iPhone shipments are set to take another hit as workers at supplier Foxconn’s main factory engage in violent protests. Apple is heavily reliant on Foxconn for the manufacture of its iPhone, with Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant one of the single biggest…
Year: 2022
Get Ready for Ads on Your Phone’s Lockscreen
A Google-backed startup plans to bring its lockscreen platform to the US within a couple of months, turning lockscreens into another way to serve ads. Glance is a subsidiary of InMobi Group, the Indian ad giant. The company introduced a…
Bing Teams Up With CNN To Let Viewers Give “Real-Time” Feedback On 2014 Election Coverage
Bing is upping its political game, announcing today a partnership with CNN where users can give “real-time feedback” on CNN’s political coverage via Bing Pulse. According to the announcement, viewers will be able to vote on CNN broadcasts during the…
Google local ranking changes in early May? Thank a bug
Google confirmed fluctuations seen in local rankings was a bug and says it fixed the issue. End of April and early May, the local SEO community were noticing a lot of ongoing fluctuations and volatility with the Google local search results both…
Google and Renault Working on an Automotive Software Platform
Google and Renault are working on a software platform for future vehicles that is based on Google’s platforms. The two companies are building on their four-year-old relationship and are looking to redefine automotive software by utilizing the power of Google…
The brand name conundrum: to buy or not to buy (your brand name)?
This is a question as old as the business: is there any point in buying one’s own brand in Google Ads? Or should I leave that to SEO? It almost comes down to philosophical questions: Why pay for traffic while…
8 SEO tools to get Google Search Console URL Inspection API insights
Discover some free tools, SEO crawler integrations, and scripts to leverage with Google Search Console URL Inspection API insights. Google announced the launch of a new Google Search Console URL Inspection API one week ago. This change provides access to third-party applications…
Cisco Laying Off 4,000+ Workers, Taking $600 Million Restructuring Charge
Cisco is the latest tech giant to engage in layoffs, cutting more than 4,000 staff and taking a $600 million restructuring charge. The tech industry has been hit with some of the worst layoffs in recent history, impacting tens of…
Video: Local search expert Joy Hawkins shares an unexpected finding from her Google reviews research
Hawkins talks to Search Engine Land editor Barry Schwartz about breaking out on her own, buying Local Search Forum and a recent discovery she made around Google’s review gating policy. Search Engine Land editor Barry Schwartz caught up with local…
Bing Updates iOS App Adding Swipeable Trends & Redesign Home Screen
Check out the new updated Bing mobile app that has a fully redesigned home screen and new features to make searching on the go more enjoyable. Bing announced they pushed out a new update to their iOS app adding a redesigned home screen, trending…