Avoid Offerwall: It Will Frustrate Your Users
Offerwall, or as I call it, "Navboost Killer" is now generally available to all publishers. I highly recommend NOT implementing Offerwall. You will anger and frustrate your users to no end. I have covered this before. Beware.
Google Testing Real-Time Voice Live Mode on Gemini Desktop
Live Mode on Gemini desktop -> Google tests Live Mode with screen sharing for Gemini desktop "Hidden within the app's settings are configuration options for Gemini Live voice mode, including the ability to select from different voices, mirroring the...
Teens Prefer TikTok for Reviews and News Over Snapchat
Pew Study about how teens are using TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat - Check out the parts about product reviews and news below "In fact, roughly six-in-ten TikTok users say they go there for product reviews. Fewer on Instagram and even smaller...
March 2026 Core Update Far Less Volatile Than December
I think they are smoking something over at SEL 🤣 -> March 2026 Google core update more volatile than December — here’s what changed The March 2026 core update wasn't even close to the power of the December 2025 core update....
Google Gemini Tests Built-In Shopping Cart for Seamless Checkout
Expanding agentic shopping soon? -> Google Gemini is testing a built-in Shopping Cart and revamped settings "A dedicated cart inside Gemini would give that checkout flow a persistent home, making multi-item purchases and comparison shopping more practical for everyday users."...
The Web's Power: Shared Solutions Help Solve Problems
This has always been the power of the web. Someone out there has probably come across the same situation and problem you are experiencing. His site ran into the same exact situation my case study covered (and I posted that...
Starbucks Beta App in ChatGPT Eases Drink Discovery
This is pretty slick and helpful but 1) nobody knows it's available as an app, and 2) you have to summon it within ChatGPT. Again, the friction is too much. But again, once using it, it's pretty slick and helpful...
Spam Report Abuse Could Harm Innocent Users, Bad Move
The more I think about this, the more I think this is going to cause *many problems* for all parties involved. E.g. What would stop someone from filing a spam report (even if legit), but using someone else's name in...
Google's New Desktop App Makes AI Mode Default
AI Mode is the default there -> Google released a Windows desktop app yesterday. It defaults to AI Mode. Yes, we are already at a point where AI Mode is the default (for some search products). :) https://t.co/IdgaUpIN5M
Google Will Forward Your Spam Report Text to Site Owners
Important change from Google for how spam reports are handled AND for people filing the spam reports. 1) Google can now use those reports to issue a manual action on a site. They said that wasn't the case before. And...
Anthropic AI Design Tool Slashes Adobe, Wix, Figma Stocks
Sending web design/presentation platform stocks down -> Anthropic is preparing to release Claude Opus 4.7, along with a new AI-powered tool for designing websites and presentations, as soon as this week "News of the upcoming AI design tool sent the share...
Google’s New Changes May Finally Fix Impression Tracking
Could this be the start of Google correcting the impressions situation? These emails could just be a byproduct of the changes they are making (and maybe Google didn't realize these emails would be triggered). :)
Google Search Exec Affirms Barry Schwartz’s Notability
This is pretty awesome from Danny. Will Wikipedia listen? They should... -> "But I am a director within Google Search, and I would definitely classify Barry Schwartz as notable in the field of search. I'm happy to attest that people...
Google Tests Agent Tab, Prepares Desktop App to Challenge Cowork
They need to compete with Cowork -> Google develops its own desktop Agent to compete with Cowork "Google is testing a new Agent tab in Gemini Enterprise, hinting at an upcoming agentic workflow with task management features ahead of Google...
Meta AI Launches Contemplating Mode with 16‑Agent Parallel Reasoning
Contemplating mode is rolling out -> Meta started rolling out Contemplating mode for Meta AI "The mode orchestrates multiple agents that reason in parallel, with up to 16 working simultaneously on a single prompt before synthesizing a unified response....
