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How CDPs boost audience engagement for publishers, how Prisma Media is spreading a uniquely French approach to life around the world through its luxury magazines, Google downplays news impact, real-time news monitoring + more
Italian newspaper says it has published world’s first AI-generated edition, adapting to AI is the future of reader interaction, 7 best self-publishing companies for books, keyword surfer + more
Is compression a Google SEO myth?, unlock publishing success with analytics, affiliate networks and platforms to boost your revenue in 2025, SEOquake + more
OpenAI launches $50M grant program to help fund academic research, The New Yorker turns 100, Audience retention strategies for publishers in 2025, Keyword surfer + more
Why you need humans, not just AI, to run great SEO campaigns, Gen AI is already being used in journalism, WordPress strategies for modern publishers, WTF is SEO? + more
New compensation model for generative AI and content creation, Google News automated publication pages to start in March, BuzzFeed to launch new social media platform, The Repository + more
How Deepseek's performance compares to other AI tools, Facebook groups are replacing shuttered rural newsrooms, secrets to evergreen content that ranks forever, The Media Copilot + more
DeepSeek challenging tech giants, Hubspot’s SEO collapse: what went wrong and why, SEO Chrome extension, AI agents' impact on publishing + more
Mapping local news publishers, hidden SEO insights from Google's documentation update, new panelists join WP Publisher Success Week + more
Google partners with the AP for the Gemini app, Substack rolls out livestreaming to all publishers, Google’s Barry Pollards’ 5 optimization tips for LCP + more
Google AI Overviews appear in 18% of publisher-related queries, WordPress for publishers best practices, Chrome extension for Google Trends + more
Googlebot verification methods, Bluesky's moment, Style22 product review, overcoming reader trust deficit, Times launches AI chatbot + more
