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The Semantic Imperative: Investment in Image Description Data is Foundational for AI Commerce

Discover how leveraging alt text and rich descriptive data builds the semantic ground for AI commerce. Drive superior product discovery, personalization, and conversion for multimodal digital shoppers.

November 20, 2025

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November 4, 2025
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Scribely at M-Enabling 2025: An AI Pivot Story & What's Next for Alt Text

When powerful multimodal AI systems emerged, Scribely faced a major challenge: Did it undermine the need for human-led, quality image description? CEO Caroline Desrosiers shares how they pivoted, using AI to engineer quality into digital infrastructure.

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October 29, 2025
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Beyond the Visual: Describing The New York Times' Most Influential Magazine Covers

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October 27, 2025
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August 12, 2025
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Why High-Quality Image Description Data Matters for AEO Success

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August 7, 2025
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Social Media Accessibility Part 2: How to Make Your Social Media Content Accessible

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May 16, 2024
2024-05-16

2024 E-Commerce Content Accessibility Report

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May 15, 2024
2024-05-15

Amplifying Accessibility: Scribely’s Role in The DisCo Collective 

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May 7, 2024
2024-05-07

Making the Met Gala 2024 Visually Accessible

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February 26, 2024
2024-02-26

Ready to Make Your Website More Accessible? Try Scribely’s Alt Text Checker!

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Accessibility

August 7, 2023
2023-08-07

Summer as a Digital Content Accessibility Intern

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June 9, 2023
2023-06-09

So You Say You’re an Accessibility Advocate. Now What?

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May 16, 2023
2023-05-16

2023 E-Commerce Content Accessibility Report

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May 7, 2023
2023-05-07

Capturing the Magic of GIFs through the Art of Human Description [AccessU 2023]

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April 3, 2023
2023-04-03

How to Make Video Accessible

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March 20, 2023
2023-03-20

Next-Level Alt Text for Smart SVGs: A Humanistic Approach to Visual Description [CSUNATC 2023]

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December 7, 2022
2022-12-07

GIPHY + Scribely Join Forces to Make GIFs Accessible

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October 25, 2022
2022-10-25

Social Media Accessibility Part 4: Is Social Media Accessible? Three Disabled Users Share Their Experiences

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E-commerce Report

Learn about how errors impact the e-commerce customer journey, and what steps brands can take to meet their customers' media accessibility needs.

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2024 E-commerce Report

Gain insights into the state of e-commerce accessibility