AI-powered paywalls and the Trump Bump: A look inside the state of the publishing business
I've been talking to publishers about what they're seeing this year, and it seems like referral traffic is actually starting to come back. I had one publishing exec who literally told me, 'Social referral traffic is back.'
Perplexity Is Referring Modest Traffic to Publishers
In August 2024, referral traffic from Perplexity significantly increased for major publishers like Forbes, The New York Times, and The Guardian, raising questions about AI search's impact.