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Google Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
In a sign of the critical importance of cybersecurity for all businesses, Google Cloud announces acquisition of cybersecurity firm Mandiant
3 Ways Spammers Hide Links & Text on Webpages & How To Stop Them
Website security not an SEO issue? Think otherwise. Here are three sneaky ways spammers add hidden links to your website.
Yandex Warns Debt May Affect Ability To Continue Operating
Yandex issued a statement warning that debt may cause material adverse effect on ability to keep operating
Twitter Transparency Report Discloses Impact on Member Accounts
Twitter’s transparency report shows that their proactive approach to moderation is responsible for vast majority of account suspensions
Facebook Report Reveals Most Popular Posts and Pages
Facebook report reveals what kind of content gets over a hundred million views – And it’s not what you think
Are Brand Mentions Important to Google’s Algorithm?
Google’s John Mueller answers if brand mentions are important to Google’s algorithm
Advisories To Increase Website Security After Russian Attack
Fight back against increased cyber attacks with these free tools and resources
5 HTTP Security Headers You Need To Know For SEO
Are security headers a part of your SEO audits? Here’s why they should be, alongside the top security headers you need to know.
Nine WordPress Plugins Expose Over 1.3 Million Sites To Exploits
Nine WordPress plugins, including popular ad management, malware firewall and database managers were found to have vulnerabilities affecting over 1.3 million websites
Poll Implies Most SEOs Don’t Disavow Spammy Links
Twitter poll seems to indicate that most SEOs choose to ignore spammy links rather than disavow them
Is Author Expertise Important To Google’s Algorithm?
Google’s John Mueller answers the question of whether author expertise is important to Google’s algorithm
WordPress Backup Plugin Vulnerability Impacted 3+ Million Installations
UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin vulnerability potentially compromised over 3 million installations
Google: No SEO Bonus For Keyword-Based Domains
John Mueller says keyword-based domains are limiting and provide no SEO bonus. He then offered ideas for the best domains
Critical Vulnerability Strikes Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce
Critical Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability rated 9.8 on a scale of 1 – 10 is actively being exploited by hackers
17 Free SEO Tools For Site Audits
Conducting an SEO site audit can be challenging. Here’s a list of free and useful SEO site audit tools that can help optimize your site.
Do Small Sites Have A Chance Anymore?
John Mueller says if you’re a small company competing with large companies it’s always going to be hard
Bing’s New PubHub Offers Millions Of New Site Visitors
Bing’s new PubHub is a new way to bring millions of site visitors to news sites of all sizes
Google Will Likely Index Content That’s Important
Google’s John Mueller discusses the kind of content that is more likely to be indexed
Don’t Use The Target=”_Blank” Link Attribute In These Cases
The choice to use the _blank link attribute carries with it a number of security and user experience considerations. Learn when not to use it.
Screaming Frog Adds Google URL Inspection API
Google URL Inspection API integration adds 7 new ways to fix a website with Screaming Frog
Subdomain to Main Domain Site Migrations
Google’s John Mueller explains the complexity of migrating a subdomain to a main domain
How Google Maps Reviews Are Moderated
Google shares how it weeds out fake or abusive reviews left for local businesses on Google Maps
WordPress Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor
1+ Million WordPress sites affected by vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution attacks
Google Announces Search Console URL Inspection API
Google expanded Search Console access with the URL Inspection Tool API which extends functionalities of many SEO tools and WordPress plugins and themes
Link Graphs And Google Rankings
Link graphs are important to know about for SEO because they’re a fundamental part of how Google understands and ranks websites
Google Unveils .Day Domains
New .Day Top Level Domains makes valuable domains available, with prices dropping every day until February
Does Value of Internal Links Differ Based on Page Location?
Google’s John Mueller answers if value of an internal link is influenced by the location on the page
Squarespace Announces Video Hosting And Monetization
Squarespace announced video hosting and monetization capabilities that helps publishers earn income from recorded videos
WordPress 5.9 With Gutenberg Is The Future of Publishing
WordPress 5.9 unveils Gutenberg block-based editor with full site editing capabilities. The future of WordPress publishing is finally here.