Eleven years. That’s how long Instagram has been around, and all that time, it had no decent web or desktop version — or at least not one which would let users create a post. This might change soon. According to Bloomberg, Instagram has started testing this feature, allowing users to post photos and videos from…
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Google is testing a new search feature that tells the searchers when the results for their query are new and thus possibly unreliable. The notice reads “it looks like these results are changing quickly.” “If this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources.” Vox first reported…
Reddit is officially in the NFT game. The front page of the internet announced the “experiment” Thursday morning, with Reddit Product Lead Peter Yang explaining that the non-fungible tokens would take the form of cartoon avatars modeled after the Reddit logo. Bidding on the NFTs, which are essentially metadata encoded onto the Ethereum blockchain that…
Google has announced yet another Search update they’re calling a “spam update.” The spam update runs today, and Google said it will also officially “conclude today.” The company also said it will once again run another spam update next week and will inform us when that update has started and concluded. These updates are one-day…
If you’re feeling Q’d out, you’re not alone. I, for one, would have been happy to leave my reading about the pro-Trump online conspiracy theory QAnon back in the Trump era. Despite the best efforts of its murder-minded followers who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, Joe Biden was inaugurated. We’ve clawed back a hard-won…
Let the great shilling commence. Twitter announced Tuesday that select users can apply for early access to two new features that will empower them to charge other Twitter users for access to their precious — and presumably premium — content. Dubbed Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces, the programs aim to officially monetize the relationship between…
Google My Business can be one of the most valuable tools for any local business – one that can help you gain customers or clients and, most importantly, revenue. However, many GMB listings are suffering from all-too-common, critical issues. On June 16, I moderated a sponsored Search Engine Journal webinar presented by Mark Luckenbaugh of…
Do you run a Facebook page for a brand? Maybe you run a personal page for you and some friends? Or perhaps you run a public Ariana Grande fan club page? (Or, you know, a page for one of your own personal interests.) Running a Facebook page on your own can be difficult. Thankfully, you…
More people are searching for local businesses than ever before. This also means local search has never been as competitive as it is today. So how can local businesses stand out and rise in the rankings? How can you make it easy for customers to easily find your business and connect with you? On June…