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Meta, Adobe Partner On Free Training Program For Small Businesses
Facebook-parent Meta has partnered with Adobe to create Express Your Brand, a free online training program intended to help small business owners grow online.
YouTube Live Streamers Can Redirect Viewers To Other Channels
YouTube rolls out cross-channel live redirects, a new feature that allows streamers to send live viewers to other channels.
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New WordPress 6.0 Details Reveal Major Improvements
WordPress 6.0 takes big step toward fulfilling Gutenberg’s promise to make WordPress easy to create websites and publish content
Technical Issues Usually Not a Trigger for Core Update Problems
Google’s John Mueller answers if a technical site problem immediately preceding a core algorithm update could cause a loss of rankings
HubSpot WordPress Plugin Vulnerability
HubSpot WordPress Plugin, used by over 200,000 publishers, patched a Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability
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Google Patent for Modifying Results Based on Generic Ratings
Google patent for showing content from around the world but modifying the search results based on generic ratings
Google Lets Users Limit Ads About Dating And Weight Loss
In another move towards user privacy, Google has added weight loss, dating, pregnancy and parenting to its sensitive categories on YouTube.
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Google Ads Launches New Performance Max Features
As the migration to Performance Max campaigns begin, Google announces new features available for this campaign type.
Google Launches New Digital Marketing Certificate
Google launches a new career certificate in digital marketing & ecommerce to help jobseekers and employers acquire the skills to be successful in online business.
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Survey Shows In-Office Workers Least Happy
Study shows work-related stress and anxiety on the rise among full-time office workers. Inflexible return-to-office policies are negatively impacting the employee experience.
Twitter Miscounted Users For Three Years
When Twitter announced its quarterly earnings it also reveals it has accidentally been inflating active user numbers since 2019.
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Vulnerability Found in WordPress Anti-Malware Firewall
Reflected XSS vulnerability was patched in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress Plugin
Bingbot User Agent is Changing
Microsoft announced that bingbot is changing its user agent and it’s gaining desktop and mobile device variants
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ThirstyAffiliates WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Two vulnerabilities discovered in ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin can lead to full site takeover and insertion of arbitrary links
Meta Announces Research To Create Human-Level AI
Facebook parent company Meta announced a new research project with the goal of creating human-level AI that processes data like humans
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Cloudflare Names OVH and Hetzner as Origins of DDOS Attack
Cloudflare named botnets on OVH and Hetzner as origins of one of the largest DDOS attacks, 15.3 million request-per-second
Zuckerberg Highlights Meta’s Future
In quarterly earnings call, Meta CEO shares plans to slow the pace of some investments, and discussed progress with Reels and the metaverse.
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Google Ads Implements 3-Strike Policy Rule
Google Ads has updated its violation policies for accounts. A new three-strike rule is being implemented in June 2022.
Search Engine Journal Welcomes Editor-In-Chief Amanda Zantal-Wiener
Please welcome Amanda Zantal-Wiener to Search Engine Journal! Our new Editor-in-Chief will oversee the editorial team as we grow our team, brand, and content.
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7 Things You Need To Know About The Digital Services Act (DSA)
What does the EU Digital Services Act do, who is impacted, and what can you do to prepare? Get a full DSA overview here.
TikTok Most Downloaded App In Q1 2022
The short-form video sharing app TikTok was the most downloaded app worldwide in first three months of 2022.
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Google Search Allows Removal Of Personally Identifiable Information
Google is rolling out new ways to remove personally identifiable information from search results such as phone numbers and physical addresses.
YouTube Shorts Hits 30 Billion Views Per Day
Views of YouTube Shorts videos hit 30 billion per day in the first quarter of 2022, which is up four times from Q1 2021.
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Google Feels Earnings Impact From Russian War on Ukraine
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, explained how Russia’s war on Ukraine has impacted revenues, both directly and indirectly during 2022 Q1 earnings call
YouTube Super Thanks Rolls Out To All Monetized Channels
A YouTube monetization tool called Super Thanks, which allows creators to make money directly from viewers, is now available to all eligible channels.
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Google’s Q1 Earnings Are In – But What Was The Miss?
Google reports $68 billion in Q1 revenue with $39.6 billion attributed to Search and Ads. So where did the search giant fall short?
Twitter Bans Climate Change Denial Advertising
Twitter announces a sitewide ban on ads denying the scientific consensus around climate change.
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WP Engine Ending Support for .htaccess
WP Engine announced that .htaccess will no longer be supported. Believe it or not, this might be the future of web hosting
Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s $43B Purchase Offer
Twitter’s board could accept Elon Musk’s offer to purchase the social network for $43 billion as early as today, according to Reuters.
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WordPress 6.0 Features Numerous Accessibility Improvements
WordPress announces that version 6.0 features numerous accessibility improvements that bring it closer to WCAG 2.0 AA compliance