{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The GEO Show","title":"Your Plumber Can Get Booked Inside Google AI Mode","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1c51597f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":859,"description":"Welcome to The GEO Show, your daily briefing on generative engine optimization. Brought to you by GEOforge.\nHost Paris Childress covers Google AI Mode home-service booking links in the US, Anthropic's AP deal, Facebook Answers at scale, ChatGPT Ads bidding changes, and more.\nIn this episode:\n🔧 Google AI Mode adds US home-service booking and quote links. Links run through Angi, Thumbtack, Housecall Pro, and Jobber, with ServiceTitan coming soon. Jobber and Housecall Pro describe request or booking flows into their products. Angi sends homeowners to the pro's Angi profile to request a quote.\n📰 Anthropic's first reported digital news licensing deal is with the AP. Adweek reports the deal was signed just before the midterms. Terms were not disclosed.\n📘 About 6 million AI-generated Facebook Answers pages are in Google's index. Glenn Gabe calls it scaled content abuse across classic results, AI Overviews, and AI Mode.\n📈 ChatGPT Ads moves new campaigns to Target CPA and Target CPC from November 9. Max Bid and Max CPC retire for existing campaigns on January 1, 2027.\n🛡️ Blend Commerce: bot protection blocked an AI shopping agent at 29 of 200 UK and US retailers. Average score 65/100. Shopify stores scored higher on agent readiness.\n🛒 Amazon opens free Shop Direct listings for off-Amazon US stores. Products can appear in Amazon Search and Alexa for Shopping.\n📉 Taboola Q3 revenue fell 6.9% to $462.3 million. Management pointed to AI summaries and LLMs among the headwinds.\n🔗 SERP vendors say Google is throttling goto result links since October 30. Rank trackers may record redirect URLs instead of destinations.\n⚖️ A family sues Google over a student's use of Gemini, AI Overviews, and AI Mode. Google says it is reviewing the claims.\nWatch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y_ZIlXULaoc\nSubscribe for daily GEO news.\n💬 Question: For local services, is the booking platform becoming the new ranking factor for AI Mode?\nThe GEO Show is hosted by Paris Childress, founder of Hop AI and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7cDHOTKwTPJbamMzkSU5XMeYqbfRSPk5nMQ6zhbTeaI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kY2Ri/MGIyZjViNzJiODc5/ZGM5MmJhYmE4NmYx/MTVhYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}