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Daily Minute Master Series
August 18, 2026

by Corey Padveen

Marketing News and Updates

Meta’s true AI costs exceed previous accounts

As the tsunami of artificial intelligence-generated content continues to gain momentum in social apps, prompting confusion, distrust and even revulsion in some cases, social media platforms continue to double down on their AI investments, which will inevitably lead to even more AI infiltration.

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X algorithm insights highlight key posting strategies

Last week, X published new insights into how its feed algorithm works in an effort to provide more transparency into how its system dictates what each user sees in their feed.

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TikTok owner ByteDance signs Motion Picture Association deal

TikTok owner ByteDance announced a new agreement with the Motion Picture Association, which will ensure that the artificial intelligence options available from ByteDance include more guardrails to protect against IP infringement.

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The AI Conversations Leaking Into Your Search Console

In early August, an SEO called Anastasia Kourou noticed queries in her Search Console report that didn’t look like searches: “Yes.” “Yes go on.” “Yes, pricing.”

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What We Can Learn From Evolving ChatGPT Fan-Out Queries

ChatGPT is scoping its fan-out searches to sites it already trusts: operator is a method of reducing spammy results. See what the recent industry research reveals.

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YouTube Changes How It Counts Views On Long-Form & Live

YouTube announced a change to how it counts views, now counting a view from the moment a video starts playing.

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