A fossil site in Canada has yielded the best-preserved specimen of the dromaeosaurid dinosaur Saurornitholestes langstoni ever found. Saurornitholestes langstoni. Image credit: Jan Sovak. First scientifically described in 1978, Saurornitholestes langstoni is a carnivorous feathered dinosaur within the family Dromaeosauridae (also known as raptors). It lived approximately 76 million years …

Conversions by time columns now available in Google Ads. Google has rolled out new conversion reporting columns that capture when a conversion actually occurred. Reporting conversions by time. The six new columns are: Conversions (by conv. time) Conv. value (by conv. time) Value / Conv. (by conv. time) All conv. …

Google has experimental reports in Google Search Console for the new speed reports. We covered it when Google announced it back in May, but very few had access it then. Now, some of us at Search Engine Land, have access to these new experimental speed reports. Larger roll out. Some …

  The industry has a new association – the Paid Search Association – which formally launched yesterday. It describes itself as “the first association focused exclusively on the paid-search industry.” A mature industry. Upon first glance, it’s a somewhat surprising development given that marketers are increasingly seeking to overcome organizational silos …

  The SEO team is responsible for SEO results, but does not typically control the levers needed for SEO success. They depend on effective collaboration with other teams across the organization –design, development, content, social media– and those teams may not always know when, or how to work with the …

After nearly a year of testing ads in News Feed and Marketplace search results, Facebook is rolling out search ad placement more broadly to all advertisers. The ads will appear in results for search terms that have commercial intent, such as searches for commercial products connected to the e-commerce, retail …

Airbnb may be another overvalued “unicorn,” but it’s no WeWork. The Information this morning reported new Airbnb financials — indicating a massive increase in operating losses — that immediately call Airbnb’s future into question. Precisely, Airbnb lost $306 million on operations on $839 million in revenue, namely as a result …

  Samsung debuted a new fingerprint reader technology with the Galaxy S10 that uses ultrasonic waves to scan your finger. It sounds cool, certainly, but it may not be as secure as Samsung claimed. A new report claims a cheap screen protector can trick the in-display fingerprint sensor to unlock …

  Last summer, AMD launched its 7nm Ryzen 3000 family and took a leadership position in the overall CPU market. While the Intel Core family retains the crown in lower-resolution gaming, AMD has a commanding seat in the market as a whole. This is particularly true at the upper end, …

  It’s been two years since Nvidia launched its redesigned Shield Android TV box, and it looks like we’re in for another update. An Amazon listing for a new Shield appeared briefly earlier today but has since been taken down. The device doesn’t look much different, but it has better …