Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025
Author: ppcguru

Telegram a Casualty of Facebook’s Woes

Telegram was an unlikely casualty Facebook’s troubles Monday, as people flocked to the messaging service, slowing it down. Late Monday morning, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp went down. Given how many people rely on Messenger and WhatsApp for daily communication, many started turning to Telegram to fill the void. In fact, so many users […]

Leading local SEO predictions: Reserve with Google will grow, real-time local inventory gets real

GMB messaging, voice search optimization, local inventory data, Q&A and the decline of SMB websites are all explored. Local SEO is has been an under-appreciated discipline in digital marketing. Yet management and optimization of local business content and reviews, including for multi-location brands, directly and indirectly impact trillions of dollars in annual consumer spending. Roughly […]

Video and vertical-based product ads pilots arrive on Microsoft Audience Network

Disclaimers in ads, third-party integrations with Universal Event Tracking, flexible insertion orders and inline appeals for rejected product offers were also among Microsoft Advertising’s September announcements. Video ads and vertical-based product ads are now being piloted on the Microsoft Audience Network, Microsoft announced on Tuesday. In the announcement, the company also revealed disclaimers in ads, new third-party […]

Zurich-Based Company Has Solved EV Range Anxiety

Zurich-based ABB has solved the biggest issue with electric vehicles, unveiling a system that can charge any EV to full capacity in 15 minutes. Range anxiety is one of the biggest challenges to widespread EV adoption. Many traditional charging systems can take hours to fully charge a vehicle. While that poses little to no problem […]

Salesforce COO Bret Taylor a Rising Star, In Increasing Demand

There appears to be a leadership shift in play at Salesforce, with COO Bret Taylor increasingly in demand among the company’s customers. CEO Marc Benioff has been the face of the company since he founded it in 1999. According to Business Insider, however, customers are increasingly asking for COO Bret Taylor when discussing business. The move […]

Bing Expands Its Snapshot To Include People & Landmarks

There’s no escaping it: It looks and acts a lot like Google’s Knowledge Graph. But Bing calls it “Snapshot” — that middle column in between its main search results and the social sidebar on the far right. And today, Snapshot expands to begin showing facts and related information for both people and landmarks. So, on […]

Google Search Console performance reports are now back to normal

We are now seeing reporting as early as four hours ago! Google Search Console’s performance reports now seem to be back to normal and showing recent data after experiencing significant delays over the past several days. Now if you look at your performance report, you may see data as recent as four hours ago, which is normal […]

SEO testing for continuous improvement; Friday’s daily brief

Plus why you should pause your ads (for science) Search Engine Land’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s search marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox daily. Good morning, Marketers, and […]

Google Ads updates cryptocurrency ad policies

The new certification application form goes live on July 8. In a changelog update today, Google Ads announced updates to the scope and requirements for cryptocurrency ads to be allowed on the platform. Starting August 3, crypto exchange and wallet advertisers must meet new requirements and be certified by Google in order to be eligible to advertise […]

DoorDash Now Delivering Alcohol in 20 States and DC

DoorDash has announced its alcohol delivery service is expanding to 20 states, as well as DC. DoorDash is a popular food delivery service, but the company has been expanding into the lucrative alcohol market as well. The company attributes the expansion to various cities and jurisdictions relaxing regulation during the pandemic. “Over the past year, […]