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Bing Releases Its Mobile-Friendliness Test Tool
Bing has released a tool for assessing a web page’s mobile-friendliness.
Access Google Maps Offline With New Mobile Update
Now you can download Google maps in advance and access them offline.
Google Search Console Now Ranks Blocked Resources by Severity
Google’s Fetch and Render tool will now give you a more detailed breakdown of what’s being blocked.
Pinterest Introduces Visual Search, Find Items Pictured in Pins
Pinterest is introducing new visual search functionality.
SEJ is Hiring!
We are looking for an experienced marketer to write four to six in-depth posts for SEJ each month. Ideally, posts will be between 800-2,000 words...
#SEJBookClub: The Power of Habit
How do you get a monkey to press a button whenever colored shapes pops up on a screen? Charles Duhigg shares “why we do what...
Facebook Introduces New Post Format Called Music Stories
Facebook is rolling out a new post format called Music Stories.
Add Missing Businesses to Google Maps Via the iOS App
Google has integrated the Google Map Maker into its app for iOS.
Google to Devalue Web Pages With App Download Interstitials As of Today
Web pages with obtrusive app interstitials will no longer be considered mobile-friendly in Google search.
Google Warns Deceptive Mobile Redirects Result in Manual Actions
Google is getting more aggressive in its fight against deceptive mobile-only redirects.
Twitter’s Organic Search Traffic up 20% Since Being Reindexed in Google
Twitter’s organic search traffic on desktop is up 20% in six months
Twitter Increases Follow Limit From 2,000 to 5,000 Accounts
Twitter’s support team announced today the number of accounts you can follow has increased from 2,000 to 5,000.
Facebook to Replace ‘Other’ Inbox With More Visible ‘Message Requests’
Facebook’s ‘Other’ inbox is being replaced with more noticeable Message Requests.
Google Uses ‘RankBrain’ To Answer Queries That Have Never Been Searched Before
Google uses an AI called RankBrain to handle first-time queries
YouTube to Launch Ad-Free Subscription Service on October 28th
To meet the demands of YouTube viewers, the company has announced plans to launch an ad-free subscription service on October 28th. The new experience, called...
Facebook Introduces Universal Search, Indexing All Public Posts
Facebook has made its entire index of public posts searchable.
Facebook’s Instant Articles Now Available to All iOS Users
Facebook has announced that, as of today, everyone with the iOS app will have access to content published via Instant Articles.
Yahoo Strikes Deal to Display Google Search Results Until 2018
Yahoo has revealed details about a deal with Google to display the competitor’s search results through 2018.
Google Introduces the Tech Entrepreneurship Nanodegree
Google’s new Tech Entrepreneurship Nanodegree online program is designed to help less technical entrepreneur learn how to build mobile and web apps and understand what...
“OK Google” No Longer OK on Chrome For Desktop
Google has removed “OK Google” from the latest version of Chrome for desktop
Google Confirms Over Half of All Searches Come From Mobile
Over half of the 100 billion searches conducted on Google each month now come from mobile devices
Instagram Launches Account For Sharing Business Tips and Case Studies
Instagram has launched a new account for sharing business tips and case studies.
Google Backs Down From Proposal to Make AJAX Pages Crawlable
Google has formally announced it is no longer recommending a proposal issued in 2009 related to AJAX crawling.
Facebook Enhances Video with Multitasking, Suggested Vids, and More
Facebook’s video experience has been designed to more closely resemble YouTube than ever before.
Google Maps Comes to Pinterest Via Integration With Place Pins
Starting today on the Pinterest app for iOS, place Pins will be able to provide directions to pinned locations via Google Maps.
Use Google to Search for In-App Content With iOS 9
Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 9, will be capable of using Google to search for in-app content.
3 Key Fixes When Google’s Autocomplete Drags Your Name Through the Mud
Google’s autocomplete function is made to make searches faster and much more accurate. But when attack words complete search queries, your reputation can take a...
Google Introduces the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project
Google has introduced an open-source content delivery platform that promises instantaneous loading of web pages on mobile devices.
Google is Rolling Out Algorithm Changes Targeting Hacked Spam, Affecting 5% of Queries
Google has begun rolling out a series of algorithmic changes designed to more aggressively target hacked spam.
#SEJBookClub: Smartcuts: Why Some Succeed When Others Flop
Want to see what other books SEJ has covered? Read our other reviews in the SEJ Book Club archive. As always, I’m excited to have an excuse...