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YouTube Expands Monetization To More Types of Content
YouTube is allowing ads to run on more types of content, which will expand the monetization opportunities for content creators.
YouTube Tests Hiding Dislike Counts On Videos
YouTube is testing the removal public dislike counts on videos, but will not be getting rid of the dislike button altogether.
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Facebook Lets Users Limit Who Can Comment On Their Posts
Facebook is giving users more control over their experience on the website with changes to post comments and news feed filters.
Google’s John Mueller Answers Rapid Fire SEO Questions
Google’s John Mueller answers a mixed bag of SEO questions in rapid fire style in the latest video on the Google Search Central channel.
Are You Ready To Join A Cohort? Google Releases FLoC
The Privacy Sandbox is Google’s initiative responding to third-party tools going ‘far beyond their original intent.’ Today, FLoC is launched.
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Microsoft Advertising Announces Open Beta for New Automotive Ads
Microsoft Ads has announced a new Automotive Ad format. Here’s what they look like, how to request access & a peek at early results!
LinkedIn Users Can Add An Intro Video to Their Profile
LinkedIn is updating user profiles with the ability to add introduction videos, and rolling out an all-new ‘Creator’ mode.
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Google Enhances Business Profiles For Stores With Delivery & Pickup
Google is adding more information to Search and Maps about businesses that offer options for grocery delivery and pickup.
Why Spelling Mistakes In Google Searches Are Actually A Good Thing
Accidental typos and guestimated spellings actually train Google’s spelling algorithm. Find out how.
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Google: Mobile-Friendly Does Not Mean Ready For Mobile-First Index
Google’s John Mueller advises site owners that mobile-friendliness is not the same as ready for mobile-first indexing.
Has COVID-19 Made Marketers More Creative?
A recent survey of over 200 senior European marketers highlights the reasons behind a spike in creativity within in-house teams.
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Google Says There’s No Limit on Title Tag Length
Google’s Gary Illyes says that industry standards on title tag lengths are externally created and not Google recommendations.
Google: No Benefit to An Artificially Flat URL Structure
Google’s John Mueller says there’s no benefit to having an artificially flat URL structure compared to one that shows directory depth.
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Google’s John Mueller Stresses Importance of E-A-T For YMYL Websites
Search Advocate John Mueller stresses that Google is most concerned with expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness (E-A-T) when ranking content that deals with health & finance.
Google: Fine If AMP Page Has More Ads Than HTML Page
Google’s John Mueller says the search engine’s recommendation to maintain parity between AMP and canonical HTML pages does not apply to ads.
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Zero Click Search Drama & Other Digital Marketing News [PODCAST]
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The Marketing O’Clock team discusses Google’s increase in zero click searches, the use of Facebook groups in marketing strategies, and more!
Facebook for WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Targets +500,000 Sites
Two exploits affecting the popular Facebook for WordPress plugin can lead to a total site takeover and malicious backdoors
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Google Supports New Schema Markup For Education Sites
Google is adding support for a new type of schema markup with the introduction of rich results for education sites.
Googlebot Doesn’t Click On Buttons – What to Use Instead
Google advises site owners that the use of buttons on web pages is not optimal as Googlebot is not able to click on them.
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Instagram Will Let Users Draft Stories to Save For Later
Instagram users will soon be able to create stories and save them as drafts to publish later, the company confirms in an announcement.
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