Google Question Hub, accessible at questionhub.withgoogle.com, is now open for US based publishers to sign up for. In 2018 Google launched Question Hub in regions where the company found it did not have enough content it its search index to answer the searchers question. Google then started showing this box to searchers last year but […]
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Google adds CCPA opt-out handling for publishers in Ad Manager, AdMob
Funding Choices, Google’s consent management tool for publishers using Google ad servers, can now handle CCPA requests, Google announced Thursday. It’s integration with IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework is also moving forward. CCPA opt-out handling Publishers can enable Funding Choices to collect opt-out requests from California residents and comply with CCPA. It is integrated […]
What will publishers do when Google lifts the AMP restriction on Top Stories? [Video]
[embedded content] As Google lifts the AMP restriction on its Top Stories section in favor of page experience factors next year, it will also open up the framework’s exclusive benefit to all sites: eligibility for increased visibility and traffic from the Top Stories carousel. Maintaining AMP pages requires resources, and with less incentive to commit […]
What publishers need to consider before dropping AMP [Video]
[embedded content] Next year, Google will lift the AMP restriction on its Top Stories section and instead use page experience factors to determine what content shows up in the Top Stories. This news has publishers reevaluating AMP and their mobile strategy. During our AMP session of Live with Search Engine Land, Matt Dorville, SEO manager […]
Will publishers drop AMP when it’s no longer a requirement for Top Stories?
Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) framework was designed to give site owners a way to quickly deliver their content to mobile users. The company incentivized AMP implementation by making it a requirement for publishers that want their articles featured in Google’s prominent Top Stories carousel. With the recent announcement that Google plans to lift the […]
Nearly two-thirds of online publishers saw lower CPMs in early May
Technology companies and agencies have been reporting that CPMs are down for the past two months, although they’re now creeping back up. The IAB is out with survey data that seeks to quantify the extent of price declines from a publisher perspective. 62% seeing declines. Using a sample of 173 publishers and “programmatic specialists” (SSPs, […]
Outbrain launches Sphere, a platform for content recommendations between premium publishers
Content recommendation services like Outbrain and Taboola post linked thumbnail images leading to what is supposed to be related material, but the quality and relevance often leave something to be desired. In a move intended to offer high-quality and more relevant content to readers, Outbrain is announcing this week the launch of Sphere. It’s a […]