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Facebook is Helping Brands Skyrocket Ad Conversions by Turning Still Images Into Videos

Social media use is steadily growing each year. Research in 2017, shows that U.S. digital consumers spent an average of 2 hours and 15 minutes on social platforms every day, up 45 minutes since 2015. On average, users spent 35 minutes of that time on Facebook alone. In the past...
Posted On 29 Aug 2018
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Bing Now Supports JSON-LD For Schema

Jon Henshaw posted on Twitter that Bing now supports JSON-LD for Schema markup and structured data support. Search Engine Land received confirmation that Bing now supports JSON-LD, which has become the preferred markup method for most developers these days. Bing previously only...
Posted On 29 Aug 2018
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Google Cloud Introduces VPC Flow Logs, Allows Users to Collect Network Telemetry at Various Levels

Last Thursday, Google introduced a new feature to its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) users for tracking network operations between their servers in the Google Cloud. Called VPC Flow Logs, the tool logs and monitors all network flows sent from and received by the virtual machines...
Posted On 29 Aug 2018
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The End is Near: Net Neutrality Rules Set to Expire on June 11

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that net neutrality protections will be repealed on June 11, 30 days after the notice was filed on Thursday. Alongside the expiration, new rules governing Internet service providers will also take effect. According to FCC...
Posted On 29 Aug 2018
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Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox Leaked Facebook User Data Caused by Browser Vulnerability

Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox might have inadvertently leaked the Facebook usernames, profile pictures and even the likes of their users because of a side-channel vulnerability. A side-channel vulnerability was discovered in a CSS3 feature dubbed the “mix-blend-mode.” This...
Posted On 29 Aug 2018
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BingBot As GoogleBot? Maybe, If It Crawls Google’s PageSpeed Tool

A savvy webmaster was curious when he noticed that BingBot was crawling his site from Google IP addresses. Did Google acquire Bing’s crawler? Was it some sort of fake bot trying to rip off content? The question was brought up at Stack Exchange: As it shows, user-agent shows...
Posted On 28 Aug 2018
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Billable SEO Time Survey Results

Many SEOs bill by the hour or offer monthly pricing plans. I asked the SEO industry months ago how much of your time is billable. I wanted to share the breakdown of the 140 results we collected. How Much Of Your SEO Time Is Billable? Forum discussion continued at HighRankings Forums.
Posted On 28 Aug 2018
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SEO Stars Vs. SEO Celebrities

Rob Kerry has a wonderful post named Celebrities Killed The SEO Star. In short, Rob said, “I believe that celebrity SEOs, brands and blogs are feeding a generation of untested and poorly trained search marketers, who pass themselves off as SEO experts.” Ah, link bait...
Posted On 21 Aug 2018
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Google Drive’s rebrand to Google One includes offers for hotels found in Search

Deals on hotels found in Google Search are spotlighted in the Benefits section of the new Google One app, with plans to add more promotions from Google properties. Google is rolling out its rebranded and updated paid Google Drive plans under the new name Google One. The updated...
Posted On 21 Aug 2018
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The ultimate guide to using Bing Webmaster Tools — Part 1

Contributor and Bing Chief Evangelist Christi Olson kicks off a multipart series on Bing webmaster tools. If you are new to Bing’s webmaster toolset, this detailed guide will get you started and on your way to better rankings on Bing. If you are a website owner, you’ve invested a...
Posted On 18 Aug 2018
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