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DuckDuckGo’s Search Deal Prevents Browser From Blocking Microsoft Trackers
DuckDuckGo’s search syndication deal with Microsoft is the root of an issue leading to data being tracked in the company’s allegedly private mobile web browser.
YouTube Analytics Now Separates Data By Video Type
YouTube is rolling out an update to analytics reports that will benefit content creators who make videos in different formats.
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TikTok Brings Account Management To Third-Party Tools
TikTok now allows businesses to manage their accounts with third-party tools such as Hootsuite, Sprinklr, Sprout Social, and others.
Google Execs Share Vision & Strategy For Google Ads
Hear Google’s executive team share their vision and strategy for the future growth of Google Ads and how you can stay ahead of the curve.
California Bill Allows Parents To Sue For Child’s Social Media Addiction
Proposed California law would hold social media companies liable for harmful effects on minors.
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Meta Brings Transparency To Electoral & Political Ads
Meta is making changes to its transparency for ads related to social issues, elections, and politics. Learn how this may impact future advertising efforts.
Google Launching May 2022 Broad Core Algorithm Update
Google confirms a broad core algorithm update, called the May 2022 core update, is rolling out today.
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WordPress 6.0 ‘Arturo’ Is Here With Nearly 1,000 Changes
WordPress 6.0, code named ‘Arturo,’ is rolling out with nearly a thousand improvements and new features.
16 Announcements From Google Marketing Live 2022
Google Marketing Live kicked off today with a keynote address, which included the announcement of 16 changes and additions to Google Ads.
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LinkedIn Data Reveals What Type of InMail Gets Best Results
A LinkedIn study of InMail, the website’s premium messaging feature, aims to discover which types of messages get the best results.
Remembering Bill Slawski: SEO Legend, Mentor & Friend
The SEO industry shares memories and condolences as they mourn the passing of SEO legend, patent expert, and dear friend, Bill Slawski.
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Google Unveils New Ads Manager Tools For Video Ads
Start streamlining your programmatic and video ad performance with new automated tools available in Google Ad Manager.
6 JavaScript Optimization Tips From Google
In a new video from Google, Developer Advocate Alan Kent shares six ways to optimize JavaScript to improve the performance of your website.
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Google Launches Tool For Practicing Job Interviews
Google’s new Interview Warmup tool uses artificial intelligence to help users practice answering job interview questions in various fields.
TikTok Launches Creator-Crediting Feature
TikTok users will now be able directly tag and credit video creators using a button in the social media app.
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Search Engine Journal Promotes Miranda Miller To Senior Managing Editor
Congratulations to Miranda Miller, Senior Managing Editor, who is working to grow SEJ’s editorial blueprint, talent, and operations exponentially.
Google Criticizes Canada’s Proposed “Link Tax”
Google has come out swinging against a law proposed by the Canadian government that would force the search engine to pay publishers for listing content.
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Facebook’s Most Widely Viewed Links Dominated By Spam
Meta Facebook Transparency Report shows that the most popular content might not be what you think it is.
TikTok Launches Branded Mission, A New Way To Crowdsource Creative
TikTok launches Branded Mission – an new way for brands to crowdsource authentic and creative content from the TikTok community.
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New TikTok Tool Surfaces Useful Insights For Marketers
TikTok has launched a new tool that surfaces insights marketers can use to target different demographics around the world.
Similarweb Acquires SEO & Rank Tracking Company Rank Ranger
The acquisition of Rank Ranger adds search term rank tracking to Similarweb’s keyword analysis capabilities.
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YouTube Adds New Way To Make Money With Gifted Memberships
YouTube gives creators another way to earn revenue directly from their audience with membership gifting, a feature comparable to gifted subscriptions on Twitch.
Site Dependence On JavaScript A Problem For Googlebot?
Google’s John Mueller answers question about the impact of JavaScript on Googlebot and recommends testing to find out what’s really happening
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Edge Browser Will AI Improve All Web Images
Turing Image Super-Resolution will automatically turn website images into high resolution graphics for users of Edge browser
Meta Lists 6 Culture Codes For Advertisers
Learn how brands can benefit and stay relatable to users through adapting to the current culture codes identified by Facebook parent company Meta.
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LinkedIn Updates Include Improvements To Search Results
Updates to LinkedIn include improvements to content discovery, captions for real-time events, and the ability to share reviews.
Musk’s Twitter Deal “Temporarily on Hold”
Deal to purchase Twitter paused as Tesla CEO Elon Musk seeks more details on estimate that just 5% of accounts are spam and fake users.
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Google’s Chain of Thought Prompting Can Boost Today’s Best Algorithms
Google published details of a breakthrough technology that significantly improves Google’s newest cutting edge algorithms
YouTube Shorts Green Screen Now Compatible With All Videos
YouTube creators can now remix any video on the platform into a Short through an expansion of the green screen feature.
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Google Allows FAQ Structured Data for Non-FAQ Content
Google’s John Mueller explains how to use FAQ structured data in everyday content that is not formatted as an FAQ
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