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...
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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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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...
Twitter To Team Up With Stripe To Insert A ‘Buy Now’ Button Into Tweets
In January, Re/code reported that Twitter and Stripe were in talks to work together on something but nothing had been finalized at that time. Sources...
Popular Marketing Event #EpicDinner Faces Cancellation
Marketing juggernaut conference Pubcon Las Vegas is less than two months away. If you’ve been to Pubcon before, you may have seen SEO expert Alan Bleiweiss in action:...
Google Acquires Gecko Design, Designers Of The Original Fitbit
TechCruch reports that Google has acquired Gecko Design, the firm responsible for the mechanical design of the original version of the fitness tracking device Fitbit....
Instagram Becomes A Serious Business Tool With A Suite Of Useful New Features
Instagram says inspiring and empowering brands to create beautiful imagery that engages its 200 million members is something the company is always striving for. It’s...
Speak To Google’s Search App In Multiple Languages And It Will Now Understand You
More than half the world’s population speaks two or more languages, Google stated in a post on the Inside Search blog today. Google can now...
2014 Inc 5000 Rankings Released, Here Are The Top Search Companies
The publication Inc has released their annual Inc 5000 rankings for 2014 — every year Inc Inc ranks the fastest-growing privately held companies. The rankings are...
Patent Shows Possible New Google Glass Design, Would You Wear These?
Pictures from a patent granted on August 12th show that Google glass may one day look more like ordinary glasses. That patent, detailing a possible...
Twitter’s Vine Now Allows You To Import Existing Videos, Plus New Editing Features
Twitter’s Vine, the popular six second video sharing service introduced two powerful new features today — advanced video editing and the ability to import existing...