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Google’s John Mueller On Link Velocity and Penalties
Google’s John Mueller answers if getting links too fast results in a link velocity penalty.
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California Law Threatens Freelance Journalists
2020 California law impacts freelance journalists and in some cases content marketing by extension.
European News Lose Google Snippets Per French Law
A French law forced Google to remove snippets from European news sites in French SERPs. Snippets are now opt-in.
Paid Search Association Launches First-Ever Non-Profit to Help PPC Pros
The Paid Search Association has launched the first non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of paid search professionals.
Google’s John Mueller Speaks on SEO for Dark Mode Websites
Google’s John Mueller recently discussed whether or not there are specific SEO considerations for websites with dark mode settings.
Google Checks Status Codes Before Anything Else When Crawling Content
Google’s John Mueller recently explained that HTTP status codes are the first thing Google checks when crawling content.
Pinterest‘s Top Trending Holiday Searches for 2019
Pinterest has revealed its top trending searches for the 2019 holiday season which includes gifts, decor, recipes, and more.
YouTube to Sell Artists’ Merchandise Underneath Videos
YouTube has partnered with Merchbar to help artists sell official merchandise on their video pages.
Google Ads is Testing New Lead Form Extensions
Google Ads is testing a new way for businesses to capture customer information with lead form extensions.
Pinterest Gives Users More Control Over Content on Their Home Feed
Pinterest is making it easier to control the recommendations users see in their home feed with all-new settings.
Reddit’s First Content Sharing Integration is With Snapchat
Reddit content can now be shared directly to Snapchat, which marks Reddit’s first-ever native content sharing capabilities.
LinkedIn Introduces Enhanced Targeting Tools for Advertisers
LinkedIn is rolling out enhanced targeting tools to help advertisers reach more of the right audiences.
Facebook is Changing How it Calculates Organic Impressions
Facebook pages are likely to see organic impressions go down as a result of changes to how impressions are calculated.
Mary Davies Wins Search Engine Journal Community Award
Mary Davies, president of Beanstalk Internet Marketing, is the first recipient of the Search Engine Journal Community Award.
Snapchat Introduces a New Ad Unit for Ecommerce Advertisers
Snapchat is rolling out Dynamic Ads – new ad unit designed specifically for eCommerce advertisers.
LinkedIn Gets a New Tool for Planning In-Person Networking Events
LinkedIn is introducing an Events hub, which is a new tool to help users plan in-person networking meetups.
Google Ads Improves “By Conversion Time” Reporting With New Columns
Google Ads is improving its ability to improve on conversions by the time they occurred with new columns in reports.
Facebook Ads in Search Results Rolling Out to More Advertisers
Facebook is giving more advertisers the ability to place ads in search results.
Create Google Assistant Actions with Structured Data
Google announces an easy way to create Google Actions for Google Assistant with structured data.