Google To Expand Mobile-First Indexing Again? In Upcoming Weeks.
This mobile first indexing launch, which supposedly began rolling out a month ago to a wider set of sites, has mostly gone completely unnoticed. I saw no one post that they received Search Console notifications or shown any other signs of the rollout. But that does not mean it did not roll out to at […]
Consumers lose trust in businesses with inaccurate NAP
Over the years we’ve seen the importance of the humble business listing change. While citations were once considered key link sources and their accuracy a contributing ranking factor for local search, today their impact has waned somewhat. However, as Moz’s most recent Local Search Ranking Factors survey found, NAP (Name, Address, Phone number) details in […]
Google Cloud Introduces VPC Flow Logs, Allows Users to Collect Network Telemetry at Various Levels
Last Thursday, Google introduced a new feature to its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) users for tracking network operations between their servers in the Google Cloud. Called VPC Flow Logs, the tool logs and monitors all network flows sent from and received by the virtual machines (VM) inside a VPC in five-second intervals. The new feature […]
Cloudflare Makes the Internet More Private With 1.1.1.1 DNS Service
Cloudflare recently announced a way for the public to enjoy faster and more private Internet. The top performance and security company just rolled out 1.1.1.1, the first DNS service of its kind developed specifically around the concept of putting privacy first and foremost. A lot of Internet users are unaware that everything on the web […]
Donald Trump Attacks Amazon on Twitter for Not Paying Enough Taxes
Donald Trump once again used social media to attack Amazon. This time, Trump accused the online retailer of being a threat to small businesses as well as “paying little or no taxes.” By now, everyone is probably aware that Trump is not really friends with Amazon as well as its CEO Jeff Bezos. So, it […]
Instacart Gets Ready to Take on Amazon, Grocery Delivery Service Raises $200M
A new player may soon challenge Amazon’s hold on the grocery delivery business. San Francisco-based Instacart has recently beefed up its war chest with another infusion of funds from its latest round of financing activity. Instacart reportedly raised $200 million in a fundraising campaign led by investment firms Coatue Management and Glade Brook Capital Partners. The company, […]
China is Home to the World’s Most Valuable AI Startup, SenseTime is Valued at $4.5 Billion
The artificial intelligence community received a major boost recently with SenseTime’s history-making funding round. The Chinese startup recently announced that it has raised $600 million in funding, a feat that has made SenseTime the most valuable AI startup in the world. A Bloomberg report also pegged the company to have a $4.5 billion valuation, easily dwarfing that […]
Surefire tactics to get the most value out of budget-limited campaigns
Since few people have money to burn, contributor Amy Bishop shares how to get the best return on your AdWords campaigns by understanding what is valuable and trimming wasted spend. When campaign budgets are capped, it is more important than ever to get the best performance from your campaign. Since we can’t spend money […]
Google Adds Photos Tab To Local Panel On Android Devices
Sergey Alakov spotted Google adding a new tab to the local panel specifically for Photos. Well, it seems to just be showing on mobile for Android devices, not on iOS devices. If you search on Android, you will get the photos tab, if you search using an iPhone, you won’t. Here is a screen shot […]
Google+ Upgrades to a core Google Apps for Work Service
he Google Apps Team has announced on their blog that starting today, Google+ is considered a core Google Apps for Work service when used within a domain or corporate intranet. This gives Google+ the same level of technical support as their other core services such as Google Drive or Gmail. The Apps Team says that […]