Digital Marketing Weekly News (Week Of 26/01) – Top Stories, Videos & Social Posts

Welcome to Search With Sean: Weekly News — your concise roundup of the key stories shaping SEO, AI, search, digital PR, paid media, and digital strategy this week.

Co Host:Amanda Walls – https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandajwalls/

Top Stories:In this week's top stories, ChatGPT unveils its new premium-priced ads, marking a big shift from traditional cost-per-click models to a cost-per-view approach. But with limited data and no clear ROI on conversions, how will advertisers adapt? The conversation continues with concerns over the growing dominance of YouTube in AI health-related searches, which raises red flags for trust and accuracy in medical information. Meta’s move to test paid subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp also makes waves, potentially reshaping how we engage with social media. Lastly, Google's new user intent extraction method shows a deeper focus on behavior-driven search predictions, highlighting the growing role of AI in personalizing the search experience.

Top Videos:The video roundup includes Dan Petrovic’s insightful chat on The Future of AI Search, where he discusses how AI models will revolutionize SEO and content formats. The talk emphasizes clarity, entity signals, and the need for succinct content in an AI-driven world. Also featured is futurist Ray Kurzweil’s bold prediction on AGI in a Moonshots podcast, where he suggests that AI could surpass human intelligence by 2029, blending human capabilities with machines. Yuval Noah Harari’s presentation at the World Economic Forum adds to this by discussing the impact of AI on communication and society, warning that AI might soon surpass human control.

Top Social Posts:Social media has seen some important conversations this week. One stand-out post comes from Marie Haynes, who shared insights from Sam Altman’s OpenAI town hall. Altman raised alarms about AI’s potential to concentrate power and wealth, with the fast-paced advancements in AI outpacing governance. Meanwhile, a post about Google’s Gemini 3 integration into Chrome piqued interest across the digital marketing world. This new AI feature embedded in Chrome will automate everything from comparing products to scheduling appointments, directly competing with OpenAI’s offerings, and changing the way we interact with browsers.

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