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Logos of Social Network Apps Inside Gift Box As Brands Prepare for the Holiday Season

November 05, 2021

307 What To Expect From Social Networks This Holiday Season

Business and Companies, Ecommerce, Google, Social Media

Tis the season to be jolly and for brands to get to work and prepare, launch, and make sweet holiday deals come true. So let's wrap this up like a gift and break down what you should expect to see this season. Starting off with Instagram!

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No Symbol Over Can of Spam Labeled Poor Quality Website as Google Rolls Out Webspam Update

November 03, 2021

176 Google Rolls Out November 2021 Webspam Update

Google, SEO

Websites that violate Google's webspam guidelines will be penalized with lower-ranking positions, or worse, removed from their search results pages. Google will always have the end-user in mind and strives to return high-quality search results.

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Hooded Ransomware Gang Member Holding Search Engine Website Optimization Poison To Infect Sites With Malware

November 02, 2021

164 Cybercriminals Are Tricking Search Engines and...

Google, SEO, Technology

Menlo's Security team noticed WordPress sites were usually the victims of SEO poisoning attacks. They even saw educational and .gov sites falling prey to it too. So how did these attackers infect these sites? Once again, give it up for plugins!

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

October 29, 2021

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

Business and Companies, Social Media, Technology, Meta

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

204 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

287 Instagram Drops 10k Follower Requirement for...

Social Media, Instagram

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

172 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

181 Instagram's New Features Wrapped Up for October

Paid Advertising, Social Media, Instagram

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

184 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

180 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

244 Rumor Has It That Facebook Will Change Its Name

Business and Companies, Social Media, Facebook

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

182 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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