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Social Media Today

EU takes next steps to limit teen social media use

“Almost 60% of young children have experienced emotional or psychosocial problems online,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Expands Alcohol, Gambling & Games Policy

Google Ads has posted that it has (1) expanded its alcohol policy to expand the approved geographic locations and (2) updated the gambling and games policy to expand the certification requirements to all categories under this policy.

Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 14, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

Social Media Today

Meta expands its Louisiana data center project

The updated development includes an investment of more than $50 billion in the region and assurances of support for local schools and businesses.

Fortune

How Adobe’s CMO is preparing for the AI-powered era of brand discovery

As consumers turn to AI tools instead of traditional search, Adobe is tracking how its brand shows up where buying decisions begin.

ON-DEMAND TRAINING

American Marketing Association

Introduction to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

This introductory training provides a foundational understanding of search engine optimization and its impact on content visibility.

American Marketing Association

Influencer Marketing

The training offers practical insights from multiple perspectives, including direct creator experiences and case studies. Develop practical skills in crafting compelling marketing briefs, measuring campaign impact, and navigating emerging technologies like AI in the influencer marketing landscape.

Marketing Dive

Advertisers don’t trust CTV inventory despite climbing spend: IAB

Just 41% of buyers are confident in commerce and retail media networks for CTV buying amid a convergence between the channels.

Adweek

When Streaming TV Integrations Don’t Feel Like Ads

How Amazon, Tinuiti, Liquid I.V., and Sony authentically tapped into streaming TV fandoms

Adweek

The Trade Desk Taps Ex-Google and LinkedIn Ad Exec Penry Price for Board Appointment

Price's appointment comes after a string of board and C-suite departures at the adtech company.

Fast Company

The viral influencer who broke ChatGPT’s brain just proved OpenAI’s latest GPT-Live model still can’t beat him

ChatGPT just launched a new voice model, and above all else, its conversations are meant to feel natural. Seriously—the word natural appears no less than 13 times in OpenAI’s announcement of GPT-Live.

CMSWire

AI Agents Will Expose the Weakest Links in Your Content Infrastructure

Salesforce's Fin deal is a reminder: AI agents expose whatever knowledge system sits beneath them, good or bad.Continue reading...

Chief Marketer

Q2 2026 Was The Quarter AI Media Started To Scale

Advertising in AI-native destinations and experiences is already starting to look less like a series of experiments and more like an emerging market. Three months ago, I argued that AI platforms had started acting like media companies.

Hubspot

Best content optimization tools for ROI-focused teams

Organic search still delivers some of the strongest returns in marketing, and the right content optimization tools make it easier to capture.