Matt G. Southern, Author at Search Engine Journal

About

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.

Articles

14% of “Normal” Americans Think Facebook is the Next Social Network to Shut Down

A survey on social network closures finds a notable amount of “normal” Americans think Facebook is next to shut down.

2 min read
2.0K Reads
Apr 30, 2019

News
Tools

Google Fixes Issue With Search Console Index Coverage Report

Google confirmed the issue with missing data in Search Console’s index coverage report has been fixed.

2 min read
2.4K Reads
Apr 30, 2019

News
Tools

Creative Commons Search Engine is Out of Beta, Has Over 300M Images

After over two years of beta testing, Creative Commons is officially launching its search engine.

2 min read
1.9K Reads
Apr 30, 2019

Google Display & Video 360 Helps Marketers Protect Their Brand

Google is introducing new ways for marketers to protect their brand while running Display & Video 360 campaigns.

2 min read
1.7K Reads
Apr 30, 2019

LinkedIn is Testing a New Services Section in User Profiles

LinkedIn is working on a new addition to profiles which lets users display a list of services they offer. The feature is currently in testing...

1 min read
2.7K Reads
Apr 29, 2019

News
PPC

Microsoft Advertising Introduces Sponsored Products

Microsoft Advertising, formerly Bing Ads, is introducing new product offerings: Sponsored Products and an update to the Microsoft Audience Network.

1 min read
1.7K Reads
Apr 29, 2019

News
PPC

Microsoft Advertising is the New Bing Ads

Bing Ads has been officially rebranded as Microsoft Advertising, marking an evolution in the platform’s offerings.

1 min read
2.3K Reads
Apr 29, 2019

Google My Business May Offer Premium Features for a Monthly Fee

Google is sending out surveys to gauge peoples’ interest in paying for access to premium Google My Business features.

3 min read
19K Reads
Apr 28, 2019

News
SEO

Google Issue is Causing it to Select Unrelated Canonical URLs

Google is currently experiencing an issue where it may have selected unrelated URLs.

1 min read
4.3K Reads
Apr 25, 2019

DuckDuckGo is Google’s Only Competitor to Gain Organic Search Share in Q1 2019

DuckDuckGo’s organic search growth is outpacing other search engines, with particularly strong gains reported in mobile search.

2 min read
6.1K Reads
Apr 25, 2019

Facebook Stories Have 500 Million Daily Users, 3 Million Advertisers

Facebook stories have now reached 500 million daily active users, up from the 300 million daily actives reported in September.

2 min read
1.9K Reads
Apr 25, 2019

News
PPC

Bing Ads Will No Longer Serve Entities With Destination URLs By the End of 2019

Bing Ads is notifying users about upcoming changes to destination URLs that begin rolling out in August.

2 min read
2.1K Reads
Apr 25, 2019

10% of Twitter Users are Creating 80% of Tweets

A study on Twitter usage finds a disproportionate amount of users are responsible for the greatest share of tweets.

2 min read
2.8K Reads
Apr 24, 2019

Careers
News

Google Makes it Easier to Find Work-From-Home Jobs

Google is making it easier for job searchers in the US to find work-from-home positions.

1 min read
2.3K Reads
Apr 24, 2019

Instagram Introduces Quiz Stickers

Instagram has officially launched quiz stickers which allow users to create multiple-choice questions for their followers to answer.

2 min read
9.3K Reads
Apr 24, 2019

Byte, the Follow-Up to Vine, Begins Sending Out Beta Invites

Byte, a reboot of Vine from the same creator, has sent out the first 100 invites to its closed beta.

2 min read
1.3K Reads
Apr 23, 2019

Facebook Lets Users Share 3D Photos in Stories

Facebook is expanding 3D photos to stories and offering two new ways to create them.

2 min read
3.8K Reads
Apr 23, 2019

72% of People Have Used Voice Search Through a Digital Assistant in 2019

A study from Microsoft on consumer adoption of voice technology in 2019 shows that most people are using voice search.

2 min read
2.6K Reads
Apr 23, 2019

54% of Users Have Bought a Product Right After Seeing it on Instagram

A Facebook-commissioned study of 21,000 Instagram users reveals how they interact with brands and the impact it has on sales.

2 min read
3.4K Reads
Apr 23, 2019

Instagram May Hide Like Counts to Reduce the Sense of Competition

Instagram is considering hiding like counts on posts to reduce the sense of competition amongst users.

2 min read
11K Reads
Apr 23, 2019

News
Tools

Official AMP Plugin for WordPress Now Supports AMP Stories

A new version of the official AMP plugin for WordPress supports the creation of AMP Stories.

2 min read
4.1K Reads
Apr 19, 2019

Google My Business Suggests Positive Reviews to Share as Posts

Google My Business is launching a new feature which will help business owners showcase positive reviews.

2 min read
11K Reads
Apr 19, 2019

Facebook is Testing Upvotes and Downvotes for Comments

Facebook has been spotted testing the ability for users to upvote and downvote comments.

2 min read
4.5K Reads
Apr 18, 2019

Twitter’s ‘Hide Replies’ Feature is Set to Roll Out in June

A new Twitter feature which allows users to hide replies to their tweets is set to launch this June.

2 min read
851 Reads
Apr 17, 2019

News
SEO

AMP Stories Now Have a Dedicated Section in Google Search Results

Google is adding a new section to search results which is dedicated to AMP Stories.

1 min read
6.4K Reads
Apr 17, 2019

Google My Business Lets Users Create Custom Short URLs

Google is now letting users create customized short URLs for Google My Business listings. Google is calling these custom URLs “short names” and it appears...