On July 22 to 24, Search Engine Land contributing editor, Detlef Johnson, will host a series of 90-minute educational sessions tackling developer communications and SEO-friendly coding in our livestreamed SEO for Developers series. Watch live coding demonstrations, get your questions answered by the experts and engage with other SEOs and developers over the three days.…
Google is updating its policies to prohibit spyware and surveillance tech products in Google Ads campaigns. including Shopping. What’s changing? Starting August 11, Google’s “Products that enable dishonest behavior” policy will be updated. This is the policy that already covers products and services designed to mislead people such as fake documents, student essays and invalid…
LinkedIn profiles can now include audio recordings of users saying their own names to assist others with proper pronunciation. When a name pronunciation recording is uploaded to someone’s profile, a speaker icon will appear next to their name. Other users can click on the icon to hear the person’s name being spoken. “Ever seen someone’s…
Sure, virtual events are all the rage, but the prevailing sentiment about in-person conferences, trade shows and networking events too risky to carry out during the COVID-19 pandemic is that one day they will return. But when, exactly, is the question? We have been tracking these attitudes through our Event Participation Index, a short recurring…
Google is adding more context to photos in image search results, which presents site owners with a new opportunity to earn traffic. Launching this week, a new feature in Google Images surfaces quick facts about what’s being shown in photos. Information about people, places or things related to the image is pulled from Google’s Knowledge…
[embedded content] In this clip, speakers discuss commitment, communication and plans of action to “It’s really important that [executives] acknowledge that this is important to the company as a while and [convey] what our action plan is,” said Jackie Leung, director of talent acquisition at digital marketing agency Wpromote, in discussing what commitment to diversity,…
Instagram is replacing the Activity tab with a ‘Shop’ tab for select users as part of a global test. The traditional heart icon in Instagram’s navigation menu will be replaced with a shopping bag icon. Tapping on the new icon will take users to the Instagram Shop section that was introduced back in May. Previously…
The future of retail shopping involves the tighter integration of digital and in-store experiences. Online distribution of local product inventory is one example, buy-online-pick-up-in-store (“BOPIS”) is another, Amazon Go’s cashier-free checkout is a third. Inventory and ads. One of the more interesting examples of bringing digital experiences into physical stores comes from Chicago-based Cooler Screens,…
LinkedIn is making its platform less noisy by cracking down on the number of invites page admins can send out each month. Page follow invitation spam has been such a problem in the past that LinkedIn previously removed the ability to invite connections to follow company pages. The ability to do this was only brought…
[embedded content] During his SMX Next keynote, Search Engine Land’s Barry Schwartz took a trip down memory lane of Google’s algorithm updates since 2001. During this Live with Search Engine Land that took place later that day, he spoke with notable SEO practitioners on what we’ve learned from these updates to position ourselves, and our…