It’s human nature to want to be “connected” or “in the know.” In the past, not knowing where new water and food sources are could result in death. The situation now isn’t as dire as it was before, but the…
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The Mad Scientists of Paid Search — SMX Advanced Session Recap
Honoring a long-standing SMX Advanced tradition, 3 mad scientists share test results and analyze trends to unlock the secrets of attribution and paid search behaviors. Here’s a recap of their session by contributor Mona Elesseily. In this lively paid search…
Writing SEO meta descriptions in 2018: best practice across mobile and desktop
Back in 2016, my colleague Christopher Ratcliff wrote an excellent how-to guide about meta descriptions here at Search Engine Watch. Much of what is included in that article is still useful. The good and bad examples Chris analyses are still…
Salesforce Wants to Buy MuleSoft, $6.5 Billion Offered for Acquisition
In today’s ultra-competitive business environment where customer satisfaction is key to success, every company needs to have a proper Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategy in place to stay ahead of the competition. This explains why the services of CRM-focused…
Worldwide mobile internet use surpasses desktop for the first time ever
It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for. All us mobile-first proponents have been sat patiently rubbing our hands and saying “you’ll see, just you wait and see!” to anyone within hearing distance – but now we have the proof. Mobile…
Google clarifies the upcoming Speed Update only impacts the ‘slowest sites’
Google clarifies that if you have a fast site, making it faster ‘won’t change things’ with your rankings specific to the upcoming Speed Update. With Google’s Speed Update coming sometime this month, I asked Google’s John Mueller to clarify what…
Yandex Adds Face Recognition Technology
Russian search giant Yandex has added facial recognition technology to its photo hosting service, Yandex.Fotki. Yandex is leveraging Face.com‘s facial recognition technology to create a “smart” photo tagging service. Yandex will let users tag other people in photos. Once a…
Stripe’s New Subscription-Billing Service is Making it Even Easier for Online Businesses to Get Paid
A lot of transactions and payment services are now being done online—from subscribing to streaming services like Netflix, to ordering food or buying clothes. This has led to a need for tools that will let companies, particularly small businesses, get…
Bing visual search adds support for your camera and photos
Bing unlocks new intelligent visual search features within the Bing app for iOS and Android. Bing has announced that you can now use Bing’s visual search features with your cameras and the photos on your device. If you are walking…
Amazon Web Services Now has a Tool for Managing ‘Secrets’
Even companies have secrets that must never be revealed to outsiders. These include passwords, API keys and other credentials that could spell trouble and even cost the company money if they fall into the wrong hands. In this age where…