• Google offers a blueprint for brand success with YouTube Shorts Ads

    Google this week launched a comprehensive new guide tailored to YouTube Shorts. The move highlights the burgeoning popularity of YouTube's answer to TikTok, which boasts 2 billion monthly logged-in users and 70 billion daily views.

  • Google is cracking down on third-party apps that block YouTube ads

    In a support document, Google said that users attempting to access YouTube videos through third-party apps with built-in ad-blocking could experience buffering issues or see an error that reads "The following content is not available on this app."Read Entire Article

  • Google unveils Ad Intents, a new AdSense ad format

    Google today announced a new ad format called "Ad Intents," designed to integrate ads into existing website content and boost revenue potential for publishers using Auto ads.

  • Google AdSense launches new Ad Intents format for Auto ads

    Publishers have a new option for Auto ads to appear on their website, in the form of links and anchors.

  • Google Ads Reminds Advertisers Some Ad Customizers Will Go Away May 31st

    On August 31, 2021, Google notified advertisers it would drop support for expanded text ads for responsive search ads. Google is now reminding advertisers that Ad customizers for text ads, expanded text ads and Dynamic Search Ads will stop serving after May 31, 2024.As a reminder, Google launched ad customizers a decade ago, in 2014. The reminder email was posted by Navah Hopkins who posted a screenshot of it on LinkedIn, the email says:Reminder: Ad customizers for text ads, expanded text ads...

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    Ex-Trump White House lawyer says Trump’s post violated judge’s gag order

    Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz says that Trump's post about

  • What to Do When YouTube Warns You About Your Ad Blocker

    One of the internet’s simple pleasures is watching YouTube with an ad blocker. You can watch as many videos as you want without constant interruptions from obnoxiously, occasionally unskippable commercials. But ads are how YouTube makes its money, so they’re not too happy when people use ad blockers to get avoid them.

  • YouTube Doubles-down on Ad Blockers once Again

    YouTube (via Google) has again reiterated that it will not condone the use of third-party ad-blockers on the site.

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    Companies donating the most money to Donald Trump

    Stacker examined data from OpenSecrets to see which companies are donating the most money to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.

  • Google Search With 16 Shopping Ads

    It is good to have choices but too many choices might not be good, said some wise man. Well, here is Google giving you 16 choices of bikes in the shopping ad spot at the top of the Google Search results.This was spotted by Mike Hardaker and he shared this screenshot with me on X - here it is:I tried to replicate it, but I was unable to. I suspect this is some sort of weird bug?I mean, I was able to see the normal carousel ads:I also saw the right side ads:And those new vertical tall ads:This...

  • YouTube escalates war on ad blockers

    YouTube users who use ad blockers to avoid advertising on the platform will now see alerts or experience buffering issues.

  • Google Ads "Similar Product" Carousel

    Google has a similar products section and carousel for Google Ads sponsored listings. We have seen similar products and similar shopping related results from the organic / free listings but now I am seeing examples of a search ad carousel for "similar products."This was spotted by Khushal Bherwani who posted this screenshot on X:Google Ads tested a show similar button in shopping ads. We've seen shop similar features and similar products, as well as related products. Google loves query...