It looks like we are seeing some Googler accounts being taken over by sites that sell SEO...
It looks like we are seeing some Googler accounts being taken over by sites that sell SEO...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
 
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Search Engine Roundtable
SEOs Taking Over Expired Google X Accounts
It looks like we are seeing some Googler accounts being taken over by sites that sell SEO services, or dare I say it, spammy or low-quality SEO services.
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Digiday
Ad Tech Briefing: More take-private deals are on the horizon, here’s what to look out for
The largest public names on the public markets are plateauing, prompting further speculation.
 
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads & Google Analytics Gain New AI Features
Google announced a number of new AI features for Google Ads and Google Analytics aimed to "simplify your workflow and expedite your path to business growth," as Google wrote.
 
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Social Media Today
Study highlights Reddit’s influence on purchase decisions
Users in the U.S. and the U.K. turn to the platform’s communities for advice and recommendations and often trust people on the app more than family or friends.
 
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Social Media Today
Meta faces a raft of social media addiction lawsuits
The company is fighting to protect itself from liability in multiple cases of social media addiction and a potentially crushing wave of payouts.
 
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Brain Pickings
The Wisdom of Water: Alan Watts on the Ocean and the Meaning of Life
Four billion years ago, in the hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the world where serpentine is forged, chemistry trembled with the promise of consciousness and matter began its long metabolic pilgrimage toward mind.
 
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Marketing Dive
Gap’s fall campaign enlists ‘Obsession’ star to promote denim
Ads show Hollywood breakout Inde Navarrette dancing alongside Malcolm Todd, who performs a new version of Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own.”
 
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Marketing Dive
CeraVe tackles tanmaxxing in social series to pitch Gen Z on SPF
The L'Oréal brand’s latest campaign taps home renovation tropes to engage a cohort that is increasingly prioritizing getting a tan over protecting their skin.
 
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Adweek
6 Campaigns That Were Only Creatively Possible With AI
For all the hype around AI, these creative ideas truly couldn't have been executed without it
 
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Brian Solis
Beyond AI Automation: The Human Future of Work, Learning, and Communication
At Synthesia Live in New York, I had the privilege of closing a day dedicated to the future of AI video, learning, communication, and work.
 
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Fortune
How Khloé Kardashian’s snack brand Khloud got ahead of the protein craze: ‘The timing was everything’
Khloud is winning over consumers at Target, Starbucks, and Walmart. For Khloé Kardashian, the journey to this point has been "a lot of trial and error."
 
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Chief Marketer
Ad Tech’s Trust Problem Isn’t Going Away. We Just Stopped Talking About It
I’ve spent over 25 years in this industry, and I’ve staked the last eight of them on a simple bet: a business rooted in responsible practices isn’t at odds with commercial success. It’s hard for me to watch what’s happening right now and stay quiet.
 
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