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Bing’s Social Sidebar Gains Klout Scores & People Recommendations

Klout has become the latest social service to be integrated into the new Bing Social Sidebar that was launched earlier this year. Bing says that Klout scores will now appear next to people surfaced in the sidebar, plus Klout’s data will be used to help determine some of the...
Posted On 31 Jul 2023
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Genius not looking so smart after Google escapes liability for ‘misappropriating’ lyrics

To many this was another example of Google abusing its power. Except it wasn’t, court finds. Last December song lyrics website Genius sued (.pdf) Google and partner LyricFind in New York state court for allegedly misappropriating song lyrics from its website. It charged the...
Posted On 29 Jul 2023
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Matthew Green: ‘Windows Is the Malware Compatibility Layer for Everything’

Matthew Green, cryptography professor at Johns Hopkins University, has called Windows “the malware compatibility layer for everything.” In a series of tweets, Green referenced tweets by Paul Rascagnères, a Threat Researcher at Volexity, in reference to Microsoft’s advisory...
Posted On 28 Jul 2023
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What the ROAS? A practical guide to improving return on ad spend

Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard shows how ROAS, or return on ad spend, can be used to show the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and whether they are worth the money spent on them. Do you want to improve your paid search campaigns? There are a lot of paid search metrics, but...
Posted On 27 Jul 2023
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Washington Post shares SEO and web performance guidelines

The Washington Post has shared a document outlining ‘proven strategies and guidelines’ around SEO and optimal site practices. The Washington Post has published a document outlining its internal SEO and web performance best practices that anybody in news SEO will want...
Posted On 26 Jul 2023
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Spain Fines Apple and Amazon For Anti-Competitive Behavior

Spain is fining Amazon and Apple 194.1 million euros ($218.03 million) for anti-competitive behavior surrounding Amazon being an Apple reseller. According to Reuters, Spain’s antitrust watchdog says the two companies’ anti-competitive agreement unfairly restricted the online...
Posted On 25 Jul 2023
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Microsoft Pay Streamlines Online Payment in Outlook

Microsoft is integrating its digital wallet service into Outlook, as announced during Build 2018 on Monday. Called Microsoft Pay, users can soon make payments on invoices and bills through emails without leaving Outlook and switching to another app or service. All it takes is a...
Posted On 24 Jul 2023
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Bing On Super Bowl 47: San Francisco 49ers Twice As Many Searches Than Baltimore Ravens

If search has any influence or say in who will win the Super Bowl this Sunday, Super Bowl XLVII, then the San Francisco 49ers are clear winners. A Bing representative told us that the San Francisco 49ers have twice as many searches than their competitor the Baltimore Ravens....
Posted On 22 Jul 2023
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Google Smart Shopping Campaigns: Everything you need to know to get started

If you’re new to SSCs, the main value prop is to combine Shopping and Display into a single campaign, in addition to simplifying the creation and maintenance of them. I am sure that you have already heard about Google Smart Shopping Campaigns (SSC). But are you new to using...
Posted On 21 Jul 2023
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Transform customer experience and drive business results with an optimized tech stack

In this webinar, learn how flexibility in your technology the key to mastering customer experiences. Over time, poor technology integration has painted a landscape of fragmented tools and inconsistent data, leading to the unwanted pitfalls of revenue losses, missed opportunities...
Posted On 20 Jul 2023
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