Photo: thedrakehotel on Instagram Although many travel junkies already escape on family vacations and romantic getaways, sometimes you just need a weekend with the girls to catch up on old times and take a break from your fast-paced schedule. Between work or school obligations and a busy nine to five lifestyle, it …
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Martellus Bennett, the charitable tight end whose work off the field matched his contributions on it, is retiring from the NFL. The 10-year NFL veteran announced he’d put an end to his career after being released by the Patriots on March 7. It’s a fitting way for Bennett to announce …
Read More »Elon Musk deletes own, SpaceX and Tesla Facebook pages after #deletefacebook
Elon Musk apparently wasn’t aware that his company SpaceX had a Facebook page. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO has responded to a comment on Twitter calling for him to take down the SpaceX, Tesla and Elon Musk official pages in support of the #deletefacebook movement by first acknowledging he didn’t …
Read More »Community Corner: Spotlight on Search Engine Land Award Winner DAC Group
Today’s featured Search Engine Land Award winner is the DAC Group. The agency’s work with Bridgestone Retail Operations earned it a Best Local Search Marketing Initiative for SEM at the 2017 awards event. “We’re all big fans, and thought a nod from the organization and exceptional panel of judges would …
Read More »The new Google AdWords interface is coming soon. Are you ready?
Google is gradually rolling out a new AdWords user interface. Word has it this change will be complete and available to everyone sometime in the first half of 2018. Many of us using the new interface have been asking questions like “Have you seen this feature/report/functionality in the new interface?” …
Read More »Proposed EU consumer rules to force ‘marketplaces’ to reveal ‘default ranking criteria’
Any internet company or platform that collects user data will reportedly come under the jurisdiction of new European Commission consumer protection rules. This is part of a forthcoming “major overhaul of EU consumer rules.” One aim of the revision is to create more transparency for consumers around free internet services, …
Read More »The power of podcasting: How to boost your reputation and search engine rankings
If you’re in the digital marketing industry, you know podcasts are HOT. Whether you’ve started your own or are a regular podcast listener, podcasting is a medium all digital marketers should pay attention to. According to Edison Research, 58 percent of listeners spend one to five hours each week listening …
Read More »SearchCap: Google GDPR notification, AdWords ad version history & podcasting SEO
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: To comply with GDPR, Google asks publishers to manage user-data consent for ad targeting in EUMar 23, 2018 by Greg Sterling Publishers are being asked to …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ Users Reporting Touch Screen Dead Zones
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has been hailed as having the best smartphone display available today. The phone’s overall design and functionality is an evolutionary improvement over the S8, though its camera has been highly praised. One unwanted feature, however, is mucking things up for folks — the appearance of dead …
Read More »The Nvidia MX150 GPU Is Massively Slowed Down in Some Laptops
Laptops designed for gaming are more powerful than ever before thanks to newer GPU designs that work on either desktops or laptops. However, these machines are still hefty and expensive. If you need something in between integrated graphics and a GTX module, you might go looking for a machine with …
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