Some interesting numbers on the decline for clickthrough rates from Google thanks to AI summaries and overviews. It’s basically the apocalypse for publisher revenue.
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/google-ai-overviews-leads-to-dramatic-reduction-in-click-throughs-for-mail-online/
Ian Betteridge
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