Daily Minute Master Series
April 30, 2025

by Corey Padveen

Marketing News and Updates

Meta Launches Standalone AI Chatbot App Designed for Conversational Use

Meta has launched a new, separate AI chatbot app, essentially its own version of ChatGPT, which it hopes will help conquer rivals in the AI race.

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Snapchat Shares Mixed Results in Q1 2025 Report

Snapchat has published its first performance report of 2025, showing a steady increase in users, and improved business performance, as a result of its efforts to better engage SMBs.

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Facebook Announces New Measures to Combat Spam Posts and Comments

Meta’s taking some new steps to crack down on spammy content on Facebook, in order to combat the rise of inauthentic profiles seeking to game its algorithms for engagement.

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WordPress Robots.txt: What Should You Include?

The humble robots.txt file often sits quietly in the background of a WordPress site, but the default is somewhat basic out of the box and, of course, doesn’t contribute towards any customized directives you may want to adopt.

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11 Lessons Learned From Auditing Over 500 Websites

After auditing hundreds of websites, the most frequent or significant problems are not complex technical SEO issues – read to find out what are.

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Google & Apple Maps: 20% of Local Searches Now Start Here

New research shows that map platforms have become key search engines for local businesses. One in five consumers now searches directly in map apps instead of traditional search engines. BrightLocal’s Consumer Search Behavior study found that Google, Apple, and Bing Maps make up 20% of all local searches. This is a big part of search traffic that many marketers might be missing in their local SEO plans.

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