Users Lose Confidence That Twitter Will Survive
Millions of tweets signal perception that Twitter is ending soon as mass resignations inspire users to lose confidence that it will stay online
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Wix Announces New Way To Edit Page Level SEO Settings
Wix announced a new feature that let’s users update SEO factors like structured data and meta tags at the page level from one location
Evidence of New Twitter Features Leaked By Security Researcher
Security researcher leaks evidence of new Twitter features under development, including end-to-end DM encryption and an anti-cyberstalking measure
Twitter Fires Senior Engineers for Opinions Shared in Private Slack Channel
Senior engineers with over ten years experience fired from Twitter for privately sharing their opinions. Elon Musk mock-apologizes for firing “these geniuses”
Google Updates Review Snippet Structured Data
Google updated the review snippet structured data to standardize how numbers are written
Experts Predict Twitter Outage & Advise Downloading Your Data
Multiple experts warn of a possible Twitter outage and encourage users to download their data now while they still can
Twitter Fires 80% of Contractor Employees With No Formal Notice
Elon Musk fires nearly all Twitter contract employees, with one fired working parent tweeting how the timing couldn’t be worse
Meta Announces Instagram Explore Home Ads Placement Via Marketing API
Meta announced a new way to place ads by using the ‘Instagram Explore home’ ads placement option through the Instagram Marketing API
Vulnerabilities Discovered in Five WooCommerce WordPress Plugins
Warnings issued over vulnerabilities in five WordPress WooCommerce plugins that may affect up to 135,000 websites
Senior Twitter Execs Resign – Bankruptcy Reportedly Isn’t Out Of The Question
Musk reportedly says bankruptcy not out of the question as senior execs core to Twitter’s functioning resign
Google: Rankings Drop After Mobile Usability Fail?
Google’s John Mueller offers explanation for a rankings drop after search console flagged problems with mobile usability
Yoast SEO 19.10 Update – Know This Before Updating
Yoast WordPress SEO Plugin released an update addressing a fatal error bug and compatibility issues
Google Explains Alt Text for Logos & Buttons
Google’s Lizzi Sassman & John Mueller describe the best way to write alt text for logos and images
Research Finds Evidence Of User Dissatisfaction With Google Results
Recently published research shows that about 30% of searchers on Google must repeat their searches because the first set of results weren’t satisfactory
Elon Musk Finally Owns Twitter – Fires CEO & CFO
Elon Musk completes purchase of Twitter and promises to make the platform a place for all sides to come together in a “healthy manner”
Why Tweet Comparing Google to Dying Mall Went Viral
Viral tweet exposes the reasons why thousands of users feel dissatisfaction with Google Search
Google On The Use Of Stock Photography
Google podcast discusses stock photography and sets the record straight about the impact on web and image search
Is Google Okay With Minor Tweaks To Machine Translations?
Google answers whether machine-translated content with only minor editing changes is still good enough.
Google On Image Filenames & A Surprising SEO Mistake
Googlers discuss best practices about image filenames and reveal a surprising image SEO mistake to be aware of
WordPress Security Release Fixes 16 Vulnerabilities
WordPress 6.0.3 security release addresses 16 vulnerabilities, including patches to protect against SQL injections and Stored XSS attacks
Google on Alt Text SEO & Accessibility
Google podcast discussion about writing alt text for images that balances the needs of SEO and accessibility
Google Replaces Title Tags With Site Names For Homepage Results
Google introduces a new mobile-only search feature that only shows the name of a site instead of the entire title tag for the home page
WordPress 6.1 Is Jam-Packed With Performance Upgrades
WordPress 6.1, scheduled for Novemember 2022, is packed with performance improvements some of which are said to be massive. This is what to expect.
Google Updates Image Structured Data
Google’s update to image structured data makes it easier to add credit, creator and copyright information
Google On Solving How to Write Good Alt Text
Googlers discuss how to solve the difficulties of creating perfect image alt text for accessibility and SEO
Google Announces Search Central Live Conference
Google announced the return of their live in-person conferences, rebranded to Google Search Central Live. First one scheduled for November 2022
WordPress Vulnerability In Shortcodes Ultimate Impacts 700,000 Sites
U.S. Government advisory warns of CSRF vulnerability in WordPress plugin Shortcodes Ultimate which is used by over 700,000 websites
WordPress Plugins Begin Adopting Cloudflare CAPTCHA Alternative Turnstile
WordPress plugin publishers begin supporting the new CAPTCHA alternative from Cloudflare but Contact Form 7, used by 5+ million, rejects it for one valid reason
Research On 150,000 Product Queries Reveals Changes in Google SERPs
Research on 150,000 apparel related search queries uncovers startling changes in Google SERPs with positive implications for ecommerce
Google Clarifies Product Review Best Practices
Google’s best practices on how to write product reviews was updated with new examples and more precise wording