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Google Offers 2 Tips for Improving Web Content
Google’s John Mueller offers advice on improving web page content.
Google Lets Businesses Add a Custom List of Services to GMB Listings
An update to Google My Business will allow service-based businesses to specify the types of services they offer to customers.
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Facebook and Instagram Go Down Across the World on Thanksgiving Day
Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger experienced major outages in various parts of the world on Thursday, November 28.
Paid Social Performs Better Than Expected This Year, New Report Says
Social networks will account for a greater share of programmatic digital display ad dollars in 2019 than originally expected.
Twitter Postpones Plan to Remove Inactive Accounts
Twitter is putting off plans to delete inactive accounts following concerns over what would happen to accounts of deceased users.
Twitter Highlights 18 of the Hottest Trending Topics Going Into 2020
Twitter has published a round-up of the fastest growing topics, which are expected to continue growing in 2020.
November Update About Links? Google Says Don’t Jump to Conclusions
Google’s John Mueller warns not to jump to conclusions that November Update was links related.
Twitter to Purge Accounts That Have Been Inactive for 6 Months
Twitter is reportedly planning to delete inactive accounts in an effort to free up usernames for other people.
Google Losing Page Speed Battle – And Nobody Wins
Is Google’s 10 year campaign to increase the speed of the Internet not working?
Google Continues to Command a Significant Share of Search Ad Revenue
Google maintains its position as leader in search advertising, with net revenue dropping less than one percent since last year.
Snapchat Usage Projected to Grow Over 14% This Year
Snapchat is projected to grow more than anticipated by the end of this year, according to eMarketer.
Snapchat Lets Advertisers Run Video Ads Up to 3 Minutes in Length
Snapchat is rolling out new options for advertisers, allowing them to run ads as long as three minutes.
Instagram Explains How Posts Are Chosen for the Explore Page
Instagram has revealed new details regarding what goes into selecting posts and stories for the Explore page.
Google’s John Mueller: Never Blindly Follow Big Sites’ SEO
Google’s John Mueller recently advised against blindly following what big sites do when it comes to SEO.
Google Makes YouTube Masthead Ads on TVs Available to All Advertisers
YouTube Masthead ads on TV screens are now widely available for all advertisers to buy on a CPM basis.
Google Ads to Provide More Data on the Performance of Smart Bidding
Google Ads will provide advertisers with more transparency into the performance of smart bidding strategies.
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We’re covering Google’s new political ad policies and more news you need to know on this Marketing O’Clock.
The Top 5 Things Wrong in the WSJ ‘Expose’ of Google
The WSJ recently did an ‘expose’ of Google. Here are five of the most egregious errors found in that article.
5 Reasons Why Scholarship Link Building Fails
Five reasons why offering scholarships for links are a fail and can have unwanted consequences.
WordPress.com Introduces A New Way For Websites to Make Money
Websites hosted on WordPress.com can now monetize their content with a new recurring payments feature.