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How Large Scale Self-Supervised Pretraining for Active Speaker Detection Works (via Google Research) & Why SEOs Should Care (Maybe)
In this rendition of Hamsterdam Research, we look at a Google Research paper on large scale self-supervised pretraining for active speaker detection (ASD) and its (possible) implications for SEO work and video-based search results. Read more
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Hamsterdam Part 53: Weekly SEO & AI News Recap (4/8 to 4/14, 2024)
A weekly recap of SEO and AI related news, tips, and other content shared on social media and beyond from 4/8 to 4/14, 2024. Read more
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Guestbook Links Were Never Credible, but Branding Always Was: A Look Back at 2003 (A Hamsterdam History Lesson)
Website guestbooks helped site owners know their visitors, but SEOs spammed them for backlinks. We look at a 2003 Search Engine Watch article about this. Read more
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Don’t Mention It: Google Discover’s “Mentioned” Feature & Why Affiliate & Product Review Sites Should Care
Google Discover has a “Mentioned” feature with variations that can show products from an affiliate article but lead to Google Shopping results instead. Read more
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Hamsterdam Part 52: Weekly SEO & AI News Recap (4/1 to 4/7, 2024)
A weekly recap of SEO and AI related news, tips, and other content shared on social media and beyond from 4/1-4/7, 2024. Read more
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How AutoBNN Automates the Discovery of Interpretable Time Series Forecasting Models & Why SEOs Should Care (Maybe)
This is the second Hamsterdam Research article, which covers AutoBNN: Probabilistic time series forecasting with compositional bayesian neural networks. Read more