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What Makes Up Perplexity Core Ranking Factors

What Makes Up Perplexity Core Ranking Factors by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 6, 2025 Metehan Yesilyurt, growth marketing manager at AppSamurai, analyzed browser-level interactions with Perplexity’s infrastructure and believes he has discovered how content is evaluated and ranked. It appears the AI engine follows a three-layer ranking system for the large language model (LLM), … Continue reading What Makes Up Perplexity Core Ranking Factors

Dark Users

Dark Users by Joe Mandese , July 17, 2025 During nearly half a century covering the advertising marketplace, nothing has fascinated me more than the concept of “dark media,” which are the parts of the media universe that influence consumers, but are effectively invisible to ad industry practitioners. But it wasn’t until 2011 that I … Continue reading Dark Users

Klarna’s deal with DoorDash is a dystopian reminder that groceries are so expensive you need a loan to shop

March 22, 2025 Klarna’s deal with DoorDash is a dystopian reminder that groceries are so expensive you need a loan to shop BY Grace Snelling DoorDash just penned a deal with Klarna that will let you pay for your take-out burrito in installments. This week, DoorDash announced it would be teaming with Klarna to offer a … Continue reading Klarna’s deal with DoorDash is a dystopian reminder that groceries are so expensive you need a loan to shop

When Some[thing] Shows You [What It Is], Believe [It] The First Time

When Some[thing] Shows You [What It Is], Believe [It] The First Time by Joe Mandese  @mp_joemandese, February 17, 2023 Fun fact: I actually struggle with headlines. But when I began drafting this column after reading The New York Times column about one of its writer’s conversations with Microsoft’s new AI-powered chatbot “Sydney,” this one just came … Continue reading When Some[thing] Shows You [What It Is], Believe [It] The First Time