Microsoft Advertising has released its 2020 year-in-review report, giving a glimpse of the state of online advertising. The company blocked some 300,000 accounts from its advertising platform, a 30% increase from 2019. Microsoft also removed 1.6 billion bad ads, as Read More
Comcast Commits $1 Billion to Help 50 Million Low-Income Families
Comcast has announced it is committing $1 billion over the next 10 years, to help low-income families close the digital divide. The global pandemic has forever altered the modern workplace, and emphasized the importance of fast, reliable internet access. Unfortunately, Read More
Google’s reliance on Wikipedia makes it vulnerable to search pranks
Google said Wikipedia prank caused Republican “Nazism” Knowledge Panel. Once again, Google is in trouble with conservative critics because of its perceived anti-Republican bias. The company’s Knowledge Panel for the California Republican party briefly showed that the party’s ideology included Read More
India Wants to Block WhatsApp Data Change
India is asking a court to block WhatsApp from sharing data with Facebook, saying the change violates local laws. Facebook made waves in January with an announcement it was changing how data was shared between WhatsApp and other Facebook-owned companies. While the Read More
US Travel Spending Plummeted 42% Amid the Pandemic
A new report sheds light on the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the travel industry, accounting for a 42% drop in spending. The U.S. Travel Association says the travel industry’s impact on the US economy dropped 42%, from Read More
Google tests displaying cost estimates in local search results
Google has confirmed the company is showing cost estimates from Homewyse for some local queries. A Google spokesperson confirmed with Search Engine Land the company is testing displaying cost estimated directly in the local panel in the search results. This Read More
T-Mobile CEO: Our Competitors Spent $80 Billion To Catch Up and They Fell Short
“Our competitors just spent a combined $80 billion trying to catch up and match us and they fell short,” says T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert. “We didn’t just leave this auction with the most mid-band spectrum, we left the auction with Read More
Workday CEO: Digital Transformation To Be Faster Trend Out Of Pandemic
“Digital transformation will come out as a faster trend out of the pandemic,” says Workday co-CEO Aneel Bhusri. “What’s been interesting about the pandemic is that for companies that were in the cloud they figured out how to how to Read More
Waymo Autonomous Driving Would Eliminate Almost All Vehicle Fatalities
Waymo has released a detailed report of its autonomous driving test scenarios, providing evidence of the technology’s ability to prevent fatalities. Waymo is an Alphabet company focused on autonomous driving. In fact, the company recently announced it would only use the term Read More
Google Search Console rich results report updated
Google tweaked some of the job posting structured data requirements and also how it checks the validity of FAQ and Q&A structured data. Google has made two changes to the rich results report in Google Search Console. One of the changes Read More