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Canva acquires genAI startup Leonardo.AI

Martech

Canva acquires generative AI content and research startup Leonardo.AI launched less than two years ago and boasts 19 million registered users. Its image- and video-generating tools are used by professionals across advertising, marketing, ecommerce and other industries. for an undisclosed sum. The Australia-based Leonardo.AI

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This day in search marketing history: March 25

Search Engine Land

Google Search Console users experience crawl stats report data issue 2021: Between March 10 and 23 there was a data issue with the crawl stats report, no Google Search performance issues were associated with this data bug. Video: Hamlet Batista on scaling and automating SEO with code 2020: And a bit about using Python.

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Meta will debut its generative AI this year

Search Engine Land

Meta plans to monetize its proprietary generative AI technology by December, joining Google in exploring practical applications. The company has been investing in AI for over a decade and recently created a new generative AI team to focus on commercialization. Behind the curve. In March, the Future of Life Institute, a U.S.-based

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This day in search marketing history: February 25

Search Engine Land

“We don’t thrive & users don’t thrive unless the ecosystem thrives.” Google’s recent preview of its generative AI search results featured answers to complex questions that were made possible after being trained on content created by third-party publishers, with a grand total of zero links to publishers.

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The History of Social Media Since 2003

Hubspot Marketing

1978 - The Bulletin Board System (BBS) is introduced, allowing users to upload and download software and data, read news online, and exchange messages with people in online communities. 1985 - America Online (AOL) is founded, and it lets users communicate online via email and messaging. billion monthly active users.

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This day in search marketing history: January 7

Search Engine Land

Google tests user comments for live TV shows. 2020: The user comments appeared in the search results for queries related to live TV shows. 2015: Torrent Freak study reveals the number of Google’s takedown notices were up 75% from 2013. Google believed it generated creative ideas from their employees.

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This day in search marketing history: February 1

Search Engine Land

Bing Ads rolls out multiuser access with single sign-on 2018: Multi-User Access allowed users to have one email and password to access all of the Bing Ads accounts they manage. 2013: Answer: On multiple devices. The Lead Up To the Super Bowl: How Are We Searching? For information on the football teams, recipes and snacks.