DuckDuckGo Is Now Blocked In China
DuckDuckGo has been blocked in China, according to Tech in Asia who reported on this after noticing first hand over the weekend. On Sunday, DuckDuckGo founder...
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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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Twitter Releases New iPhone App Just In Time For iOS 8
A day after Facebook unveiled a new iOS app, Twitter releases an updated app for iPhone users just in time for iOS 8. The updated...
Facebook Updates News Feed To Show More Timely Content
Facebook’s goal with the news feed, as they describe in an announcement today, is to show everyone the right content at the right time. Occasionally...
Facebook Releases New App For iOS 8: Here’s What’s New
Facebook wasted no time getting a new app out for iOS 8, and they recently published an update on their Newsroom blog explaining what’s new...
Twitter Releases Update To Tailored Audiences: New Audience List Upload, Audience Manager, And More
Twitter has announced their released an update to their tailored audiences retargeting tool that’s designed to make it even easier to create, manage and activate...
Facebook Launches New Page Highlighting Best Practices For Content Creators
Today, Facebook introduced a new subpage called Facebook Media that is designed to highlight great examples and new trends that illustrate how public figures, organizations...
Facebook Makes It Easier To Delete Unwanted Apps
Facebook has recently updated its app settings page to make it easier for users to get rid of apps they longer want or have any...
Google May Use What’s On TV As A Ranking Signal, According To New Patent
Bill Slawski at SEO By The Sea broke the news this morning that Google has been granted a patent that appears to show they’re working...
YouTube Videos Will Soon Be Available Offline In India
Google has just launched Android One in India, which is a program designed to bring smartphones to the remaining five billion people that don’t have...
Kevin Rose, Founder of Digg, Launches New Photo Sharing App Called ‘Tiiny’
Silicon Valley veteran, Kevin Rose, launched a brand new iOS app this morning called Tiiny. Tiiny lets you share thumbnail-sized photos or GIFs to a...
Ebay To Enter The Mobile Advertising Business This Year
Reaching 4.6 million shoppers is about to get easier than ever if you’re an advertiser, as re/code reports that eBay will be launching its first...
Facebook Is Using User Feedback To Show Better Ads
There are millions of ads that are eligible to be shown in News Feed every day from more than 1.5 million active advertisers on Facebook,...
DuckDuckGo To Be Featured In Apple’s iOS 8
DuckDuckGo will be one of several new search engines to choose from as your default search engine in Safari when Apple’s iOS 8 launches on...
Google Introduces Free Voice Calls From Hangouts
Google understands how important it is to keep in touch with friends and family, as they state in an announcement published on their official blog...
Bing Introduces URL Keyword Stuffing Spam Filtering
Bing just announced this week that they have rolled out a specific spam filtering mechanism a few months ago that targets a common spam technique...
Twitter Officially Introduces The ‘Buy’ Button
Just a couple of weeks ago we reported that Twitter was strongly rumored to be gearing up to introduce a ‘buy’ button that could be...
WordPress 4.0 Now Available To Download
WordPress Version 4.0, which is being called “Benny” in honor of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, is available for download or update in your...
Anti-Router Stops Google Glass From Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
Those who are paranoid about being spied on by things like drones, security cameras, hidden microphones, or Google Glass will now have some peace of...
Yelp Not Obligated To Publish Positive Reviews, According To Court Ruling
Yelp has been the center of much controversy this year. In April we reported that Yelp was allegedly refusing to display positive reviews for certain...
Google Launches New And Improved Sitelinks Search Box
Starting today, Google has announced that you’ll be seeing a new and improved sitelinks search box. This new search box is designed to make it...
YouTube Converts More Customers Than All Other Social Networks [STUDY]
VentureBeat reports that, when it comes to paid advertising on social media platforms, YouTube is king. YouTube is the clear winner in a few key...
Google AdWords Introduces Callout Extensions, Highlight Key Information About Products & Services
Google recently introduced a new AdWords feature that gives advertisers the ability to add text that highlights key pieces of information about products and services....
Shortlist Announced For The 2014 US Search Awards
The shortlist for the 2014 US Search Awards has been announced and winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony at Treasure Island on Wednesday...
Facebook Introduces New Tools For Page Owners To Promote Their Events
There are 400 million people around the world using events on Facebook every month, the company stated in an announcement. Nearly 30% of all those...
Google To Stop Showing Authorship Information In Search Results
Last month we reported that Google would be removing Authorship pictures from search results. Now it has been confirmed by Google’s John Mueller that Authorship...
Twitter Opens Up Its Analytics Dashboard To All Users
It has been a good news day if you love social media analytics. First, Pinterest introduces a new analytics platform, and now Twitter opens up...
Pinterest Introduces A New Analytics Platform For Business Users
Pinterest often hears from businesses who change their product and marketing strategies based on insights learned on the platform, the company stated in an announcement....
Instagram’s New Hyperlapse App Lets You Turn Videos Into Time Lapses
Instragram stated in an announcement today that one of their priorities has always been to provide users with “simple yet powerful tools that let people...
Facebook Cracks Down On Clickbait With An Update To The News Feed
Facebook recently announced some some improvements to its News that promise weed out posts that users don’t want to see anymore because they’re too “spammy”....
Amazon To Take On Google With New Online Advertising Business
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is planning to launch its own ad network to compete with Google’s online advertising business. Amazon is calling...