Riding the wave of Philly’s fairytale postseason, Andrew Sharp and Ben Golliver of the Open Floor podcast discuss the Sixers’ run thus far and contemplate their future. Andrew Sharp: We should just talk about this series, and for me, to my eyes, I think that this is the ultimate testament …
Read More »Google Abandons Allo Chat App to Focus on RCS Messaging
Google’s tendency to release multiple competing chat apps is almost meme-worthy on the internet. Whereas Apple long ago settled on iMessage, Google has gone through Google Talk, Huddle, Hangouts, and more. Its most recent attempt at chat is Allo, but no one is using it. As a result, Google is …
Read More »Apple May Be Stuck With Pricier Samsung Displays for 2018 iPhones
Apple used LCDs on every iPhone until last year, when it finally moved to OLED for the iPhone X. Apple reportedly intends to use more OLED panels for this year’s iPhone refresh, but sources indicate the company’s plans to source some of those panels from LG is falling flat. As …
Read More »New Lego Education Sets Send You Rocketing Into Space
Lego has unveiled a new series of space-themed sets. The new blocks are part of Lego’s FIRST initiative and are intended to be used in the 2018 – 2019 First Lego League challenge. First is an annual challenge event sponsored by Dean Kamen, previously known for inventing the Mall Cop …
Read More »iOS 11’s new App Store boosts downloads by 800% for featured apps
When Apple launched its new App Store in iOS 11 back in September, it aimed to offer app developers better exposure, as well as a better app discovery experience for consumers. A new study from Sensor Tower out today takes a look at how well that’s been working in the …
Read More »Search in Pics: YouTube Space replica, Google Maps art & baby shower cake
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. A mini version of the YouTube space, in a box: Source: …
Read More »Hreflang tags: How to serve correctly regionalized content
There is little that’s more technical than international and multilanguage search engine optimization (SEO). It’s hard to implement and easy to get things wrong, which can lead you into a world of technical SEO problems. There are a lot of moving parts when considering how to target readers around the …
Read More »Google expanding types of predictions they remove from autocomplete
Google is opening the kimono slightly to reveal how it manages the autocomplete function on its search engine, providing a peek into the logic behind the predictions, some of the policies that govern when a prediction will be removed and more. In a post on the Google Blog, search liaison Danny Sullivan …
Read More »Unifying Your Search and Social Ad Strategies
Change is constant in digital marketing. Experienced marketers realize it’s no longer enough to run campaigns in silos. How can you apply your search marketing expertise to amplify your organization’s social advertising efforts (and vice versa)? Join our paid search and social ad experts as they explore the advantages of …
Read More »Google confirms rolling out a broad core search algorithm update earlier this week
Google has posted on Twitter that it released a “broad core algorithm update” this past Monday. Google said it “routinely” does updates “throughout the year” and referenced the communication from the previous core update. Google explained that core search updates happen “several times per year” and that while “some sites may …
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