Amazon Lets Outside Stores List in Its Search for Free, as Bot Protection Blocks an AI Agent
TLDR
Amazon now lets outside stores list in its search for free, bot protection blocked an AI agent at 29 of 200 retailers, and Google AI Mode began booking plumbers.
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Amazon is letting outside stores list in its search at no cost. PPC Land also reports that bot protection turned away an AI agent at 29 of 200 retailers, and that Google AI Mode has begun booking plumbers.
How we got here: earlier coverage
- Nov 5Large Retailers Block Blend's AI Shopping Agent More Often Than Smaller Ones
Bot protection blocked Blend's AI shopping agent at 29 of 200 retailers, with large retailers refusing it far more often than emerging ones.
- Nov 2Three AI Models Chose Different Products From the Same Shopify Catalog
An experiment had three AI models shop Shopify's catalog, and each one picked a different product as the winner.
- Sep 29Amazon Blocked Meta’s Muse, And Robots.txt Had Nothing To Say via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
Amazon Blocked Meta’s Muse, And Robots.txt Had Nothing To Say via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
- Jul 16Google AI Mode Adds Direct Integrations with Instacart, Canva, and YouTube Music
Google is rolling out app integrations in AI Mode, letting users complete shopping, design, and music tasks directly within Search results.