South Korea has fined Google $177 million over its efforts to prevent handset makers from using forks of the Android operating systems (OS). While Android is commonly viewed as a Google product, at its core Android is an open source…
Month: September 2021
Bing Ads Sticks With Improved Reporting Interface
Bing Ads announced that the new reporting user interface released in October is now the default. Users will no longer see the option to switch to the old reporting version. The updated reporting UI includes: A new, Wunderbar-style navigation for faster access…
15 years of Google Trends; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, Instagram tests out more ecommerce support and adds contact “Limits.” 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…
Fact Check: Walmart Is NOT Partnering With Litecoin
Walmart and Litecoin are both debunking news of a partnership, saying nothing is in the works. Early Monday, September 13, a notice went out on Global NewsWire claiming that Walmart was partnering with cryptocurrency Litecoin. Not surprisingly, Litecoin’s price surged…
How reputation became a major ranking factor in SEO
To stay on top today, you need to be diligent in assessing your site’s usability and the quality of its content. Over 10 years ago, I predicted that Google could use quality scoring for organic rankings, and I also proposed…
Making first-party data your first priority moving forward
The demise of third-party cookies brings the opportunity to close the gap in consumer insights. With the recent acceleration of e-commerce, digitally native brands are getting smarter by using more technology to better understand their consumers. Yet, established brands across…
T-Mobile Beating Rivals in Workforce Diversity
In addition to leading its rivals in 5G, T-Mobile also has the most diverse workforce among the major US carriers. T-Mobile has been making strides on all fronts in recent years, buying Sprint, leapfrogging AT&T to become the number two…
Apple Delays CSAM Scanning Amid Backlash
Apple has announced it is delaying its plans to implement CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) scanning amid backlash from all sides. Apple previously announced plans to implement CSAM scanning in the next versions of iOS, iPadOS and macOS. While many…
Bing Adds Search Filter To Sort Results By Time Period
Bing has added a search filter that gives users the opportunity to limit search results to three recent time periods: Past 24 hours Past week Past month The options appear directly below the search box on Bing’s search results page.…
Google launches Keen, a new personalized search-discovery-social mashup
Seen as a Pinterest competitor, it’s something potentially broader and even older To the extent that tech pundits continue to compare Google’s new Keen search and social discovery site to Pinterest, and users also think of it that way, it’s probably destined…