Jefferies Raises Microsoft Stock Target on Fundamentals
Jefferies analyst Brent Thill has raised his price target for Microsoft’s stock on what he sees as strong fundamentals. Microsoft has been on a tear in recent quarters, boosted by its Azure cloud computing platform. The company is currently in second place in the cloud industry, behind AWS, but many experts see Microsoft’s cloud platform continuing to […]
Bing Homepage Showcases Art Installment Of 2,000 American Flags To Celebrate Veterans Day
Bing is celebrating Veterans Day today by featuring an image on its homepage from the Covina Rotary’s Club Field of Valor, an art installment of 2,000 American flags constructed on the grounds of a Covina, California school. The homepage includes links to: More images of the Covina art installment Bing search results page for Veterans […]
Users can now leave more detailed restaurant reviews on Google
Details like price range and meal type are useful for potential customers, but will Google use it to enable search filters? Google has expanded restaurant reviews to enable users to include price range, the type of meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.) and whether they got take out, delivery or dined in, the company announced Wednesday. This feature […]
Social Shorts: Snapchat’s TikTok rival is here, Facebook teams with BBB for ad reviews
The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed. Snapchat puts the “Spotlight” on top Snaps, will pay creators Snapchat has launched Spotlight to feature the best Snaps in a new feed aimed squarely at countering rival TikTok. Creators whose videos are selected can “earn a share of […]
Tips to troubleshoot your technical SEO
Stumped by a technical SEO issue? Columnist Patrick Stox has some tips and tricks to help you diagnose and solve some common problems. There are lots of articles filled with checklists that tell you what technical SEO items you should review on your website. This is not one of those lists. What I think people need is […]
Develop free, lightweight attribution insights for your paid & organic channels
Looking to reallocate or reduce your paid search spend and not sure where to start? Columnist Chris Liversidge shows how you can identify opportunities by comparing your paid and organic search performance data by keyword and device. When running paid search alongside your organic SEO strategy, it’s essential to ensure you have an integrated strategy […]
Uber Now Offers Grocery Delivery in Over 400 Cities and Towns
Uber has announced a major acceleration of its grocery delivery service, now available in more than 400 cities and towns in the US to Uber and Uber Eats customers. The global pandemic saw a dramatically increased demand for grocery delivery services, demand Uber and Uber Eats has benefited from. The company’s recent expansion is its […]
FTC Abandons Qualcomm Antitrust Case
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has abandoned its antitrust case against Qualcomm, despite believing the company is guilty. Qualcomm has faced long-standing accusations of antitrust behavior, leading to multiple lawsuits. Apple famously engaged in a years-long court battle, before ultimately settling with the company. IBM similarly tried to enter the cellular modem market, before ultimately […]
Bing Revamps Android App To Match iPhone Features
Microsoft’s Bing and Google are pursuing very similar strategies with their mobile apps. Google’s search app for iOS is essentially a browser and gateway to other Google apps and services. The same is true for Bing on iOS and Android. Earlier this week Bing refreshed its Android app to make its UI and design consistent […]
Facebook Begins New Search Rollout
Facebook said this afternoon that it’s “beginning the roll out of Facebook Search to all users,” which was previously being selectively tested. I’m unable to see it yet. But the Facebook blog explains: You now will be able to search the last 30 days of your News Feed for status updates, photos, links, videos and […]