Facebook Adds New Mobile-Focused Features to Business Pages
Facebook announced several updates to Pages that are designed to help businesses engage with mobile users.
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Google Launches a Dedicated Street View App
Google has launched a dedicated Street View app, available on iOS and Android.
Google to Provide Instant Information on Over 900 Health Conditions
Google has added support for health conditions, now providing instant information on over 900 conditions.
Instagram Improves Direct Messaging With Threaded Convos and Enhanced Emojis
Instagram has announced improvements to direct messaging, which include threaded conversations and enhanced emojis.
Google to Penalize Sites That Prompt You to Download Their App
Google as announced that, as of November 1st, sites with intrusive app download interstitials will be penalized
Google Accused of Rigging Search Results by India’s Competition Commission
Google is again being accused of favoring its own properties in search results, this time by the Competition Commission of India. According to a report...
Facebook Hits One Billion Users in a Single Day
For the first time ever Facebook recorded one billion daily active users this past Monday, August 24th.
Instagram Landscape and Portrait Mode Are Here! Third-Party Apps No Longer Needed
Instagram just introduced one of its most significant changes in recent memory — landscape and portrait modes for photos and videos.
Facebook Launches M, a Siri-Like Personal Assistant for Messenger
Facebook announced its beginning a very small roll out of a digital assistant service, called M, that will live within Messenger.
Google Search Could Influence Election Results, According to Researchers
Google search has the power to rig the 2016 election, or at least that’s what researchers believe.
Tweets Will Now Be Included in Google Desktop Search Results
Searching for notable public figure or brands now returns a stream of their latest tweets embedded in the search results pages.
Google’s Search Market Share Down in Year-Over-Year Numbers
ComScore’s latest search market share numbers are out, and the search giant Google is slightly less dominant than it was at this time last year.
Google Search Console Indexed Pages Problem Confirmed
Google has announced there’s a problem with reporting on indexed pages in Search Console. Here’s a workaround to the problem
Google Ordered to Remove Follow-Up Stories of Right to Be Forgotten Subjects
The Information Commissioner’s Office has ordered Google to deindex more pages to remain in compliance with the ’right to be forgotten’ law.
Google Traffic to Wikipedia Expected to Decline Further, Company Says
Traffic from Google to Wikipedia is dropping and this trend is expected to continue, according to Wikpedia founder Jimmy Wales.
WordPress Version 4.3 Now Available: Here’s What’s New
WordPress has released version 4.3 of its content management system, which is now available as an update in your dashboard.
SEJ Invades Pubcon Las Vegas on October 5-8, 2015
We’re thrilled to confirm that the SEJ team will once again be a part of Pubcon Las Vegas.
New Patent Explains How Google Chooses Images for Knowledge Panels
A new patent granted to Google explains how high authority images are chosen for Knowledge Panels.
Facebook is Testing Its Own Medium-Like Content Platform
Facebook is testing the idea of turning its current Notes product into a long-form content platform.
Buffer Makes it Possible to Upload and Schedule Your Videos on Social Media
Buffer has introduced the ability to upload and schedule native video content across all social media platforms with an update to its software platform.
The New York Times Built a Bot to Predict Successful Social Media Stories
The New York Times aims to predict which stories will do well on social media with a bot that runs within popular messaging app Slack.
Wikipedia’s Traffic from Google Down 11%, Why the Drop?
Wikipedia’s organic search traffic from Google down by over 250 million visits per month.
Facebook Working On An App For Delivering Breaking News Alerts
Facebook is reportedly working on a new mobile app for sending breaking news alerts direct to smartphones.
Top Search Ranking Factors of 2015, According to Moz Study
Moz has released the results of its 2015 Ranking Factors study, identifying which page attributes are most closely associated with a high ranking in Google.
Google Restructures Under New Parent Company Alphabet, Sundar Pichai New CEO
Google has undergone a massive restructuring, including the appointment of a new CEO and the announcement of a new parent company.
Google Patents ‘Watch Time’ as a Search Ranking Factor
A patent granted to Google may be an indication of how the search giant intends to rank video content in the future.
Google Local Pack Down to 3 Listings, Address & Phone Number Removed
Local searches conduced in Google will now return a more limited local pack.
Bing to Warn Searchers Against Buying Counterfeit Medication
Bing will start warning searchers before visiting unsafe online pharmacies selling counterfeit medication.
YouTube to Provide More Up-To-Date View Counts, No More 301+ Views
YouTube’s infamous “301+ views” is going to become a thing of the past, more up-to-date view counts being promised.
Facebook Introduces Live Streaming for Public Figures
Facebook introduced a new feature today that will allow public figures and celebrities to broadcast live stream’s via the Facebook Mentions app.