The Onion has purchased Infowars, the infamous rightwing conspiracy theory hub helmed by Alex Jones. And not, this is not a joke — well, for the most part. Yes, the satirical publication has actually purchased Infowars. From there, its plan involves turning the rightwing site into one big joke. The Onion bid on InfoWars in…
To remain the most popular search engine in the world, Google has to continuously update its algorithm to continue delivering users useful results. To this end, Google also makes available Google Search Essentials, so everyone from web developers to SEO professionals knows the rules of the game. Of course, there are plenty of people who…
Elon Musk has certainly emerged victorious this past week, post-election. However, Musk and his social media platform X are not exactly winning on the mobile app charts. X competitors Bluesky and Threads are surging in popularity on Apple’s App Store in the week following the election. SEE ALSO: Stephen King responds to rumor that Elon…
“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it any more.” That’s the apparently immortal line from Network, Paddy Chayefsky’s acerbic Oscar-winning masterpiece from 1976. Deranged newsreader Howard Beale (played by Peter Finch in the movie, and Bryan Cranston in a theater version) urges his audience to scream it out of their…
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Typically, after a presidential election in the U.S., search queries about leaving the country spike as supporters of the losing candidate consider what to do next. While physically moving out of the country may be a bit complicated, finding a new social media home is a much simpler task. And it appears that hundreds of…
Google sent out an update to its Customer Match policy to advertisers yesterday, going into effect in January 2025. Customer Match allows advertisers to use their first-party data to reach people across many different campaign types, making it one of the most valuable features available for brands. The new policy change introduces new standards designed…
One of the most common questions in PPC management is how to determine the “right” budget and investment for campaigns. As a business leader investing in paid media, your PPC budget isn’t just about how much you spend. It’s about how strategically you use those resources to grow your business. For small to medium-sized businesses…
Automattic’s WP Engine Tracker website was temporarily blocked by Cloudflare over the weekend as a suspected phishing site, sparking cheers from members of the WordPress subreddit. Meanwhile, someone registered the typosquatting domain WPEngineTracker.com to protest against Matt Mullenweg. Automattic, presumably under the direction of Matt Mullenweg, recently created a website called WP Engine Tracker on…
You open up Instagram on your smartphone and immediately see an intriguing video on your feed. Suddenly, before you can even dive into the clip, the feed refreshes, and the video is gone. SEE ALSO: Instagram reveals why some videos are lower quality than others It seems like something like that would be a glitch,…