Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Now Factors in Viewing Time
Facebook is going beyond the basic signals of liking, commenting, and sharing to now factor in viewing time as a ranking signal.
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Google Search Will Soon Be Your New TV Guide
TV listings will soon be shown in Google search, an announcement made this week at the National Association of Broadcasters conference. According to the announcement,...
Google Highlights AMP Pages in Google News
Google News will soon be highlighting the content of the thousands of publishers that have embraced Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) since its launch this past...
Search and Listen to Podcasts on the Google App on Android
This week Google rolled out the ability to listen and subscribe to podcasts to Google Play Music. The Google Search app for Android has some...
Google Hit With Abuse Charges Over Android Operating System
European Union’s Competition Commission has decided that Android OS breaches EU competition law.
Google’s New Search Card Will Help Track Your Online Orders
A new Google search card allows searchers to track packages directly within the search results pages.
Google PageRank Officially Shuts its Doors to the Public
Google has officially shut down toolbar PageRank to the general public.
New App From LinkedIn Helps College Grads Find Jobs
The new app, appropriately titled LinkedIn Students, is made specifically for helping college students in their efforts to find jobs after graduation.
EU Calls For Search Engines to Be More Transparent About Ads
The European Union is calling for search engines like Google and Bing to be more upfront about advertising in search engine results pages.
Google Adjusts the Impact of Ad Rank Formats
Google has done away with the archaic and confusing formula for displaying ad extensions with the introduction of a new policy.
Google AdWords Sees Green With Updated Ad Tag Colors
If you have been seeing more green lately with respect to Google AdWords, and we don’t just mean monetarily, it’s not just you. Google has...
Google Search to Display Gas Prices in Local Pack
Gas prices are starting to show up in the local three pack as well as in the local finder and the knowledge panel which shows...
Google Calendar Can Now Assist With Planning Personal Goals
An update to Calendar will see that Google’s scheduling software is now able to help you plan and find time for accomplishing personal goals.
Facebook’s Instant Articles Now Available to Everyone
Facebook’s Instant Articles, a proprietary publishing platform that promises instant loading content on mobile, is now available to anyone who publishes content on Facebook.
WordPress Version 4.5 Now Available: Here’s What’s New
WordPress version 4.5 is now available, it is designed with editing improvements in mind which should help improve the content creation process.
Bing Just Became a Powerful New Tool for Developers
Developers searching for quick snippets of code my find themselves turning to Bing more frequently after the launch of a feature.
Facebook Changes its Policies on Branded Content
Facebook has updated its policies on how branded content is handled on the network,
Reddit Releases First Ever Self-Made iOS and Android Apps
Reddit finally has its own self-produced mobile app for the iOS and Android platforms.
New Ways to Search For Live Video on Facebook
Facebook has improved the search and discovery process for live videos, days after announcing a host of new features for Facebook live videos.
New Ways to Create Live Video on Facebook, and Track Viewership
Facebook has launched new features for live videos designed to get more people in on the action.
Kik Launches Bot Store: “Bots are the New Websites”
Kik is officially the first messenger app out of the gate with its own bot store, which the company believes will be critical to the...
Twitter to Stream NFL Thursday Night Football This Fall
A total of 10 games will be live streamed on Twitter for free throughout the 2016 NFL regular season.
Google is Not a Search Engine, According to European Union
According to legislation adopted by the European Union, Google is not considered to be a search engine.
What Does a Zebra Sound Like? Ask Google
Google has quietly rolled out a new feature to search which demonstrates various animal noises when the phrase “animal noises” is entered into the search...
Google Reviews Get Easier, No Google+ Required
Google has loosened its restrictions on who can leave reviews, which could lead to more reviews for businesses.
Instagram Extends Videos from 15 to 60 Seconds
Instagram has announced it will be extending the standard 15-second length for videos to a full 60 seconds.
SEO Jobs and Salaries Down in 2016, But Why?
A study released this week reveals the amount of inbound marketing jobs are expected to drop for the first time in 4 years.
New Instagram Search: Look Up Friends of Friends
Instagram is opening up its search functionality to allow people to search through other peoples’ followers.
Who Has AMP Carousel and Who Doesn’t? Google Reveals Countries With AMP in Search Results
Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project has now been rolled out to 12 countries in total, with possibly more to come.
Google Image Search Now Allows People to “Save” Images to Desktop
Google is expanding on a mobile search feature rolled out in late 2015, whereby searchers could star images they find in image search directly to...