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Explain this story: Microsoft Clarity lets brands edit what counts as a branded AI query
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Microsoft's Clarity tool now lets companies tell it which words count as their brand name, even typos. This helps them see how often their brand shows up in AI searches.
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Microsoft's Clarity tool now lets companies tell it which words count as their brand name, even typos. This helps them see how often their brand shows up in AI searches.
What happenedFrom the article
- Microsoft Clarity now lets site owners customize "Brand Terms" in its AI Visibility dashboard.
- Site owners can define what counts as a branded AI query.
- The update allows abbreviations, translations, and typos for brand names.
- It is unclear how Clarity compares queries to terms, whether past data is reclassified, or if there are limits or costs.
Why investors careOur explanation
Clarity is a free analytics tool Microsoft offers to website owners, so features like this can make the product more useful and keep businesses using Microsoft's ecosystem. Better classification tools can also help marketers understand for their brand, which is the kind of data that competes with other analytics providers, though the article gives no numbers on cost or adoption.