Lawsuit cites AMP and Google Core Algorithm Updates as parts of a scheme by Google to dominate online advertising The UK news publisher that owns the Daily Mail news organization filed a lawsuit against Google accusing it of abusing monopoly control of search to punish websites as part of a Read More
Facebook is gathering feedback on how to improve the way it ranks content in users’ news feeds. Facebook is sharing plans on how it plans to give users more of what they want to see in their news feeds. Upcoming changes to news feed ranking will be focused around four Read More
Microsoft has unveiled a number of new features and technologies including private search, new ad units & more. Here are the highlights! Microsoft unveiled several new features and technologies at Microsoft Advertising Elevate. In addition to new ad units, the announcement included new tools and technologies that are noteworthy even Read More
Monetizable live audio rooms, advanced AI tools and native integration of podcasts brings social audio to Facebook Facebook announced a suite of tools and Social Audio offerings to engage Facebook members in new ways. Among the offerings is a competitor to Clubhouse, which has made audio the hot social media Read More
WordPress discussed a proposal to block Google’s new user tracking scheme called FLoC. While most expressed support others raised valid concerns. No decision has been made to block FLoC. Discussions will continue in the official WordPress Slack channel. Read MoreRead More
Breaking: Google announces the addition of dynamic exclusion lists to help advertisers manage negative placements. Here’s what you need to know. Today in a move toward increasing brand safety on the web, Google announced the addition of dynamic exclusion lists to help advertisers simplify the management of negative placements. Read More
Millions of WordPress sites affected by vulnerabilities in Elementor add-on plugins Wordfence security researchers discovered that virtually every plugin tested that adds functionality to Elementor had a vulnerability. Many of the contacted plugin publishers updated their plugins but not all of them responded, including premium plugins. Read MoreRead More
Site owners need to be careful not to block Googlebot if they’re blocking entire countries from access their site. Google’s John Mueller advises site owners to be careful not to block Googlebot if they choose to block traffic from an entire country. Mueller addressed this topic twice over Read More
DuckDuckGo announces plans to block Google’s new method of tracking users’ web activity, called FLoC. DuckDuckGo announces plans to block FLoC, Google’s new way of tracking users’ web browsing activity in Chrome. As Google transitions away from using third-party cookies in Chrome, its developing a new technology called Read More
A study on social media usage in 2021 finds more US adults use YouTube than any other social network. More adults in the US use YouTube than any other social network, according to a study from Pew Research Center. Of US adults who say they use any kind of social media, 81% Read More