Microsoft previously said there was going to be an Android version of Bing soon, following its successful iPhone app. Today there is — for Verizon Android handsets only however. It was announced on the Bing Community Blog. I’m sure a…
Month: February 2022
US Government Announces $5 Billion EV Charging Network Fund
The US Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy have announced a $5 billion fund to assist states in creating an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. The US is working to speed up EV adoption, but range anxiety is…
YouTube reveals 2022 roadmap for shopping features, Shorts and more
Expect shoppable videos, Live Shopping and heavier shopping integration on the YouTube app. YouTube has laid out its 2022 roadmap for shopping features, Shorts and other updates for brands and creators in a blog post by Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan on…
Why you need Site Search
Site Search is the single most important piece of technology on your site that is used by your visitors and customers . Did you know that 5-25% of all your site visitors use your Site Search bar? Did you know…
Google Ads scripts rolls out support for asset-based video ads
Advertisers have until February 28, 2022, to migrate their code from the previous media-based video ads. Google Ads scripts now supports asset-based video ads, the company announced via its developer blog on Monday. This functionality replaces the previous media-based video ads. This…
Microsoft Advertising Adds Target Impression Share Automated Bids
Microsoft has released its August product updates, including Target Impression Share automated bidding. Manually managing a search campaign can be a tedious process, especially when trying to stay at the top of the results. Microsoft’s August update aims to help…
FCC Wants to Stop Telemarketers From Leaving Ringless Voicemails
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has introduced a proposal that would limit telemarketers’ ability to leave ringless voicemails. Americans were on the receiving end of some 50,507,702,500 robocalls in 2021 alone, according to the YouMail RoboCall Index. The FCC…
Bing To Add Link Reports To Webmaster Tools & Google Adds More Data To Query Reports
Yesterday at SMX East the Bing Webmaster Center team announced new features for their Webmaster Tools. The new features include the link report that went missing when they relaunched Bing Webmaster Tools and a feature called Link Explorer. And today,…
Google merges its SafeSearch help information into a single new document
Google expanded the document to explain how SafeSearch works, added some troubleshooting but the overall guidance has not changed. Google has published a new help document for SafeSearch that merges together all of Google’s SafeSearch details into one larger help document. This…
Dutch Athletes Warned Not to Bring Electronics to Beijing Olympics
Dutch athletes are being warned not to bring their phones and laptops to China for the Beijing Winter Olympics over espionage fears. China has one of the worst reputations in the world for surveillance and espionage, regularly monitoring its own…