Articles for the month October, 2021

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Woman Wearing VR Headset Seeing Solar System Immersed in Facebook's Metaverse Called Meta Their New Name

October 29, 2021

163 It's Facebook Official. They're Called Meta Now

Business and Companies, Social Media, Technology

Facebook changed their name to "Meta"—a social technology company—that will rebrand and focus on Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse.

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Caricature of a Woman Looking at Freelancer Job Profiles Online

October 28, 2021

173 LinkedIn Debuts Its Freelance Services Marketplace

Apps, Business and Companies, Social Media

LinkedIn just announced the official global rollout of its Freelance Services Marketplace, and as of Oct. 28, everyone can access it.

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Instagram Lets Everyone Share Links in Stories Now As Seen On This Phone Showing Hyperlinked Stickers

October 28, 2021

231 Instagram Drops 10k Follower Requirement for...

Social Media

You never know what's up their sleeves these days. Last week, they gave us the long overdo ability to post content via desktop, and now they're expanding sharing links in stories to everyone, and we are super excited about that.

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Laptop Displaying Word Document With Unknown Author But Does Google Care Who Writes The Article?

October 27, 2021

162 Using Admin or Author vs. Real Names...

Content Marketing, Google, SEO

Sites covering topics that have an impact on someone's life should prove their credibility by using real names on articles and possibly have author bios to further prove their expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness on the topic.

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Phone on Stage Under Stage Lights Showcasing Instagram's New Features Wrapped Up for October

October 26, 2021

141 Instagram's New Features Wrapped Up for October

Apps, Paid Advertising, Social Media

Instagram's brewing up some new features to make magic happen on the app and now… on desktop. Let's wrap up October's feature updates for Instagram (IG), starting with one that's been long overdue. IG finally added the ability for ...

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Phone With Ecommerce Iconography Representing How Google Partnered With BigCommerce as Microsoft Partnered With Shopify

October 25, 2021

143 Google and BigCommerce vs Microsoft and Shopify

Ecommerce, Google, Paid Advertising

These partnerships between Google and BigCommerce and Shopify with Microsoft aim to make it easier to create ad campaigns in one interface. But at the end of the day, both tech companies have a tight grip on the pay-to-play search advertising game.

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Caricature of An Ecommerce Store With Dollar Bills Representing PayPal's Acquisition of Pinterest

October 21, 2021

150 PayPal May Acquire Pinterest for $45 Billion

Apps, Business and Companies, Ecommerce

Article Update: As of 10/25/21, PayPal said it is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest at this time, according to an update on its website. Ah, Pinterest. Our go-to destination for wedding inspiration, recipe recommendations, and DIY projec...

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Man Wearing VR Headset Experiencing Metaverse as Facebook Rebrands Changing Company Name and Business Concept

October 20, 2021

169 Rumor Has It That Facebook Will Change Its Name

Business and Companies, Social Media, Technology

According to a source that told The Verge, Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name. Facebook plans on shifting its current social media platform to align with Mark Zuckerberg's future plans of creating a metaverse.

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Conveyor Belt Turning Bad Reviews Into Good Ones as FTC Cracks Down Fake Reviews and Endorsements

October 18, 2021

132 The FTC Sends Warning to Ad Agencies and Businesses

Business and Companies, Paid Advertising

The FTC sent a notice to hundreds of businesses about fake reviews and other misleading endorsements and how they will be fined if caught deceiving consumers. They stated that social media has "blurred the line" between what's real content and...

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Facebook Marketplace Storefront Shipping Items via Truck to Non-Locals to Show Facebook's Newly Added Features

October 17, 2021

335 Facebook Marketplace Lets You Ship to Non-Locals

Ecommerce, Social Media

Facebook Marketplace celebrates its 5th anniversary with more ways to buy and sell and has added more features for shoppers and sellers. Here's what's trending and coming to the Craigslist-like social media merchant center.

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Google Adds Continuous Mobile Search as Seen on Search Results Page Illustrated on Phone

October 16, 2021

129 Google Adds Continuous Search Results for...

Google, Paid Advertising

Starting this past Oct. 14th, continuous scrolling comes to Google Search on mobile devices. Users will be able to keep scrolling as search results automatically load until page 4. The update will roll out on an international level in multiple lan...

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LinkedIn App Displaying in Phone With China's Flag on Door Locked With Sorry We're Closed Sign

October 15, 2021

119 LinkedIn Shuts Down Its App in China

Apps, Social Media

LinkedIn is shutting down its networking app in China following a censorship controversy. The company said they would be launching a localized version of their app called "InJobs" later in 2021. The new app won't feature any social media aspec...