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Facebook’s Popularity Plummets As YouTube Takes Top Spot With Teens
A Pew Research Center survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds Facebook usage is down as they gravitate toward video-centric social media apps.
Yoast SEO 19.5 Update Causes Fatal Errors
Yoast SEO Plugin update causes fatal errors on WordPress websites.
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Google’s Algorithms Can Understand When Sources Agree On Same Fact
Google’s Multitask Unified Model (MUM) algorithm is now capable of identifying when multiple high-quality sources agree on the same fact.
Wix Integrates Google URL Inspection API
Wix is integrating Search Console URL Inspection API, giving users an easy way to view site health in Google search.
Meta Brings Automation To Small Business Advertising
Meta is rolling out new tools to help small business advertisers take advantage of advances in AI and automation.
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Aftermath Of August 8 Google Outage
What was the impact of the Google outage on the search community? We look at aftermath, which includes ranking and indexing problems.
Microsoft Bing Adds Coupon Codes To Shopping Searches
Microsoft Bing is adding new annotations to shopping search results, including active coupon codes for retailers’ websites.
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Google: Avoid Duplicate Content In Business Profile Posts
Duplicate content in posts published by Google Business Profiles is now considered spam, according to an updated document on content policies.
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Google Experiences Rare, Widespread Outage
Google experienced a rare, widespread outage on August 9. The cause of the outage is currently unknown.
LinkedIn Lets You Add Clickable Links To Photo Posts
LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature that allows users to add external links to photos shared in posts.
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How Google Pros & Cons Update Impacts Product Review Sites
Update to structured data makes product review sites eligible for the new Pro & Con enhancement in Google Search.
DuckDuckGo Now Says It Will Block Microsoft Trackers
DuckDuckGo responds to recent criticism saying the third-party tracking scripts it blocks will now include scripts from Microsoft.
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WordPress Gutenberg 13.8 Offers Greater Editing Flexibility
WordPress released Gutenberg 13.8, offering welcome incremental improvements to design options and accessibility
Google Updates Search Snippets For Product Review Pages
Google updates search results for product review pages by listing an item’s pros and cons in the search snippet.
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86% Of B2B Brands Find Success With Influencer Marketing
A research report on the state of B2B influencer marketing shares insight into business opportunities in 2022 and beyond.
Facebook To End Live Shopping on October 1
Starting October 1, 2022, the social media giant will no longer allow retailers to host new or scheduled live shopping events. Instagram will be unaffected.
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YouTube Updates For Creators: New Metrics, Copyrighted Music, More
YouTube’s weekly update for creators includes more subscriber metrics and access to an expanded library of copyrighted music.
LinkedIn Tests New Human Curated Discover Feed
LinkedIn is testing a different take on a Discover feed — a new section of the mobile app with content curated by humans not algorithms.
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Google Tests More Local Service Ads In SERPs
Google is testing more local service ads per set of search results, with three ads on a page instead of two.
Vulnerability Found In WordPress Gutenberg Plugin?
The U.S. Government National Vulnerability Database published notice of a vulnerability in the WordPress Gutenberg Plugin.
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Google: “Always Try” To Replace HTTP Links With HTTPS
Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller says you should always try to replace internal links pointing to HTTP URLs with the newer HTTP versions.
YouTube Shorts Algorithm Explained In Q&A Format
YouTube demystifies the Shorts algorithm in a Q&A video that addresses several of the most common questions creators have about gaining visibility with short-form content.
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Google Shares 6 Tips For Ecommerce Search Results
Google shares six ways you can make your ecommerce site stand out from competitors on search results pages.
CMS Market Share: Shopify Falls Slightly As Losses & Layoffs Loom
Which CMS solutions are preferred by site owners today? See how WordPress, Shopify, Wix, performed in July with these market share insights.
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Twitter Transparency Report Shows Dark Side Of Social Media
Twitter’s transparency report indicates that press freedoms are under pressure and most reasons for account suspension in decline except for child safety violations
Google Gives Third-Party Cookies Another Year
Google is delaying the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome by another year, with plans to start phasing them out in 2024.
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Shopify Lays Off 10% Of Workforce
Shopify is laying off 10% of workforce due to anticipated shopping trends that failed to materialize
Meta Reports First Ever Decline In Ad Revenue
Meta’s latest earnings report reveals the company’s first-ever year-over-year decline in advertising revenue, signaling a downward trend that it expects to continue.
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Google July 2022 Product Review Algorithm Update Rolling Out Now
Google confirms the July 2022 product review update, the fourth in a series of updates targeting low quality reviews, is now rolling out.
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