Twitter gives the Australian marriage equality campaign its own emoji

After a campaign that has felt like aaaages, Australia’s same-sex marriage postal survey is entering its final days.  Twitter, one of a large handful of major companies that have publicly pledged support for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, is giving the “Yes” vote one final push. On Tuesday, they unveiled a special emoji…

The internet is cracking up at George Bush having a middle school moment

George Bush was seen cracking jokes and whispering with Obama during a fundraising event for hurricane relief Luckily, the middle school moment doesn’t seem to have hurt the former presidents’ efforts. So far, they have raised an estimated $31 million.  Read more… More about Mashable Video, Obama, Real Time, George Bush, and Real Time Video

Google My Business Pages Can Now Take Direct Bookings by @MattGSouthern

Google is rolling out a new booking button for Google My Business pages that will allow businesses to take bookings directly through GMB. “Booking buttons can help your business stand out from the crowd,” Google says as the company emphasizes the benefits of online bookings. Google’s booking button is said to allow customers to make…

SearchCap: Google booking features, SEO facts & paid search health

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Recent Headlines From Marketing Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing: Search News From Around The Web: How Links in Headers, Footers, Content, and Navigation Can Impact SEO – Whiteboard…

The State of HTTPS in 2017 by @LEHoneycutt

Google announced plans to improve security across the entire web at their I/O conference in June 2014. As well as introducing resources to help webmasters recover from hacks, they emphasized the need for every website online to be encrypted. This was solidified later that year with new webmaster guidelines clearly stating that websites using HTTPS…

10 ways to generate links with online influencers

You may be thinking that no one wants to share your content, but the opposite is actually true: Because they post so often, online influencers are always looking for interesting content to share. All you have to do it research, create and position the right content opportunities to influencers so they will want to start…