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September 07, 2026

Pittsburgh Venture Studio Leverages Trends and AI to Grow 21 Companies, Raise $234 Million

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September 07, 2026

Pittsburgh Venture Studio Leverages Trends and AI to Grow 21 Companies, Raise $234 Million

For Joey Rahimi, entrepreneurship has often been about the process of creating what he needs and wants, but can't find. He began his journey into building businesses while still...

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September 04, 2026

Google Trends vs Exploding Topics: Comparison for 2026

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September 04, 2026

Google Trends vs Exploding Topics: Comparison for 2026

Google Trends is a powerful tool for analyzing topics on the web. While most tools can’t match Google Trends' extensive database, alternatives like Exploding Topics offer great...

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August 28, 2026

I Tested 5 AI Citation Tracking Tools to Find the Best Solution for Content Marketers

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August 28, 2026

I Tested 5 AI Citation Tracking Tools to Find the Best Solution for Content Marketers

While the mainstream popularity of LLMs and AI generally has transformed content marketing forever, one thing is still as true now as it was in 2022: the tools you use and the d...

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August 25, 2026

How Much Traffic Reddit Steals From You (And How to Get It Back)

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August 25, 2026

How Much Traffic Reddit Steals From You (And How to Get It Back)

For the past several years, content marketers have noticed that one site seems to have a very easy time climbing the SERPs: Reddit. No fancy SEO strategies. No perfectly optimiz...

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August 24, 2026

Top Trending Topics (Sep 2026)

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August 24, 2026

Top Trending Topics (Sep 2026)

This is a list of the top 100 trending topics in the US right now. Note that the topics in this list aren’t fads (like new movies or video games). Instead, these are long-term t...

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August 19, 2026

Exploding Topics Expands Trend Spotting to GitHub & Kickstarter

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August 19, 2026

Exploding Topics Expands Trend Spotting to GitHub & Kickstarter

Exploding Topics is expanding the data sources we use to pick, quantify, and validate emerging trends with two new channels: GitHub and Kickstarter. As the leading platform wher...

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August 13, 2026

What’s trending for back to school 2026

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August 13, 2026

What’s trending for back to school 2026

Back to school season has arrived. Adobe forecasts show that spending is likely to peak in the first 2 weeks of August, and we’re already seeing a notable upswing in both search...

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August 12, 2026

AI User Age, Gender and Demographics 2026

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August 12, 2026

AI User Age, Gender and Demographics 2026

In no time at all, AI has gone from an almost theoretical field to a mainstay of our everyday lives. “AI” now attracts around 25 million searches per month, up from 1.8 million...

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August 11, 2026

28+ AI Water Usage and Environmental Impact Stats (2026)

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August 11, 2026

28+ AI Water Usage and Environmental Impact Stats (2026)

The age of AI has arrived. A billion people are using ChatGPT every month, and 78% of companies are using AI in their daily operations. AI is ushering in numerous benefits: incr...

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August 05, 2026

Publishers move to block Google crawlers as AI search surges

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August 05, 2026

Publishers move to block Google crawlers as AI search surges

For decades, Google has been the way the world navigates the internet. It has a global search engine market share north of 90%. Even a couple of years ago, the idea that major p...

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July 24, 2026

4 AI Tools for Content Briefs (Tested by an SEO Writer)

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July 24, 2026

4 AI Tools for Content Briefs (Tested by an SEO Writer)

A high-quality AI content brief generator can help you find related topics and keywords quickly, streamline the content creation process, and make it easier to get marketing con...

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July 22, 2026

What I Include in My Client SEO & GEO Reports in 2026

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July 22, 2026

What I Include in My Client SEO & GEO Reports in 2026

I started building SEO reports in 2013, and they stayed basically the same for over a decade — traffic, rankings, top pages, impressions, and conversions were what mattered most...

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