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OpenAI's "Google Killer", the soaring growth of Reddit (and its share price!), fake news of fake parties, and legal hurdles for tech overlords - all in this week's Content Aware media and publishing newsletter.
Corbidge comments on... doom and vroom for tech platforms and publishers?
A new US administration spells uncertainty for one of the key protections social media platforms hide behind from legal obligations publishers have to take for granted. Our Human Swingometer looks at the chances a new president will make changes to Section 230 and if it would help or harm those on either side of the rule.
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NYT's $7.6m AI fight
The New York Times has already spent a whopping $7.6 million on its legal battle against OpenAI and Microsoft over unauthorised use of content. The figure was in its Q3 report, which also reported a surge in digital subscriptions and a first-time profit for The Athletic.
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Publishers react to ChatGPT Search
Mixed reactions to OpenAI's ChatGPT Search, and only time will tell if it's the "Google killer" Sam Altman and other hype merchants want it to be. Early feedback suggests weaknesses in old fashioned search criteria matter more than the LLM tech it's attached to.
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Reddit's new priority: feed Google
Reddit's first year as a public company shows strong growth, driven by increased traffic from Google Search. However, now it needs to find a way to turn traffic bumps into loyal users, and cross their fingers the traffic switch doesn't get turned off. They could ask some publishers we know...
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AI parade deceives thousands
Dubliners had the misfortune of feeling the real-world of impact of AI-generated fiction when they gathered for a city Halloween party which in fact was made up by an AI site generating content for ad revenue.
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Google's new tip: Faster crawling? Sync links!
In its latest update, Google let us know the importance of syncing links across mobile and desktop versions, revealing that differing links between versions slows the discovery of new pages.
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Google Discover: goldmine or gamble?
When Google Discover works, it really works. But don't get too comfortable says news SEO guru Barry Adams: traffic can vanish over night, which is why even Google recommends treating Discover traffic as "bonus traffic" and focusing on high-quality content with new insights.
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Meta's ₩21bn fine for ad data misuse
South Korea sapped Meta with a 21bn won fine ($15 million) highlights the growing scrutiny worldwide over how tech companies handle user data and who they share it with.
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NESS 2024: mastering Google Discover, Core Update recovery, AI Insights and more
The 2024 two-day SEO event for news publishers again showed it’s the benchmark for intense information, discussion, and learning around Google Discover, algorithm updates, site migrations, technical SEO, AI overviews, and more. Read our event summary.
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Fighting fakes with metadata
Time has earmarked a tech which authenticates imagery as one of its inventions of the year. The media provenance topic is hot news, highlighted by the international metadata authority IPTC and others in media at a recent BBC summit. The IPTC is working on putting together the next batch of media orgs to join its Verified News Publisher list. Learn more here.
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