Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is making some notable changes to the ad controls available to creators. Beginning in November, YouTube is dropping individual ad controls in YouTube Studio for pre-roll, post-roll, skippable, and non-skippable ads on new videos, according to a support document from the company bylined by “Rob,” a member of the YouTube team.Instead, creators will only be able to choose between having ads before or after a video on or off. If you choose to have those ads on, YouTube will choose whether to show pre-roll, post-roll, skippable, or non-skippable ads “when appropriate,” per a notice on another support document.YouTube argues that this won’t be too big of a deal. “Most creators shouldn’t notice a change as they already have many of... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Google will soon start requiring political advertisers to “prominently disclose” when they made their ads with AI, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. Starting in November, Google says advertisers must include a disclosure when an election ad features “synthetic content” that depicts “realistic-looking people or events.”That includes political ads that use AI to make someone look as if they’re saying or doing something they never did, as well as changing the footage of an actual event (or fabricating a realistic-looking one) to create a scene that never happened.Google says these types of ads must contain a disclaimer in a “clear and conspicuous” place, noting that it will apply to images, videos, and audio content. The labels will need... Continue reading…

Google's John Mueller offered advice about the use of Google site for SEO purposes.The post Google Confirms Google Sites Are “Not Ideal For SEO Purposes” appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

With the launch of the Apple Watch Ultra and Series 8, Apple expectedly discontinued the Series 7 model. Despite that, it's still one of the best Apple Watches today. If you have recently purchased an Apple Watch Series 7 and are looking for an alternative charger, there are plenty of excellent options out there. Some are basic and compact, while others are parts of larger stations. To help you find the right pick, we've compiled a list of the best chargers for the Series 7 model.

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I tasked six AI chatbots to create a simple WordPress plugin. Find out how ChatGPT, Bard, Bing, Claude 2, Code Llama, and Llama 2 performed.The post Creating A Simple WordPress Plugin With 6 AI Chatbots appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Buying a new laptop that caters to your specific needs can often be challenging. We have a running list of the best laptops you can buy right now, but there's never going to be a one-size-fits-all solution. Music production, like other kinds of content creation, has some requirements if you want to do it efficiently. We've already rounded up the best creator laptops if you're into other kinds of content, but for this list, we've rounded up the best laptops for music production.

Google uses Bloom filters in Search Console, prioritizing speed over accuracy, causing higher filtered data volumes.The post Google’s Use Of Bloom Filters Explains Higher Filtered Data In Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Learn more about OpenAI's first developer conference, DevDay, set for November 6, 2023, in San Francisco, CA with comments about GPT-4.5 and GPT-5.The post OpenAI Announces Inaugural DevDay Developer Conference appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

The Steam Deck is great for playing your favorite PC games on the go. Unlike the best gaming laptops, though, the battery is relatively small. The Steam Deck only has a 5,313 mAh battery, which in our tests, lasted us as little as two hours, and as long as eight hours, depending on the kind of games you want to play

To improve content quality, explore how ghost completes undermine the surveying process, factors that contribute to ghost completes, and strategies to reduce ghost completes.The post How To Reduce Ghost Completes And Improve Survey Responses appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

This is a laptop you won't want to pass up. It features an excellent processor with plenty of performance, a whopping 12GB RAM, and also comes with ample and quick storage coming in at 512GB. While there are a lot of great affordable laptops out there, it's always better to find a really good deal on a superb one.