New App Reveals How Much Information You’re Giving To Facebook
A new web app that’s being described as “unnerving” and “disturbingly accurate” was launched last week, which provides an eye-opening look into how much Facebook...
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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 and Amazon Link Up, Add Items To Your Shopping Cart With A Single Tweet
Amazon recently launched a new feature called #AmazonCart where Twitter users can add items to their Amazon shopping cart simply by tweeting that hashtag along with...
Twitter Releases Study Showing Exposure To Brand Tweets Drives Action Online And Offline
Twitter released a study this week, in partnership with The Advertising Research Foundation, FOX and DB5, called “Discovering the Value of Earned Audiences — How...
Vine Launches New Version Of Website, New Features Include Vine TV, Playlists And More
Twitter’s Vine video sharing service, primarily used via a mobile app, has updated the desktop version of its website with a new look and a...
Foursquare Is Shifting Its Focus To Local Search, Releasing A New App Just For Check Ins
Foursquare announced their plans today to shift their focus towards local search, and release an entirely new app called Swarm just for check ins. According...
Facebook Introduces Anonymous Login For Connected Apps
Today at f8, Facebook launched Anonymous Login, which they are touting as a new way to log into apps without sharing any personal information from Facebook.Facebook...
Google Updates Webmaster Guidelines For Sneaky Redirects
Google took to their Webmaster Central blog today to let everyone know they have made changes to their Webmaster Guidelines in the sections that pertain...
Twitter Gains 14 Million Monthly Active Users In Q1 2014
Twitter released their earnings report for the the first quarter of 2014, which shows positive growth in just about every area. In fact, the numbers...
Bing Releases Study On When US Cities Wake Up, Based On Search Data
Inspired by a recent study on how US cities differ in terms of who arrives to work earliest, Bing took it upon themselves to perform...
Google Revamps Restaurant Search For Android, What This Means For Marketers
Google announced they have recently made changes to the restaurant search experience on Android by allowing users to filter results by price, ratings, cuisine, and what’s...
Twitter Tests A New Signup Process Aimed At Getting New Users To Stick Around Longer
Wired reports that Twitter is testing a new, smarter signup process that has been designed with the intention to get new users to stick around...
Pinterest Announces Improvements To User Experience With Guided Search, Custom Categories, and More
Pinterest announced some improvements to their user experience at an event held last night at their headquarters in San Francisco. The improvements include features like...
Google Is Reportedly Displaying Customer Reviews In Knowledge Graph For Local Searches
Mike Blumenthal has reported Google has been displaying customer reviews in the Knowledge Graph panel off and on for several months, and have recently been showing...
Matt Cutts Explains How Small Sites Can Compete With More Popular Sites
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, recently answered a question about improving search rankings in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes...
Google’s Social Login Popularity Increases In Q1 2014, According To New Study
Janrain, the leader in customer profile management, published its latest quarterly Social Login Trends report this week. The data shows clear trends favoring Google over...
LinkedIn Announces Mobile Photo Sharing
Today, LinkedIn announced the launch of photo sharing on Android, iPhone and the mobile web. This new feature will be rolling out to all users...
Matt Cutts Explains How To Avoid Buying A Domain That Has Been Penalized By Google
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about buying domains in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
Google Introduces Google Trends Email Alerts, Trending Topics and Hot Searches Delivered To Your Inbox
Google announced today they will be rolling out the ability for users to have popular topics from Google Trends and Hot Searches delivered via email....
LinkedIn Announces They Have Reached 300 Million Members Worldwide
LinkedIn announced today they have reached the milestone of over 300 million members worldwide, more than half of which reside outside the United States. The...
Facebook Introduces Feature To Help You Find Nearby Friends
Facebook’s Product Manager, Andrea Vaccari, announced today the beginning of a roll out of an optional new feature to help users find friends that are...
Matt Cutts Debunks SEO Myths
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about SEO myths in his latests Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
Google +Post Ads Now Available To All Advertisers
Google+ introduced +Post ads to a limited number of advertisers last December as a way to turn Google+ content into ads that run across the...
Matt Cutts Explains How Google Treats 404 and 410 Status Codes
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about website status codes in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in...
Twitter Acquires Gnip, The World’s Largest Provider of Twitter Data
Twitter’s VP of Global Business Development, Jana Messerschmidt, announced today the company has agreed to acquire Gnip, a leading provider of social data and a long-standing Twitter data...
Pinterest Launches ‘Pin It’ Button For WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr and More.
Pinterest recently announced on their Pinterest For Business Blog they will be bringing the Pin It button to more platforms, specifically Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress.org and Wix....
Business Owners Complain Of Positive Reviews Disappearing After Yahoo’s Deal With Yelp
The Wall Street Journal reports many business owners are upset after years of positive reviews have vanished from Yahoo Local following their recent deal with...
Update To Facebook News Feed Designed To Combat Business Page Spam
Facebook recently announced they will be rolling out an update to their News Feed designed to reduce the appearance of the kinds of posts users frequently...
Twitter Adds Real-Time, Interactive Notifications To Desktop Version
Those who prefer to use Twitter via the web, rather than using a dedicated desktop app, can expect to see some new functionality rolling out...
Facebook Reveals A New Look For Sidebar Ads
In an announcement made yesterday on the Facebook For Business blog a new look for Facebook sidebar ads was revealed, with a design that appears...
Facebook To Remove Messaging Capabilities From Its Main Apps, Forcing Users To Download Messenger
If you have grown accustomed to using the instant messaging features of Facebook’s mobile app, you will soon be forced to switch to the standalone...