Facebook’s Alternative Internet Vision And Its Search Implications
I attended the F8 Facebook developer event this morning and might have live blogged it but the public WiFi connection was extremely slow. Maybe that’s a good thing; aspects of what were announced had me confused, especially the privacy issues raised by the announcements. I’m not a developer and this event was geared toward them; […]
AWS Acquires Secure Messaging Service Wickr
AWS has acquired Wickr, one of the most secure end-to-end encrypted communication services. AWS is one of the leading cloud providers for government contracts, and is cleared to provide cloud services for sensitive information. As such, it’s somewhat surprising the company hasn’t had a widely adopted communication platform to compliment its cloud services. It does […]
Bing adds snippet controls to help sites control their search result previews
Google began supporting these new controls last September and now Bing adds control for snippets. Bing announced Wednesday that it now supports new snippet controls with robots meta tags to help webmasters manage how their search results are displayed in Bing. These new controls work via robots meta tags in HTML or X-Robots-Tag tag in the HTTP […]
5 content distribution strategies for 2018
So, you’ve created tons of content, but you still aren’t gaining any traction. What gives? Columnist Sherry Bonelli explains how doing more with your existing content can help it reach its full potential. I personally feel that the most overused digital marketing phrase is “Content is king.” Yes, content is important. Google loves quality content. Your visitors […]
SMX Advanced recap: Using Paid Search & Social Together to Deliver the Ultimate Knockout Punch
Columnist Amy Bishop shares details from a session at SMX Advanced in which panelists discussed how to best collaborate with cross-functional teams to build integrated paid search and paid social strategies. As always, SMX was chock full of new ideas and actionable content. One of the struggles that many media teams face is the disconnect […]
Dutch Court Orders Shell to Slash Carbon Dioxide Emissions
In a groundbreaking court ruling, a Dutch court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to slash emissions far more than it was planning. As governments and corporations grapple with climate change, oil companies are in a difficult position. The oil industry has been one of the primary drivers for the current climate crisis, and companies have […]
Microsoft Will Keep EU Data in the EU
Microsoft has upped its commitment to EU data privacy, promising to keep EU data within the bloc. Data privacy is a bigger concern than ever before, as individuals and lawmakers start holding companies accountable. As part of the shift toward more data responsibility, some jurisdictions have passed legislation requiring companies to take certain steps to […]
Bing Improves Tax Related Search Results Before April 15th
Microsoft Bing has added new features to the Bing search results when you search for tax related queries. This is being done because Bing and other search engines see a huge increase in the number of tax related queries between January and April, i.e. before your taxes are due on April 15th. Bing now shows […]
FBI Recovers Majority of Colonial Pipeline Ransom
The US Justice Department has recovered some $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin paid as part of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware. Ransomware shut down Colonial Pipeline, impacting fuel availability and prices all along the East Cost. The CEO has defended his decision to pay nearly $5 million in Bitcoin, in an effort to get critical infrastructure […]
T-Mobile Unveils 5G Home Internet
T-Mobile has unveiled its next Un-carrier move, #5GforAll, including 5G home internet. T-Mobile has been rolling out its home internet service for some time, although it has primarily been deployed on the company’s 4G LTE network. The company is now significantly upgrading the service, providing 5G home internet for $60 per month. Like all T-Mobile’s […]