A web publisher submitted a question centering on whether duplicate articles, presumably stolen content, can have a negative effect on a website. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that stolen content can negatively affect a sites rankings. Google’s John Mueller confirmed in a webmaster hangout that there are “edge” cases that do in fact…
Today marks the closing ceremonies of this year’s Winter Olympics and Google’s final Snow Games doodle. During the last 17 days, the Google doodle team of artists, engineers, production staff and sound designers has created an animated image for each day of the competitions. “Now that we’re at the tail-end of the Games, and the…
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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Assistant to get multiple new languages, distribution and skillsFeb 23, 2018 by Greg Sterling The Assistant will soon speak 30 languages and be able to offer mobile carrier customer support.…
YouTube content creators will soon notice that their YouTube Analytics demographics report contains less data. Changes are being made, the company says, to further protect the privacy of viewers. However, not all demographics data is being removed. Here is a summary of the upcoming changes: Creators can no longer filter demographics data by YouTube product.…
One of the joys of digital marketing is the ability to quickly see the results of an implemented strategy. With a lot of real-time data and the ability to accurately attribute success back to effort, it is instant gratification at its finest. But often after continued success, marketers face the dreaded performance plateau. Here are…
Google has announced plans to bring a series of updates to Google Assistant. These include two new core features, support for more languages, and deeper integrations with third-party devices. New Features In the coming weeks, Google Assistant will be updated with routines and location-based reminders. Routines are a customized series of events that are performed…
Facebook is making its ad metrics clearer by introducing new labels that show how they are calculated. Estimated or In Development Facebook is now labeling some metrics in Ads Manager as either ‘estimated’ and/or ‘in development.’ These labels can be found in a section within the Ads Manager reporting table called “tool tips.” Labels can…
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords Keyword Planner update appears to be rolling out in the new interfaceFeb 22, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The latest version features streamlined workflows and reflects the design updates in the…
A new feature has been added to Facebook Messenger that will allow users to invite other people to calls already in progress. Let’s say you’re on a call with a client or colleague and now you need the expertise of another person on your team. Facebook Messenger will let you quickly send them an invite…