This Android App Blocks the Most Addicting Parts of Social Media
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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I open Instagram to check out my friends’ Stories, updates from my local community, and the latest dog video my wife sent me last night. But after doing all of that, I find myself doomscrolling for hours. It got so bad, I ended up deleting the app and using the website exclusively. It’s a similar […]
This App Lets You Use Android Auto in Any Car
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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The driving experience with Android devices has been a bit hit-and-miss down the years, it’s fair to say, with features and modes appearing and then disappearing, and Android Auto going through a few changes as well since its 2014 launch. Android Auto was originally available on both phone screens and vehicle dashboards, before being replaced […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 20, 2026
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
10 Privacy Hacks for Managing Browser Cookies Everyone Should Know
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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Do you “accept” or “reject” that cookie request? Browser cookies don’t just remember your login details: They can track your browsing history across websites, follow you around with specific ads, or even hijack your active browser session to log into your accounts without a password. On the other hand, if you don’t click accept when you […]
Google Content API Extended Access Form Now Available
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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As many of you know, the Google Content API for Shopping is being replaced by the Google Merchant API by August 18th. Google has opened up a request form to ask Google to give you an extension on the August 18th deadline.
ChatGPT Showing Two Ads In Footer Of Results
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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OpenAI seems to have started to show two ads in the footer of the ChatGPT responses. Generally, we have only really seen one ad from one advertiser. Sometimes we’d see two ads from a single advertiser. But now we are seeing examples of two ads from two different advertisers.
Google Warns Not To Uninstall/Reinstall Google & YouTube Shopify App
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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Google has updated us on the Google and YouTube Shopify app issue with uninstalling and reinstalling the app. In short, do not do it, do not uninstall and reinstall the app. Google said it will handle the API transition for you. If you do uninstall and reinstall the app, it can currently lead to issues, […]
Google: We Send Billions Of Clicks To Websites Weekly Through AI Search
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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Nick Fox, Google’s head of search, said on Friday that Google’s AI Mode and AI Overviews – its AI search features – send billions of clicks to websites every week. He said Google Search overall is still sending billions of clicks daily, is only seeing growth…
He Started with $5,000. Now He Owns 14 Rental Properties (And Quit His Job!)
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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When Niyi Adewole got his first “real” job out of college, he had one goal: financial freedom. But when he asked his coworkers about the company 401(k), he left more […]
The Housing Market Is Shifting. Here’s What Rookies Should Do. (Rookie Reply)
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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The housing market looks very different than it did just a year or two ago. Home prices are softening, rates have eased slightly from the highs of 2023 and 2024, […]
The biggest mistake sellers are making right now (and how you can help them avoid it)
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- Posted on July 20, 2026
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Although you can’t control rates, inventory or affordability, Jimmy Burgess writes, you can help your sellers navigate those realities.
Luxury buyers now expect home to function like a 5-star hotel
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- Posted on July 19, 2026
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Miltiadis Kastanis shows how branded developments are transforming buyer expectations and elevating the resident experience.
Compass, Keller Williams, REMAX and more: Inman’s Top 5
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- Posted on July 19, 2026
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Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.
Winning AI search: Now Streaming
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- Posted on July 19, 2026
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Jeff Lobb of SparkTank Media and Searchably.ai teaches you how to get discovered by AI as online search shifts.
‘You’re all Tony Stark’: Rechat exec on AI and the Iron Man mindset
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- Posted on July 19, 2026
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Rechat’s Audie Chamberlain discusses how AI can cut weeks of marketing work into minutes, why “AI-powered” has become a meaningless term, and how to build an AI “chief of staff.”







