Twitter Introduces The Mute Button, Allows You To Silence Specific Users
Today, Twitter announced that they will be introducing a new feature for its iPhone and Android apps, as well as Twitter.com, that will allow users to...
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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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Pinterest To Begin Rollout Of Promoted Pins
Today, Pinterest announced they have officially begun a small rollout of the ad units they will be using to monetize their steadily growing social network....
Bing’s Duane Forrester Debunks 10 SEO Myths
Duane Forrester, Bing’s Senior Product Manager, took to the Bing Webmaster Blog today to give his analysis on 10 of the most common SEO myths....
Snapchat On 20-Year Probation After Being Charged With Deceiving Users
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release this week stating that Snapchat has agreed to settle charges that it deceived users with false...
Learn More About Your Business’s Target Audience With Facebook Audience Insights
Today, Facebook announced the launch of a new tool, called audience insights, that Page owners can use to learn more about who their target audience...
Twitter Introduces Language Targeting For Advertisers
Twitter announced this week that advertisers now have the option to target Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts in the preferred language of the audience they...
LinkedIn Introduces Language Preference Targeting For Company Pages
LinkedIn launched two new capabilities to its service this week designed to help global brands with audiences in multiple locations around the word enhance their social...
New Information Leaked About Google’s Favoriting Service, Called ‘Google Stars’
New information has been leaked about a favoriting service Google is working on called Google Stars, which will let users save, share, and organize content...
Facebook Announces New Video Metrics Are Coming Soon
Facebook announced this week that new video metrics in Page Insights and Ads Reporting are coming soon. Facebook’s goal is to help users better understand...
New App Reveals How Much Information You’re Giving To Facebook
A new web app that’s being described as “unnerving” and “disturbingly accurate” was launched last week, which provides an eye-opening look into how much Facebook...
Twitter and Amazon Link Up, Add Items To Your Shopping Cart With A Single Tweet
Amazon recently launched a new feature called #AmazonCart where Twitter users can add items to their Amazon shopping cart simply by tweeting that hashtag along with...
Twitter Releases Study Showing Exposure To Brand Tweets Drives Action Online And Offline
Twitter released a study this week, in partnership with The Advertising Research Foundation, FOX and DB5, called “Discovering the Value of Earned Audiences — How...
Vine Launches New Version Of Website, New Features Include Vine TV, Playlists And More
Twitter’s Vine video sharing service, primarily used via a mobile app, has updated the desktop version of its website with a new look and a...
Foursquare Is Shifting Its Focus To Local Search, Releasing A New App Just For Check Ins
Foursquare announced their plans today to shift their focus towards local search, and release an entirely new app called Swarm just for check ins. According...
Facebook Introduces Anonymous Login For Connected Apps
Today at f8, Facebook launched Anonymous Login, which they are touting as a new way to log into apps without sharing any personal information from Facebook.Facebook...
Google Updates Webmaster Guidelines For Sneaky Redirects
Google took to their Webmaster Central blog today to let everyone know they have made changes to their Webmaster Guidelines in the sections that pertain...
Twitter Gains 14 Million Monthly Active Users In Q1 2014
Twitter released their earnings report for the the first quarter of 2014, which shows positive growth in just about every area. In fact, the numbers...
Bing Releases Study On When US Cities Wake Up, Based On Search Data
Inspired by a recent study on how US cities differ in terms of who arrives to work earliest, Bing took it upon themselves to perform...
Google Revamps Restaurant Search For Android, What This Means For Marketers
Google announced they have recently made changes to the restaurant search experience on Android by allowing users to filter results by price, ratings, cuisine, and what’s...
Twitter Tests A New Signup Process Aimed At Getting New Users To Stick Around Longer
Wired reports that Twitter is testing a new, smarter signup process that has been designed with the intention to get new users to stick around...
Pinterest Announces Improvements To User Experience With Guided Search, Custom Categories, and More
Pinterest announced some improvements to their user experience at an event held last night at their headquarters in San Francisco. The improvements include features like...
Google Is Reportedly Displaying Customer Reviews In Knowledge Graph For Local Searches
Mike Blumenthal has reported Google has been displaying customer reviews in the Knowledge Graph panel off and on for several months, and have recently been showing...
Matt Cutts Explains How Small Sites Can Compete With More Popular Sites
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, recently answered a question about improving search rankings in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes...
Google’s Social Login Popularity Increases In Q1 2014, According To New Study
Janrain, the leader in customer profile management, published its latest quarterly Social Login Trends report this week. The data shows clear trends favoring Google over...
LinkedIn Announces Mobile Photo Sharing
Today, LinkedIn announced the launch of photo sharing on Android, iPhone and the mobile web. This new feature will be rolling out to all users...
Matt Cutts Explains How To Avoid Buying A Domain That Has Been Penalized By Google
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about buying domains in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
Google Introduces Google Trends Email Alerts, Trending Topics and Hot Searches Delivered To Your Inbox
Google announced today they will be rolling out the ability for users to have popular topics from Google Trends and Hot Searches delivered via email....
LinkedIn Announces They Have Reached 300 Million Members Worldwide
LinkedIn announced today they have reached the milestone of over 300 million members worldwide, more than half of which reside outside the United States. The...
Facebook Introduces Feature To Help You Find Nearby Friends
Facebook’s Product Manager, Andrea Vaccari, announced today the beginning of a roll out of an optional new feature to help users find friends that are...
Matt Cutts Debunks SEO Myths
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about SEO myths in his latests Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...