Advertising&Tech
- Pinterest drops its first Men’s Trends Report, revealing Gen-Z and Millennial men’s search habits
- Samsung Ads rolls out a CTV tool to boost mobile app installs
- UK’s ASA cracks down on problematic ads for prescription-only weight-loss meds
Search Trends
- Google Ads API v18 to sunset on August 20
- Google is rolling out chat search to the Gemini app on Android
- Google Ads generating fewer clicks? Here’s why
- Google upgrades Keyword Planner with localized forecasting
- Google Offerwall explained
- Google Ads API to sunset ad sharing this October
YouTube
- YouTube shuts down the general Trending video page
- YouTube clarifies monetization update targeting spam, not reaction channels
- YouTube now lets creators share channel and audience data with brands for partnerships
- YouTube tests Ask Studio analytics bot
Social Media Buzz
Meta
- Instagram content starts showing up in Google search this week
- Threads gets close to X in daily users, new data shows
- Instagram adds new tools to the Ideas Tab on Edits
- Meta API adds new features, formats, and optimizations to partnership ads
- Meta shares reels ads guide, says campaigns using reels saw 14% higher average brand lift and 24% higher median lift than usual campaigns
AI Insights
- European Union rolls out new rules for powerful AI systems
- OpenAI quietly adds Shopify as a shopping search partner
- Perplexity AI’s plan for search ads looks nothing like Google
