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From clicks to curation: How publishers can reclaim control of the media ecosystem

Kenneth Suh, Chief Strategy Officer, Nexxen The rise of zero-click search — in which users get answers through AI-powered summaries without ever clicking through to a website — has disrupted the once-reliable flow of referral traffic from search for many publishers. Unfortunately, fewer page visits mean fewer opportunities for monetization, creating fresh challenges for media […]

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AI isn’t just changing search — it’s rewriting the ad stack

Alex Herguth, vp of publisher development, PubMatic A fundamental shift is underway in how consumers discover products and make purchasing decisions. Generative AI platforms, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and Perplexity, among others, are becoming the new front door to the internet. Users are increasingly turning to conversational interfaces that synthesize information, personalize results

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Build Better Highways, Not Faster Cars: The Infrastructure Ad Tech Really Needs

For all of the ad tech industry’s sophistication, fragmentation remains its original sin. The solution isn’t a mystery. Everyone agrees that greater interoperability is the answer. So what’s standing in the way? For many platforms, keeping data locked inside a single ecosystem ensures revenue, even if it makes life harder for buyers. Most advertisers juggle

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Etsy sellers aren’t sure about the new ChatGPT checkout integration

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Etsy sellers are voicing mixed opinions about the platform’s new partnership with OpenAI, which marks a major development in how consumers are using AI engines to shop. Last week, Etsy said it had enabled checkout directly through ChatGPT for U.S. buyers and U.S. sellers. The

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Why 1440 is evolving from a newsletter company to a destination of explainers

Daily email newsletter 1440 is evolving into what it’s calling a “knowledge collective,” creating a library of explainers on its own website on topics that its readers want to learn more about. The company’s shift comes as the way readers find and consume information is changing, with AI products taking up more real estate in

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