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07.04.25 - 20:51
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′Betrayed, That′s The Word′: Small Business Owners Reel as Google AI Destroys Google Search (ZeroHedge)
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'Betrayed, That's The Word': Small Business Owners Reel as Google AI Destroys Google Search
In March 2024, Morgan McBride stood in her half-renovated kitchen posing for a photo shoot. The images were for a new Google ad campaign, a celebration of the ways the search engine had empowered her family's do-it-yourself home improvement site, Charleston Crafted, to flourish. Just weeks later, she said, traffic from Google dropped more than 70%.
Morgan McBrideSource: Morgan McBride (via Bloomberg)
McBride had weathered Google algorithm changes before. But this time, the recovery never came. She suspects that more of her readers are getting advice from Google's AI-generated summaries, which now appear prominently atop many search results - sometimes giving renovation tips that she says are incorrect or potentially unsafe. “You can't just sit around waiting for things to turn around,” she said. Advertising revenue on her site has since dropped by 65%, costing her tens of thousands of dollar...
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24.03.25 - 20:12
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McBride Sisters Wine Company Announces New Leadership and Strategic Initiatives to Drive Growth (Business Wire)
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McBride Sisters Wine Company, the largest Black-owned and women-founded wine company in the United States, announced today a series of initiatives to position the company for growth. These initiatives include immediate implementation of a stronger supply chain, and a restructuring of the executive leadership team.
New Appointments
The company has restructured its executive leadership, including the appointment of a new Vice President of Sales and a Vice President of Marketing.
The company has named Art Moreno as the Vice President of Sales. Art most recently served as SVP of Sales at IBG Wine and Spirits and VP of Retail National Accounts at Palm Bay International. Moreno, a seasoned sales leader with a passion for growing consumer-centric wine brands, will play a key role in expanding the company's growth and points of distribution. The company has named Hilary Butler as its new Vice President of Marketing. Hilary most recently served as Sr. Director of Marketin...
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20.11.24 - 20:45
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Mike Johnson Bans Transgenders From House Bathrooms After 1st Trans Lawmaker Elected (ZeroHedge)
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Mike Johnson Bans Transgenders From House Bathrooms After 1st Trans Lawmaker Elected
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is banning transgender individuals from bathrooms on the House side of the Capitol Complex regardless of their gender identity.
Trans Rep-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE)
The move comes after the election of Rep-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), who will become the first transgender member of Congress.
"All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings (like restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms) are reserved only for individuals of that biological sex," Johnson said of women with johnsons, adding "Like all policies, it's enforceable. We have single-sex facilities for a reason. Women deserve women's only spaces."
"We're not anti-anyone. We're pro-woman. I think it's an important policy for us to continue. It's always been, I guess, an unwritten policy, but now it's in writing," Johnson continued.
The move comes after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a resol...
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