Mozilla Acquires Pulse, A Hybrid-Workplace Collaboration Company
Acquisition of hybrid workplace collaboration company strengthens Mozilla’s plans for growing their suite of products
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I recently presented at Pubcon Vegas in October and March 2024, and over the past 20 years have presented at search conferences across the United States: Pubcon, SMX, Affiliate Summit & SES (Search Engine Strategies) and have served as a Head Judge at the U.S. Search Awards .
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WordPress Hit With Multiple Vulnerabilities In Versions Prior To 6.0.3
WordPress recommends immediate action to fix multiple vulnerabilities discovered in versions prior to 6.0.3
Rackspace Hosted Exchange Outage Due to Security Incident
Details emerge that Rackspace outage due to a security incident – Customers encouraged to migrate to Microsoft 365
A New Era Of Google Search: What It Means For SEO
Google continues to evolve how users search and how data is presented. Here are surprising ways Google is changing what it means to search.
Google Answers If Splitting A Long Article Could Result In Thin Content
Google answers if a long article that is split into interlinked pages risks being seen as thin content
Google: Links Have Less Impact Today Than In The Past
A Googler remarked that links have “a lot less significant impact” today than they previously did in the past
Google: Disavowing Random Links Flagged By Tools Is A Waste Of Time
Google says that disavowing random links that a tool has flagged is not a good use of time
Ex-Googler Answers Why Google Search is Getting Worse
Ex-Googler Marissa Mayer says there’s nothing wrong with Google Search, it’s the web that’s getting worse
SEO ROI: How To Ensure Performance Tracking Matches Goals
Not sure which SEO metrics are useful and which aren’t as prioritized? Discover which metrics in-house, agency, and freelance SEOs agree and disagree on.
Ex-Googler On Featured Snippets: Google is More Hesitant To Send Users Out Into The Web
Ex-Googler offers opinion that uptick in featured snippets is because Google is “concerned about some of the low-quality experiences out on the web”
SEO Salaries 2022: Industry Growth & Many New SEO Professionals
How much do SEO professionals earn and is there room for new SEOs in the market? Discover what the industry pros have to say.
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
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