Facebook is expanding one of its newer features designed to help mobile users find accessible Wi-Fi networks. The company had begun testing a “Find Wi-Fi” option last year on mobile, which highlighted free, public Wi-Fi networks nearby. At the time, the option was only available on iOS in select countries, …

A team of researchers at the University of Florida has found genes known to form heart cells in humans and other animals in the gut of the starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis), a brainless, muscle-less and heartless marine animal native to the east coast of the United States. The findings …

Palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) not only play the drums, they craft the sticks too, according to new research from scientists in Australia. Male palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) drumming on a hollow tree with a manufactured ‘drumstick.’ Image credit: Christina Zdenek. The palm cockatoo is a large smoky-grey or black parrot …

As impact investing gains traction in the market, a new accelerator for tech nonprofits called Fast Forward has raised $2.2 million in philanthropic funding from the nonprofit arms of some of the world’s largest companies and financial services firms. BlackRock, Google.org, Comcast NBCUniversal, and ATT joined Zendesk, Twilio.org, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the …

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Really big Google beach chair and beach ball: Source: Instagram Old …

Google really wants advertisers to adopt their best practices. The latest version of AdWords Editor, version 12, has a whole new section to show you where you’re not complying, along with some other new features. Custom Rules The new “Custom Rules” section can be found in the left navigation pane …

Today’s Google doodle is a callout to French novelist, poet and human rights activist Victor Hugo. The doodle marks the publication date of what is arguably his most well-known novel, “Les Misérables.” “Before he turned 30, Hugo was already an established poet, dramatist, artist, and novelist,” writes the doodle team …

There aren’t many people who can claim to have created an industry, but Danny Sullivan is one of them. When he first published “The Webmaster’s Guide to Search Engines” in 1996, he attracted an audience of online marketing pioneers who wanted to understand how search engines of the day — …

Earlier this month, keeping with the traditions of a welcoming summer, Seattle opened its doors to data junkies, optimization nerds and the search-obsessed in celebration of yet another SMX Advanced. Not speaking this year, I had more flexibility to sit in on some of the many useful presentations. Among the …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords Editor’s new custom rules let you quickly see what’s missing in your accountsJun 30, 2017 by Ginny Marvin See what Google wants you to pay …