News

Breaking news, updates, trends, and the latest info you need to know about SEO, Google and other search engines, top PPC platforms, and popular social media networks.

News · Instagram

Instagram Adds In-Chat Payment Feature

Payments on Instagram allows buyers and sellers to communicate in real-time, request or collect payments, and track orders directly from an Instagram chat.

Brian
Frederick

Brian Frederick
7/18/2022
2.0K Reads
2 min read

News · Snapchat

Snapchat Launches On Desktop For Premium Members

Snapchat is now available for the first time on desktop browsers as a bonus feature for Snapchat+ subscribers.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/18/2022
962 Reads
3 min read

News · PPC

Google Confirms Bug Affecting Ads & Analytics Reporting

Google confirms there’s a bug affecting reporting across Ads and Analytics products. The issue is ongoing with no word on when a fix is coming.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/15/2022
10K Reads
2 min read

News · SEO

Google Confirms Ongoing Issue With Its Search Index [Update: Fixed?]

Today, at 10:50 a.m Eastern time, Google confirms there’s an ongoing indexing issue affecting a large number of sites.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/15/2022
19K Reads
3 min read

News · PPC

Google Brings Optimization Score To Performance Max Campaigns

Google is rolling out six new features for Performance Max campaigns, including the long-awaited optimization score.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/13/2022
6.9K Reads
2 min read

News · SEO

Does The CMS Matter For Search Rankings?

Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller answers whether there’s an SEO advantage to choosing one type of content management system (CMS) over another.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/13/2022
7.1K Reads
2 min read

News · YouTube

YouTube Answers Questions About Community Guidelines Appeals

YouTube demystifies the community guidelines appeal process in a new video answering commonly asked questions from creators.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/13/2022
1.2K Reads
3 min read

News · WordPress

WordPress 6.0.1 Maintenance Update Released With Multiple Bug Fixes

WordPress 6.0.1 maintenance release is now available, which comes with dozens of bug fixes and is recommended for keeping your site running optimally.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/12/2022
5.1K Reads
3 min read

News · SEO

Will Linking To HTTP Pages Impact SEO?

HTTPS is a ranking factor. So is there a negative impact to SEO from linking to insecure HTTP webpages?

Roger
Montti

Roger Montti
7/12/2022
5.4K Reads
5 min read

News · Content Marketing

Learn To Increase Your Visibility With Real Estate Content Marketing [Ebook]

If you’re ready to build a comprehensive real estate marketing strategy across multiple channels, this ebook can show you how to get you started.

Ben
Steele

Ben Steele
7/12/2022
1.6K Reads
5 min read

News · Twitter

Twitter Now Lets You Remove Unwanted Mentions

Twitter is giving people the option to untag themselves from tweets with a new feature called unmentioning.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/11/2022
1.3K Reads
2 min read

News · Digital Advertising

Google Proposes Splitting Ad-Tech Business To Prevent Antitrust Suit

Google proposing splitting advertising divisions into a separate business unit to head off an antitrust lawsuit.

Brian
Frederick

Brian Frederick
7/11/2022
1.9K Reads
2 min read

News · SEO

Any Risk In Deleting A Disavow File?

Google’s John Mueller discusses how Google avoids counting random links against a website.

Roger
Montti

Roger Montti
7/11/2022
2.7K Reads
5 min read

News · Tools

Google Search Console Video Indexing Report Now Available

Google is adding a new report to Search Console that will help you understand how your videos are performing in search results.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/11/2022
6.5K Reads
2 min read

News · Twitter

Twitter Buyout Uncertain As Elon Musk Pulls Out Of Deal

Elon Musk is trying to back out of his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter, as per a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/9/2022
804 Reads
3 min read

News · SEO

DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Qwant Pen Open Letter On Fair Choice

In response to the Digital Services Act, Google rivals present 10 principles for fair choice in search engines and effective switching.

Brian
Frederick

Brian Frederick
7/7/2022
1.7K Reads
3 min read

News · Tools

Google Search Console Insights For GA4 Properties Now Available

In an update rolling out today, Google addresses a limitation of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) properties by making them compatible with Search Console Insights.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/6/2022
11K Reads
2 min read

News · SEO

Google Clarifies Course Structured Data Requirements

Google fixed the Course structured data guidelines by adding an important requirement that was previously missing.

Roger
Montti

Roger Montti
7/6/2022
3.1K Reads
3 min read

News · PPC

Google Ads Rolls Out Diagnostic Insights

Google Ads is rolling out a new set of data to the Insights page highlighting any issues found during diagnostic checks.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/6/2022
5.2K Reads
2 min read

News · TikTok

TikTok Responds To Allegations Of Unsecured User Data

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew denied allegations that China-based employees have access to sensitive user data. Google and Apple continue to offer TikTok.

Roger
Montti

Roger Montti
7/5/2022
925 Reads
5 min read

News · Tools

Former Google CEO Describes ‘Brutal’ Review Process For New Projects

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt shares details about the “brutal” review process employees had to go through when pitching ideas for new products.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
7/1/2022
1.9K Reads
4 min read

News · YouTube

YouTube Disables Hidden Subscriber Counts

As part of a more significant effort to fight creator impersonation, YouTube has stopped allowing channels to hide the number of subscribers they have.

Matt G.
Southern

Matt G. Southern
6/30/2022
18K Reads
3 min read

News · Digital Trends

Inflation’s Impact On Ad Spend Detailed In Merkle Report

Read on to learn how advertisers are prioritizing machine learning, first-party data, and the impacts that inflation imposes on marketing performance.