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The episode discusses the evolution of websites and the impact of AI on local businesses with Raj Singh.

Send us Fan Mail Are traditional websites dying, or are they just changing shapes? Hosts Greg Sterling and Mike Blumenthal catch up with serial entrepreneur and Mozilla VP of Product Raj Singh to discuss how AI search friction is changing the local web. Learn why small businesses must lean into "trust artifacts," how APIs and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) will surface local businesses to AI agents, and why human-in-the-loop authenticity is your best defense against algorithmic spam. Subscr...

People in this episode

Hosts: Greg Sterling, Mike Blumenthal

Guest: Raj Singh

Topics covered

• web authenticity
• AI search
• local businesses
• trust artifacts
• algorithmic spam

Keywords

• websites
• AI
• local web
• small businesses
• trust artifacts
• algorithmic spam

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mozilla

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