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Google To Bring New Video Understanding Tech To Ask YouTube
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Google says a new Gemini system that inspects frames, audio, and transcripts on demand will power Ask YouTube on video watch pages.
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Facebook Groups Are Google’s No. 2 Forum Source
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ChatGPT Searches Individual Subreddits By Name
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Reddit still wins ChatGPT citations where a forum is the best source. Two captures, four days apart, show what actually decides the credit.
Why Running YouTube Ads Like Search Will Burn Your Budget
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Before funding YouTube Ads, businesses must fix attribution, build skip-proof creative, budget for algorithmic calibration, and simplify offers to one clear promise.
How Google AIOs Use Facebook, Instagram & TikTok From 300 Million US Searches
By Lemuel Park
Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok earn AI citations for different queries, rewarding precise answers over large audiences.