SEMPO Thread at Cre8asite Gets Interesting
I reported this thread earlier but today the thread got real interesting. Skip to page 3. Ammon Johns said midway through the page “we’ve yet to see a single representative or even member of SEMPO answer any of those questions.” I Read More
Advertisers Can Now Sell Products With Snapchats Augmented Reality Feature in Lenses
Snapchat has just introduced a shoppable augmented reality feature designed specifically for its Lens. The new shopping AR is geared towards companies who want a novel way to further advertise their products. The company rolled out Lenses in 2015. The Read More
Salesforce is Working on a Blockchain Product, Could Be Released at Dreamforce 2018
Cloud computing company Salesforce is reportedly working on a blockchain product. If all goes well, the San Francisco-based company might even announce the newest addition to its services during Dreamforce, Salesforce’s yearly customer conference. The alleged blockchain product was revealed Read More
Keep My Opt-Outs Google Extension Worries AdSense Publishers
Yesterday Google announced a new Chrome extension named Keep My Opt-Outs. What does it do? Google says, “Keep My Opt-Outs is an extension for users who aren’t comfortable with personalization of the ads they see on the web. It’s a one-step, persistent opt-out Read More
Bing Not Demoting Importance Of Links For Search Rankings
The other day, Laura Hampton posted on Twitter a link to an interview citing Bing saying that over time Bing will value links less in their search ranking algorithms. So I followed up with Bing who told me it is not true – links are still Read More
October 2017 Google Webmaster Report
This past month was filled with many many Google algorithm shifts, ranking changes, tools going nuts and chatter at all times high. We saw lots of ranking changes last weekwhich Google didn’t really confirm. Then the week of September 15th or so and then a Read More
Ask the SMXpert: SEO markup and structured data
Looking for insights into newer markup options and advanced structured data? SMXpert Alexis Sanders shares additional pointers to help you refine, update and optimize your content. The Ask the SMXpert series continues the question and answer (Q&A) segment held Read More
AdWords sets parallel tracking deadline & will warn advertisers using HTTP landing pages
Google made two announcements on Thursday. One impacts advertisers using third-party click measurement systems. The other affects advertisers who haven’t converted their sites to HTTPS yet. Parallel tracking will be required October 30 Google has been working on several initiatives to improve Read More
Facebook updates Ads Reporting & introduces new ‘creative reporting’
Facebook is expanding its reporting options since merging its Ads Manager and Power Editor last September. Advertisers will soon have access to an updated Ads Reporting platform that includes a drag-and-drop feature to customize the report around the metrics they want front and Read More
Yahoo Search Filled With Search Ads
If you visit Yahoo and do a search at their web site, you will see that to get to the organic listings, you are going to have to scroll and scroll and scroll. It reminds me of when Ask.com gave Read More