The newly updated WordPress 5.5 contains a feature that prevents rogue plugins from taking over WordPress sites. The change allows a WordPress site to check if a plugin is legitimate or not and to block it from updating if it is flagged as blocked from updating. WordPress Security Feature Unannounced This new feature didn’t get…
If you check social media as soon as you wake up, work online for a living, spend hours scrolling the internet after work, or fall asleep basking in the glow of your phone’s blue light, there’s a good chance you’re a doomscroller. Doomscrolling is a fairly new term that gained popularity after people began quarantining…
August 8 is International Female Orgasm Day, and we’re celebrating with an entire week dedicated to exploring the business and pleasure of porn. A substantial portion of the adult entertainment industry lives in perpetual fear not of anti-porn activists or conservative legislation, but of a crackdown on their accounts by Twitter — a move many…
When people hear the phrase “local business” they tend to think of mom and pop stores. But national brands like Chipotle, Anytime Fitness, Home Depot, Macy’s and Walmart are also local businesses because they exist in specific communities. Local laggards. Despite the fact that they make most of their money in stores, multi-location brands have…
How to Optimize Your Social Posts for the Visually Impaired : Social Media Examiner Worth Exploring: Social Media Marketing Industry Report In our 12th annual social media study (46 pages, 60+ charts) of 5,200+ marketers, you’ll discover which social networks marketers most plan on using, organic social activities, paid social media plans, and much more!…
In a limited launch, Google is testing virtual business cards in search results that show up when a person’s name is searched for. Now rolling out in India, Google’s new ‘people cards’ let individuals highlight themselves in search results like never before. Gaining a presence in search results as an individual can prove to be…
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OK, this time Twitter means it. What has since May been the prerogative of a select few has finally trickled down to the social media plebs. As of Tuesday morning, every Twitter user has the power to dictate who can — and crucially, by extension, who can’t — reply to their tweets. For a brief…
Last December song lyrics website Genius sued (.pdf) Google and partner LyricFind in New York state court for allegedly misappropriating song lyrics from its website. It charged the two defendants with breach of contract, unfair competition and other claims. The case was procedurally removed to federal court under the theory that it was really a…
How to Manage Your LinkedIn Presence in 10 Minutes a Day : Social Media Examiner Worth Exploring: Social Media Marketing Industry Report In our 12th annual social media study (46 pages, 60+ charts) of 5,200+ marketers, you’ll discover which social networks marketers most plan on using, organic social activities, paid social media plans, and much…