Saturday, 11 Jan 2025
Author: ppcguru

Microsoft Office hits pause on forcing Bing search in Chrome, Firefox

Rather than automatically changing default search engines for Chrome and Firefox, administrators are required to opt-in for it to do so network-wide Microsoft recently announced a new “extension” as part of an update to its Office 365 ProPlus software that forcibly changes company-wide Chrome and Firefox search engine defaults to Bing search, automatically, from what is likely […]

Google’s new treatment of nofollow links has arrived

Here’s what you need to be aware of as Google begins viewing nofollow links as a hint for crawling and indexing. As of Sunday, Mar. 1, Google is treating the nofollow link attribute as a hint, rather than a directive, for crawling and indexing purposes. Google is already treating all link attributes (sponsored, UGC and nofollow) as hints for ranking […]

Facebook blocks mobile app advertisers from using device-level data

The update underpins Facebook’s efforts to contain user data – but it’s a concerning signal to advertisers Facebook quietly updated its terms of service for its Advanced Mobile App Measurement program in January, barring mobile app advertisers from using device-level data for any purpose other than measuring campaign performance on an “aggregate and anonymous basis.” The change […]

How SEOs can grow their talent, influence and impact

SEOs who adopt the growth mindset will be able to provide integrated services that span across paid search, mobile, content, social, display and email. We know that SEO is a huge priority for marketing; 61% of marketers say improving SEO and growing their organic presence is their top inbound marketing priority (HubSpot). But across the […]

UK Regulators Find No 5G Health Risk

UK regulators have tested the electromagnetic fields (EMF) created by 5G and have found no cause for concern. 5G represents a fundamental shift in wireless technology, ushering in speeds never before possible with 4G. The fastest type of 5G, high-band mmWave, offers speeds measured in gigabits rather than megabits. Unfortunately, mmWave has extremely limited range, […]

Companies Pull Out Of RSA Conference 2020 Due To Coronavirus

RSA Conference 2020 is one of the biggest security conferences of the year, but it will have to go on without some major backers due to the coronavirus. According to organizers, Verizon, IBM and AT&T Cybersecurity have pulled out of the conference amid concerns over the virus. In total, that brings the count to 14 […]

How digital commerce marketing is reshaping search, marketplaces and social

Marketing executives from Procter & Gamble and Under Armour talked SEO, customer experience, and the influence of D2C. SAN JOSE – The rise of digital commerce is causing a sort of “renaissance” in today’s largest digital marketplaces, Search Engine Land Editor-in-Chief Ginny Marvin said Wednesday during her keynote at SMX West. This rebirth is driven […]

LAFD Orders Nation’s First Electric Fire Engine

The Los Angeles Fire Department has become the first in the country to order an electric fire engine, according to a department news release. The fire engine is based on the Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck (CFT). Austrian-based Rosenbauer first demoed the fire engine in Los Angeles last fall. The CFT will be customized to meet the […]

Paid search marketers can find success with top of funnel campaigns

The key to finding success with these type of campaigns is knowing when to leverage them. Most marketers view the funnel as including the following stages: Awareness, Consideration, Preference, Purchase and Post-purchase (client retention, upsell and advocacy). Paid search is often thought of as being really low funnel – and it absolutely can be! But […]

Senate Committee Addresses 5G ‘Tower Climber’ Shortage

There have been many things that have slowed 5G adoption: competing types of 5G, available spectrum, security concerns over Chinese vendors and more. One of the biggest issues, however, may be surprise to some. Evidently, there is a serious shortage of “tower climbers” available, according to VentureBeat. Tower climbers are the term for individuals who climb […]