Instagram Bug is Causing People to Lose Followers
Instagram has a confirmed bug that is causing some users to lose a significant number of followers.
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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 is Testing Favicons in the Top Stories Carousel
Google appears to be testing the use of favicons within the top stories carousel in search results.
Reddit Has the Least Valuable Users Compared to Other Social Networks
Reddit is now home to 330 million monthly active users, but they’re the least valuable of any social network.
The Top Reasons Consumers Follow and Engage With Brands on Social Media
A new study reveals the real reasons why consumers follow brands on social media.
Paid Search Spend Grows 10% Globally Year-Over-Year
A new report on digital advertising in Q4 2018 reveals that paid search spend grew 10% year-over-year.
Google: Syndicated Content May Outrank the Original Source
Google’s John Mueller advises site owners that when content is syndicated elsewhere it may outrank the original source.
Google Pushes Back Parallel Tracking for Display & Video Campaigns to May 1st
Google Ads is now expanding parallel tracking to Display and Video campaigns on May 1st.
Google Ads is Bringing Click Share to Search Campaigns
Google Ads has begun rolling out click share for search campaigns.
Google’s Gary Illyes Urges SEOs to Stick to the Basics
More than once during his recent AMA on Reddit, Google’s Gary Illyes advised SEOs to stick to the basics.
Google Images & Video Search Have “Massive Potential,” Often Overlooked by SEOs
According to Google’s Gary Illyes, image and video search are most often overlooked, and SEOs should be paying more attention.
Google: Hreflang Not a Ranking Signal, But Will Drive Targeted Traffic
Google’s Gary Illyes clarified the hreflang attribute is not a ranking signal, though it will result in more targeted traffic.
Google to Introduce Job Posting Markup for Remote Jobs
Google will soon be rolling out the ability for companies to highlight postings for remote jobs in search results.
Google Search Console’s Inspect URL Tool is Only Useful for Webpages
Google’s John Mueller has advised that the new inspect URL tool in Search Console is only useful for webpages.
40% of LinkedIn Members Visit the Site Every Day, Engagement is up 60%
LinkedIn has released an ebook for social media managers that contains an updated list of stats about the platform.
Google’s Gary Illyes Explains How RankBrain Works
Google’s Gary Illyes has provided a matter-of-fact explanation of how the RankBrain algorithm works.
Facebook Fights Back Against Myth That News Feed is Limited to 26 Friends
Facebook has come out swinging against those perpetuating a myth that its news feed displays a limited amount of content.
Facebook Introduces New Ways for Businesses to Communicate with Customers
Facebook will soon be rolling out two new ways for businesses to communicate with customers via messaging and groups.
Google Search Console to Combine Data from Multiple Properties into One Report
Google Search Console will soon assign all search data for a single piece of content to the canonical URL.
Google Will Eventually Move Robots.txt Testing Tool to New Search Console
Google’s John Mueller stated the robots.txt testing tool will eventually be moved to the new version of Search Console.
Google: No Fixed Time Frame for Ranking Changes After Site Improvements
Google’s John Mueller stated there’s no fixed time frame for ranking changes after improvements have been made to a site.
Google Expands Maximize Conversions Bidding for TrueView for Action Ads
Google is making maximize conversions bidding globally available to advertisers using TrueView for Action campaigns.
Facebook is Changing the Way Advertisers Set Campaign Budgets
A major change is coming to the way Facebook advertisers set campaign budgets.
Google: PageSpeed Insights Score Can Change Regardless of Changes to a Site
Google’s John Mueller has advised that the PageSpeed Insights score can change without any changes being made to a website.
DuckDuckGo Warns that Google Does Not Respect ‘Do Not Track’ Browser Setting
DuckDuckGo cautions internet users that companies like Google and Facebook don’t respect the “Do Not Track” setting on web browsers.
YouTube Introduces More Ways to Buy Masthead Ads
YouTube is experimenting with new ways for advertisers to buy masthead ads, the most prominant ad on the home feed.
DuckDuckGo Hits a Record 1 Billion Monthly Searches in January 2019
DuckDuckGo hit a new record in January of over 1 billion searches served throughout the month.
YouTube May Prevent “Dislike Mobs” From Abusing the Dislike Button
YouTube is working on ways to prevent “dislike mobs” from maliciously disliking videos in order to reduce their reach.
New Study Shows How Much SEO Professionals Are Earning Per Year
A recent study on the local search industry reveals how much the average SEO professional earns in a year.
Snapchat is Considering Making Public Posts Permanent
Snapchat is reportedly considering the idea of introducing permanent photo and video posts.
Google’s Best Practices for Improving Your Google Ads Optimization Score
Google has released a set of best practices to help Google Ads users improve their optimization score.