Contributor Brian Handly shares research that reveals the surprising sophistication SMBs are employing in their advertising on Instagram. Pew Research reports that Facebook is far from the dominant social platform for teens. However, Facebook-owned Instagram holds the number 2 spot Read More
Shopify’s ‘Ping’ App Streamlines Customer Conversations for Merchants
As an entrepreneur, time is your most valuable resource, especially when you’re in a highly competitive market. Shopify is now helping businesses maximize their time with a new app that manages customer conversations across multiple messaging platforms. The company recently rolled out Read More
WhatsApp Introduces New Broadcast Feature For Group Chat
WhatsApp recently unveiled a new feature that Telegram users will have no trouble recognizing. WhatsApp users will now be able to create a one-way broadcast communication stream. With this new feature, only the administrator or owner will be able to Read More
Twitter Gets Rid of 70 Million Fake Accounts in May and June, Cracks Down on Trolls
Twitter has been aggressively suspending false accounts in a bid to curtail the spread of fake news. The company’s massive crackdown on trolls and bots have resulted in one million dubious accounts being deleted or suspended per day. According to Read More
Bruce Clay Lets The SEM Industry Down
When you say the name Bruce Clay and you are someone who reads this blog, you know who I am talking about. Bruce Clay – that name – makes you think of an individual who provides outstanding SEO services, expensive Read More
Google Algorithm Update March 23rd : Chatter & Signals
As I mentioned in my Friday video, there seemed to be some chatter around the algorithm update starting back up again after a number of days of calm. Well, the weekend got pretty heated with chatter within the community, although Read More
Bing Ads Opens Expanded Text Ads To All Customers
As you know, Bing Ads announced back in June they are going to go with expanded text ads. Well now Bing has opened up expanded text ads to all customers, they said in a blog post yesterday. Like Google AdWords, Read More
Mozilla’s Firefox Quantum Aims to Dethrone Google Chrome as Fastest Internet Browser
Google Chrome, the leading U.S. browser at the moment, is about to face some serious competition up ahead. Mozilla just unveiled an improved version of its browser called the Firefox Quantum touted to be drastically faster than its predecessor and Read More
Google Introduces Shopping Actions to Help Online Retailers Take On Amazon
On Monday, Google announced a program called Shopping Actions to help retailers take on the eCommerce giant Amazon. Under the program, merchants are allowed to list their products across the search engine’s platforms—Google Search, Google Express shopping service, and Google Assistant Read More
5 Tips to Help You Optimize Your Website for Voice Search
It took a few years but voice search has finally matured, with Alexa, Siri and other voice-activated helpers now fast becoming the norm instead of a novelty. As a matter of fact, AdWeek reported that about 67 million voice-assisted devices Read More