Among the most difficult parenting tasks, there are few as dreaded as asking a child to put down the device that’s just absorbed their attention for hours. As a parent, you feel guilty that it got this far. You’re also gearing up for a potential fight, should that child throw a toddler, tween, or teen…
The state of New York has passed new legislation requiring social media platforms like X and TikTok to add warning labels to their services. Much like the warnings found on cigarette packaging, the new law — signed by Governor Kathy Hochul — targets platforms that rely on features such as infinite scrolling, autoplay, and algorithmic…
Landing pages are a core part of the user journey, influencing ad performance, conversion rates, and how effectively you can test, personalize, and scale your marketing. Lead generation isn’t just about driving traffic; it’s about delivering seamless, trustworthy landing page experiences that convince visitors to take the next step. Even the best ad campaigns can…
Spoiler warning: This story discusses major Jujutsu Kaisen manga events, including character deaths that have not yet appeared in the anime ahead of its third season premiere on Jan. 8, 2026. Every year on Christmas Eve, I brace myself before opening my apps. Not because of an influx of schmaltzy holiday content, but because I’m…
Santa’s coming! The world waits with excitement and anticipation for the arrival of Santa Claus as he starts his world tour for 2025. Children (and adults) everywhere are eager to track the man in the red suit as he defies the speed limit to make his journey across the globe in just one night. To…
It’s hard to believe but some good things did happen online 2025. Scrolling around the internet these last 12 months hasn’t always been a pleasant experience — our timelines were full of AI slop, recession fears, and misinformation. But good things did manage to happen, too. Mashable has kept tabs on uplifting digital stories with…
Louisiana’s Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation act, a social media law that requires social platforms to verify user ages and implement parental controls, has been struck down. The before the buzzer decision was issued on Dec. 15, made just ahead of the act’s enforcement period by Louisiana regulators. The federal judge ruled in…
In this week’s PPC Pulse: updates include an inventory expansion for Apple Ads, and Google confirms that Exact match keywords are not eligible to serve for Ads in AI Overviews. Apple announced additional ad placements coming to App Store search results in early 2026. Google confirmed that exact match keywords cannot serve in AI Overviews,…
Are you a creator who shares links on Facebook? Be sure not to go over your monthly quota. Some creators on Facebook are receiving a notification that they will be limited to posting a certain number of links in organic posts each month, unless they subscribed to Meta Verified for $14.99 per month. Here’s the…
The search industry is entering a transition that many people still treat as a footnote. The systems consumers rely on are changing, and the way information is gathered, summarized, and delivered is changing with them. Yet the public messaging around what businesses should do sounds as familiar as ever. The narrative says the fundamentals are…