Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
 
Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 10, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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Distilled
Beyond Mentions and Citations: 5 KPIs for the Next Era of AI Search
TL;DR Mentions and citations tell you whether your brand shows up in AI answers. They don’t tell you whether that visibility is consistent, valuable or built to last. We tested five proposed KPIs that go a layer deeper: These aren’t settled industry standards.
 
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Search Engine Roundtable
Microsoft Advertising Bulk Edit/Appeal Disapproved Assets
Microsoft has released the ability to adjust and appeal disapproved assets in bulk. This feature is named Bulk edit disapproved assets and should be live globally in all Microsoft Advertising accounts.
 
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Marketing Dive
Bazooka puts reality TV rivalry center stage in social-forward campaign
Two stars of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” go head-to-head in an effort that features in-person activations and a social content series.
 
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Digiday
OpenAI is coming for SMB advertisers
The company is going after smaller advertisers. Its job listings prove it.
 
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Digiday
Meet the interior design creator who made a reluctant pivot that paid off
Like many creators, Julie Sousa’s journey first started during Covid, when she began uploading educational interior design videos to TikTok. She …
 
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Social Media Today
Meta adds more incentives for paying users
The company is offering new ways to build audiences and grow follower counts, according to social media researcher Jonah Manzano.
 
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Brain Pickings
How to Be a Good Explorer on the Lifelong Expedition to Yourself
Life is an ongoing expedition into the brambled tendrilled wilderness of ourselves, continually stymied by all we mistake for a final destination — success, superhuman strength, the love of another. Along the way, we keep confusing experiment and exploration.
 
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Chief Marketer
Ad Tech’s Last Neutral Party Just Picked A Side
When Publicis Groupe announced its $2.167 billion acquisition of LiveRamp, the industry found itself asking a question it had never had to ask before. LiveRamp wasn’t one identity vendor among many.
 
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Social Media Today
Meta adds more experimental Edits features to its beta tab
The company is allowing users to test new editing updates such as a speed curve function, color correction and folders.
 
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Brain Pickings
The Stoic Antidote to Frustration: Marcus Aurelius on How to Keep Your Mental Composure and Emotional Equanimity When...
The art of tempering your fury with an infuriating existential truth.
 
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Marketing Tech
How retailers are balancing AI shopping with customer data control
AI assistants are sending more shoppers to retail websites as Google, OpenAI, and retailers develop shopping tools that connect product discovery with merchant product data and checkout systems.
 
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