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Google Chrome Team Shares Tips For Optimizing Core Web Vitals
Google’s Chrome team shares an updated set of recommendations for optimizing Core Web Vitals to help you decide what to prioritize when time is limited.
OpenAI May Introduce A Paid Pro Version Of ChatGPT
OpenAI has announced on its Discord server that it may soon introduce a paid pro version of its popular AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT.
Google: Product Reviews Linking To Multiple Sellers May Get Boost
Google Developer Advocate Alan Kent says product reviews linking to multiple sellers may get a ranking boost over reviews linking to one.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Update Brings Improved Accuracy
OpenAI, the company behind the popular conversational AI model, ChatGPT, has released an update to improve the chatbot’s accuracy.
YouTube’s New Partner Program Terms: What You Need To Know
YouTube is rolling out new contract terms for all channels that earn ad revenue, which creators must accept to remain in the YouTube Partner Program.
Microsoft Reportedly Planning A $10 Billion Investment In OpenAI
Microsoft is reportedly making a big step to gain an advantage over its competitors by investing $10 billion in OpenAI, the developers of ChatGPT.
Google’s John Mueller: Move JavaScript Below The Head Element
Google’s John Mueller suggests placing JavaScript code below the HTML head element tag to make sure that search crawlers can fully understand your website.
Microsoft Exploring Use Of ChatGPT In Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Microsoft is reportedly considering adding OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology to its Office software to improve efficiency and productivity.
Advertisers React To Google’s ‘Remove Redundant Keywords’ Update
Google is updating one of its existing auto-applied recommendations policies, and advertisers aren’t happy. Read on to understand how this affects you.
Apple Ad Network Gives Marketers A New Opportunity
Learn how Apple is claiming its place in the search market, the revenue streams for its services category, and the challenges it faces.
Google Answers How Long It Takes To Recover From Algorithmic Penalty
Google answers how long it takes for a site to become eligible to regain search rankings after quality issues are fixed
ChatGPT’s Popularity Boosts OpenAI’s Value To $29 Billion
ChatGPT developer OpenAI is reportedly considering a tender offer valuing the company at $29 billion, making it one of the most valuable US startups.
Google Recommends Multiple Date Signals On Webpages
Google stresses the importance of including multiple date indicators on webpages to ensure that the correct date appears in search results.
Meta Fined $414M for EU Privacy Law Violations
Meta has been fined a total of $414 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission for violating EU privacy laws.
Microsoft Bing With ChatGPT Reportedly Launching In March
Microsoft’s Bing search engine is set to get a boost with the integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot technology.
Google Updates Article Structured Data Guidance
Google updated the guidance for the headline property of the articles structured data
YouTube Predicts What Will Go Viral In 2023
On the latest episode of YouTube’s official trends podcast, company representatives discuss the video trends they predict will dominate the platform in 2023.
Instagram Chief Lists Top 3 Priorities For 2023
Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri lists his top priorities for 2023, which focus on amplifying content distribution and making new connections.
LinkedIn Announces 7 Updates Coming In 2023
LinkedIn previews seven new features coming in 2023, including improved video accessibility, updates to job search, post scheduling, and content analytics.
WordPress Popup Maker Vulnerability Affects Up To +700,000 Sites
WordPress Popup Maker plugin published an update to fix a flaw that could lead to a stored XSS exploit
Popular Plugin for WooCommerce Patches Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability may affect up to 70,000+ installs of WooCommerce Booster plugin
Is This Google’s Helpful Content Algorithm?
Google research paper may shed light on how the helpful content update works
How The ChatGPT Watermark Works And Why It Could Be Defeated
A looming ChatGPT watermark will expose auto-generated content. What is it and will the watermark be easy to defeat?
WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 60,000+ Sites
60,000+ websites potentially at risk due to vulnerability discovered in a popular anti-spam WordPress plugin
Twitter Adds Public View Counts To Tweets
Elon Musk announced today that Twitter will now display view counts on tweets, giving users more insight into the reach of other users’ content.
Twitter Enhances Search Results For Cashtags
Twitter is upgrading the user experience for cashtags, showing pricing graphs when users click on the symbol of a major stock, ETF, or cryptocurrency.
Mastodon Reaches 2.5 Million Users, Founder Holds Reddit AMA
Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, Mastodon, a decentralized and open-source social media platform, has grown its user base from 300K to 2.5M monthly active users.
TikTok’s For You Page Shows Why A Video Is Recommended
TikTok’s ‘For You’ page, the first screen people see when opening the app, will tell users why the algorithm put a video in their feed.
Twitter Launches Blue For Business With Square Profile Photos
Twitter is launching Blue For Business, a new version of Blue Verified designed to distinguish brand accounts from personal accounts.
Google Debuts New Search Technology, Including In-Video Search
Google is rolling out brand new search technology in India, one of the search company’s biggest markets, including bilingual search results and in-video search.