new feature enables users to craft intricate audio mixes…
It is widely recognized that artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant strides in recent years, leading to remarkable achievements and breakthrough outcomes. However, it is not true that AI can attain equally impressive results across all tasks. For instance, while AI can surpass human performance in certain visual tasks, such as facial recognition, it can…
Gizmodo published an article “exposing” CNET for deleting thousands of pages, as they put it to “game Google Search.” What CNET did. “Thousands of articles” were deleted in recent weeks (CNET declined to provide an exact number), according to Gizmodo. CNET confirmed the content culling. CNET decided which pages to “redirect, repurpose or remove (deprecate)”…