Collaborative Stories let multiple public figures to contribute to a single Facebook Story. Facebook announced on Tuesday it is testing a number of new features for creators and public figures on the platform. Among the new features is a Collaborative Stories function that allows multiple public figures to post within a single Facebook Story. Facebook is also […]
CynergisTek, Inc. has announced its acquisition of Backbone Enterprises, Inc. (DBA Backbone Consultants), a leading provider of IT risk advisory services. CynergisTek is a cybersecurity company specializing in the healthcare industry. Since 2004, the company has helped hundreds of healthcare organizations meet security, privacy and regulatory compliance goals. Backbone Enterprises, on the other hand, has been a […]
The new section aims to provide beginners with an overview of how Googlebot processes JavaScript How Googlebot processes JavaScript. Image source: Google Search developer’s guide. On July 18, Google added a JavaScript SEO basics section to its Search developer’s guide. It includes general descriptions of how Google processes JavaScript as well as some best practices. What it […]
Fitbit-successor wearables will be Assistant-centric devices, supported by BERT. Google parent Alphabet is buying fitness tracker and smartwatch maker Fitbit in a deal that values the company at $2.1 billion. Android Wear devices have not kept up with the Apple Watch, which dominates the wearables market (along with AirPods). Catching Apple Watch. In its recent earnings release, Apple announced that […]
DISH Network has announced another Request for Proposal (RFP) as it prepares to build the nation’s first standalone 5G network. RFPs are a standard part of the process of building out a new network and this is the third RFP DISH has requested. The Deployment Services RFP, for end-to-end deployment services vendors, is expected the week of […]
The experimental image carousel shows page title and domain name Bing is testing a new image carousel featuring a preview of the image accompanied by the page title and domain name on its main search results page. “We’re experimenting with it on a set of image answer queries,” the Bing Images team said. The test […]
The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed. Event planning on LinkedIn. LinkedIn has rolled out a new Events feature that makes it easy to create and share event announcements. The feature can be found in the “Community” panel on the left side of the newsfeed, and allows […]
Key SEO tasks can now be fully automated according to the company. One of the promises of machine learning and AI is that mundane tasks can be automated leaving people to do more strategic or creative work. That’s what BrightEdge is saying about its new Autopilot SEO product, which the company likens to a self-driving car. The […]
Health IT Security is reporting on two separate security reports, one from Kaspersky and the other the Ponemon Institute-Keeper report, showing 66 percent of small to medium-sized businesses suffered cyberattacks last year. The reports also showed that the cost of cyberattacks is on the rise, with a malware incident costing some $2.7 million on average. In […]
Marc Palmer, Marketing Communications Manager of Nissan UK, recently spoke in an Adwords promotional video for Google on the effectiveness of using Google Adwords for Nissan. “When you get your first car, suddenly, there’s that little bubble that you live in, where you can do whatever you like,” Palmer said. “I got this little old car: […]