Matt McGee writes at Search Engine Land that SEMPO has been invited to ring NASDAQ’s bell in New York City on December 1st. This is a huge honor for SEMPO and it indicates that the organization has been doing quite Read More
2018 Will See Continued Decline in Facebook Use Among Teens
Is Facebook losing its cool factor? That seems to be the sad truth as the social media giant lost around 2.8 million young users last year. eMarketer’s 2017 forecast stated that for the first time ever, Facebook would see a Read More
More Google Search Console APIs May Also Get 16-Months Of Data
As you know, the Google Search Console Search Analytics API has 16-months of data now. Something we expected shortly after the launch of the beta user interface. But what about items outside of Search Analytics? What about the SItemaps API Read More
Bing Search Algorithm Update? Nope, Analytics Tracking Issue.
I was all excited, I saw widespread reports of a Bing Search algorithm update at and then I dug deeper and it seems it was more related to how Google Analytics reports organic traffic from Bing. Something changed because of Read More
Black Friday PPC Ads Did Not Break the Internet
Google recently published a blogpost with the top trending toys, devices, and apparel searches on Google. It’s critical for advertisers to optimize ads to key holiday retail dates, especially for very popular, trending keyword searches. So I selected five keyword terms Read More
States Can Now Collect Sales Tax From eCommerce Businesses, Supreme Court Gives Go-Ahead
Online shoppers will soon be shelling out more money for their purchases now that the US Supreme Court ruled that states can demand e-businesses collect sales taxes. The case, which will have a profound effect on the consumer economy, saw Read More
Google Drive Update Will Use AI to Help Organize and Retrieve Shared Files
Google Drive is an indispensable cloud-based tool for countless organizations worldwide. Its file sharing and synchronization services allow users to store and share all kinds of data within their group, enhancing their overall productivity through seamless collaboration. However, Google Drive Read More
Amazon is Now Worth More Than Microsoft, Becomes the World’s Third Most Valuable Company
The race in becoming the first company to reach the trillion dollar mark in terms of market capitalization is still ongoing. However, Amazon is a strong contender as its long-running market rally continues unabated. Thanks to a sharp rise in Read More
Google invites more entities to take control of their Knowledge Panels and ‘get verified’
Suggest a featured image and control other factual information in the panel. Google is inviting more people, companies and organizations that show up in Knowledge Panels to verify their listings and “provide authoritative feedback on the information and images presented.” Read More
Google Wants to Bring Fast-Loading AMP Technology to the Entire Web
Google has been trying to relieve publisher concerns over its Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) technology. On Thursday, the company announced that it wants to make the technology available to the entire web by turning it into an industry standard. By Read More