On this week's episode of the Niche Pursuits News, Spencer and Jared cover Google's expansion of AI Overviews with Gemini 2.0, Google's roll out of AI Mode, people's dissatisfaction with Google, and DeepSeek’s AI model.

When it comes to their Shiny Object Shenanigans, Spencer shares his Facebook Bonus earnings while Jared reports on his Pinterest-driven food site and a downturn in his Amazon Influencer revenue.

They wrap up with two successful niche sites which prove that simple, engaging tools can drive millions of visitor.

AI search engines citing sources - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-search-engines-often-cite-third-party-content-study-finds/540692/

Google announces AI responses in more searches - https://blog.google/products/search/ai-mode-search/

DeepSeek's responses resemble ChatGPT - https://www.forbes.com/sites/torconstantino/2025/03/03/deepseeks-ai-style-matches-chatgpts-74-percent-of-the-time-new-study/

People say Google is less useful - https://searchengineland.com/google-search-less-useful-survey-452700

Spellbee - https://spellbee.org

HeightComparison - https://www.heightcomparison.com/

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