A report released by Vercel highlights the growing impact of AI bots in web crawling. OpenAI’s GPTBot and Anthropic’s Claude generate nearly 1 billion requests monthly across Vercel’s network. The data indicates that GPTBot made 569 million requests in the past month, while Claude accounted for 370 million. Additionally, PerplexityBot contributed 24.4 million fetches, and … Read more
LinkedIn’s push into video content is showing results, according to new research by marketing expert Caroline Giegerich. Her analysis, published in Adweek, tests LinkedIn’s claim that video gets five times the engagement of text posts. She writes: “Curious to test LinkedIn’s claim that videos receive five times more engagement, I wanted to see if the … Read more
A recent investigation finds that Google’s Featured Snippets may display conflicting information from the same source material, depending on how users phrase their search queries. This raises concerns about the search engine’s ability to interpret content accurately. Sarah Presch, director at Dragon Metrics, discovered that Google’s Featured Snippets pull opposing statements from the same articles … Read more
Want to get rid of that sinking feeling of looking with envy at the high review volumes and star ratings of your top local competitors? You already know that both review count and ratings are contributing to these brands’ dominance in Google’s Packs and Maps. Today, I’ll share some good news that could help the … Read more
A study by the Data Provenance Initiative, a collective of independent and academic researchers dedicated to data transparency, reveals a mismatch between ChatGPT’s training data and its typical use cases. The study, which analyzed 14,000 web domains, found that ChatGPT’s training data primarily consists of news articles, encyclopedias, and social media content. However, the most … Read more
Google’s AI Overviews rarely appear in trending news searches, study finds. Health queries most affected. AI Overviews appear in only 3.9% of trending news searches. Health-related queries are most likely to trigger AI Overviews. Hard news topics rarely generate AI Overviews. Source link
According to new research, Google’s AI-generated overviews have undergone significant adjustments since the initial rollout. The study from SE Ranking analyzed 100,000 keywords and found Google has greatly reduced the frequency of AI overviews. However, when they appear, they’re more detailed than they were previously. The study digs into which topics and industries are more … Read more
A new study by Pew Research Center reveals the fleeting nature of online information: 38% of webpages from 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later. The analysis, conducted in October, examined broken links on government and news websites and in the “References” section of Wikipedia pages. The findings reveal that: 23% of news webpages … Read more
What dictates your internet usage, specifically your time spent on social media? You’re likely to think of factors such as free time, personal interest, or maybe even employment that require you to be online a lot. However, have you ever considered how your broadband speed may influence these habits? An intriguing new study has discovered … Read more
Google is paying small publishers to use their AI platform to rewrite the content published on news sites that are targeted by Google’s platform for largescale content parasitism. People on Twitter express unfavorable opinions about it. Google is paying small independent publishers to use a generative AI platform that targets the content of other news … Read more
Since 2006, Immad Akhund has been building startups. “I’m a real startup nerd, or whatever the term is, so I’m always thinking of ideas and problems and [asking] why can’t this be better?” One problem he ran into consistently as he built his startups was working with banks. Often, startup founders open their business bank … Read more
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It’s a reality we can’t ignore: Customers are increasingly exploring different brands and shopping options. Product unavailability and depleted inventory shelve coupled with rising prices have made even the most loyal customers inclined to venture beyond their go-to brands. Does that mean brand loyalty is dead? Our new research report at 84.51°, “The loyalty shift … Read more
ChatGPT is known for its ability to generate text that mirrors human conversation, making it a widely adopted tool for various industries, including digital marketing. Yet, a recent study calls into question the model’s ability to generate and understand humor, a key component in engaging and connecting with audiences. The research conducted by German researchers … Read more
As artificial intelligence permeates our lives, public awareness becomes increasingly significant. In this article, we delve into a recent survey by the Pew Research Center that explores American adults’ familiarity and experiences with ChatGPT, an open-access online chatbot known for its versatile and human-like responses. Here’s a glimpse of the study’s key insights: The extent … Read more
