Instagram Adds New Ways to Engage With Followers
Instagram has rolled out a series of new features designed to engage with followers in different ways.
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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 Rolls Out ‘Show Latest Tweets’ Button
Twitter now offers a way for users to quickly toggle between latest tweets and top tweets.
Google Launches First-Ever Game Based on Google Search Trends
Test your knowledge of Google Search in 2018 by taking the new ‘Game of the Year’ quiz.
Facebook Backtracks on Changing Chatbot Subscription Messaging Policies
Facebook will no longer be changing its subscription messaging policies, which would have affected chatbots.
Google Offers a New Way to Pay for Display Ads
Google Ads is now giving advertisers the option to pay for conversions when using display campaigns.
Bing Reveals the Top Holiday Queries for 2018
Bing Ads has released its list of the top trending searches for the 2018 holiday season.
Social Media Surpasses Traditional Newspapers as a Primary News Source [STUDY]
For the first time, more US adults are saying they regularly get news from social media compared to newspapers.
YouTube is Removing Spam Accounts Which May Cause Noticeable Decrease in Subscribers
YouTube is warning users that they may see a noticeable decrease in subscriber count as the company purges spam accounts.
Google Fully Moves Multiple Reports Over to the New Search Console
Google confirmed that multiple reports in the classic Search Console have been fully moved over to the new version.
Google Transfers Ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
Google has given up ownership of the domain Duck.com and transferred it to rival search engine DuckDuckGo.
Google Reveals its Top Searches of the Year for 2018
Google has released its annual list of top searches around the world, including overall searches and searches in various categories.
Official AMP for WordPress Plugin Updated, Allows Sites to be Built Entirely With AMP
The official AMP for WordPress plugin has received a major update, including the ability to build websites solely with AMP.
5 Mind-Blowingly Dumb Things We Heard at the Google Hearing
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee yesterday, which left marketers collectively shaking their heads.
Facebook Search Ads are Now Available to Select Businesses in North America
Facebook is now testing ads in search results, which are available to businesses in the automotive, retail, and e-commerce industries.
Google to Roll Out New Call-to-Action Extension for Video Ads
Google Ads is sunsetting the YouTube call-to-action overlay in January 2019 and introducing a new CTA extension in its place.
Google My Business Adds New Permissions to ‘Communications Manager’ Role
Google My Business has upgraded the ‘communications manager’ role to ‘site manager,’ which adds several new permissions.
Google Brings Google Lens Visual Search to its iOS App
Google Lens, a tool allowing users to search for information in photos, is now available in the flagship iOS app.
Google Introduces WordPress Plugin With Integrated Analytics, Search Console, More
Google has introduced a new WordPress plugin which brings insights from Google tools to users’ dashboards.
Google to Shut Down Google+ Earlier Than Expected
Google is shutting down Google+ four months earlier than originally planned following a second data breach.
Reddit Now Gets 1.4 Billion Native Video Views Per Month
Reddit released its 2018 Year in Review report which reveals the rapid growth of video content since introducing native uploads.
Google is Adding Personalized Audio News Feeds to Assistant
Google Assistant will soon be capable of delivering personalized audio news after users say “OK Google, play the news.”
85% of Consumers Think Local Reviews Older Than 3 Months Aren’t Relevant
A new study reveals the importance that consumers place on local reviews from other customers.
Google Refutes DuckDuckGo’s Claims of Creating a “Filter Bubble”
Google has refuted DuckDuckGo’s recent study which claims that Google’s personalized search results create a “filter bubble.” After we covered the results of DuckDuckGo’s study,...
Google Introduces Structured Data for Livestreams
Google is introducing a way for publishers to markup livestreams with structured data.
Google Introduces 4 New Tools for Responsive Search Ads
Google is rolling out a series of updates to responsive search ads which includes more languages and new reporting tools.
YouTube Videos Will Now Autoplay in the Home Section
YouTube videos in the home tab will now be set to autoplay by default, without audio.
Google Expands Rich Results for Q&A Pages in Search
Google’s rich result type for question and answer pages is now available to all websites.
Google Shows Personalized Search Results When Logged Out, According to New Study
Google personalizes search results even when users are logged out or in private browsing mode, according to a recent study.
Facebook Explains How its Search Results Work
Facebook has put together a short explainer video with details about how its search results work.
Google Answers Questions About AMP Indexing
Google has compiled the most common questions about indexing AMP pages in search and answered them in a help thread.