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Google News Drops Editors’ Picks & Standout Meta Tag

The new version of Google News has launched last night and with that, Google has ended support for the Editors’ Picks feeds and the standout meta tag in Google News. Google posted about it on Twitter last night saying “As part of the new Google News, we have ended...
Posted On 30 Jun 2018
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Instagram Now has 1 Billion Monthly Users, Launches IGTV for Content Creators

Instagram has just hit one of its most crucial milestone – one billion users. The news came on the heels of the company’s launch of IGTV or Instagram Television, a long-form video format that takes aim at rival YouTube. It seemed inevitable that Instagram would hit the 1...
Posted On 28 Jun 2018
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Shopify’s ‘Ping’ App Streamlines Customer Conversations for Merchants

As an entrepreneur, time is your most valuable resource, especially when you’re in a highly competitive market. Shopify is now helping businesses maximize their time with a new app that manages customer conversations across multiple messaging platforms. The company recently...
Posted On 28 Jun 2018
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Google AdWords Overview Page New Words & Ad Group Shift Cards

Google said on Google+ and Twitter that two new cards have come to the AdWords overview page for advertisers. Google has brought New Words card and Ad group Shifts insight card to the overview page. New words card This card shows you new words that people used while searching and...
Posted On 28 Jun 2018
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Google Summer Solstice Logo & Bing Summer International Yoga Day Theme

Today is the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, places like the United States, Europe, etc and the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, places like Australia. It is also International Yoga Day or as some call it World Yoga Day. The Yoggies, people who love...
Posted On 28 Jun 2018
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Facebook opens door to cryptocurrency ads, reversing policy announced earlier this year

After banning promotions around binary options, initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency in January, Facebook is now allowing cryptocurrency ads. Facebook is now allowing ads promoting cryptocurrency and related products, reversing a decision it made in January to prohibit such...
Posted On 27 Jun 2018
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Snapchat is Now Selling Merch with Launch of New Snap Store

Is Snapchat trying its hand at eCommerce? That just might be in the works with its launch of a new feature that would essentially enable the company to sell merchandise through the messaging app. Snapchat Inc. just opened up the Snap Store today, a new feature that lets users buy...
Posted On 27 Jun 2018
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Are The SEO Weather Tools Off Again On Algorithmic Changes?

Whenever the automated tracking “SEO Weather” tools go off, I get tons of people telling me there was an update. They tell me this not based on them noticing any ranking changes, traffic changes or changes to the search results but based on the tools going off. Well,...
Posted On 27 Jun 2018
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SEMPO Press Releases

SEMPO today issued two new press releases announcing the availability of new search engine briefings from two leading research firms. CEO of eMarketer Presents Latest Search Engine Research to SEMPO Jupiter Analyst Discusses Search Engine Industry with SEMPO
Posted On 27 Jun 2018
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SEMPO New Board of Directors

Just got notice that SEMPO elected a new board today. The thirteen Board of Directors that will serve a one-year term, starting in mid-March, are (in alphabetical order): Ron Belanger, Carat Interactive Chris Churchill, Fathom Online Barbara Coll, Webmama.com Koichiro Fukasawa,...
Posted On 27 Jun 2018
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