A team of researchers from the University of Washington and Princeton University has found that the genomes of two groups of modern humans with Denisovan ancestry — individuals from Oceania and from East Asia — are uniquely different, indicating that there were two separate episodes of Denisovan admixture. Ancient hunter-gatherers. …
Read More »Dwarf Planet Ceres Continues to Evolve and Change
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has detected recent changes in Ceres’ surface, revealing that the dwarf planet is a dynamic planetary body that continues to evolve and change. The results are published in two papers in the journal Science Advances. This false-color image shows the dwarf planet Ceres. Scientists use false color …
Read More »Federer beats Chung Hyeon
World number one Roger Federer equalled his best start to a season when he beat South Korea’s Chung Hyeon to reach the Indian Wells Masters semi-final. Federer, searching for a record sixth title, broke Chung’s serve four times as he won in one hour 23 minutes. The win ensures that …
Read More »Search in Pics: Android totem poles, Google’s book tree & printed faces on lattes
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. Print your face or photo on a latte at Google: Source: …
Read More »Ford says its electric SUV will be famous without having to shoot it into space
Ford is committed to electric vehicles and today revealed more details about its upcoming performance electric SUV. Jim Farley, President of Ford Global Markets, speaking a media event today, called the upcoming vehicle low-slung like a Mustang. The company is targeting 2020 release and Farley promised that it will …
Read More »Google My Business updates the directions heatmap in Insights reporting
Google My Business has updated the Insights analytics tool within Google My Business to let business owners see a heatmap of locations from which searchers request directions to their businesses. Allyson Wright, the community manager for Google My Business, announced that Google has “made some changes to your directions heatmap.” …
Read More »Report: EU to ask Google, others to publicly reveal ranking factors
According to a report from Reuters, the European Commission has proposed new rules that will require search engines, commerce sites and online platforms to explain how they rank results and to reveal why companies are penalized or removed from listings or results. The stated intention is to bring more transparency …
Read More »Once a competitive advantage, Siri now seen as liability for Apple
Siri’s perceived mediocrity is putting Apple’s smartphone leadership at risk. It’s also having a negative impact on sales of Apple’s smart speaker, HomePod, which received largely lackluster reviews because of Siri’s functionality (I mostly disagree). An exposé of sorts from The Information about problems with Apple’s management of Siri has …
Read More »Understanding campaign performance: Answers to common conversion tracking questions
Last month, I wrote about the importance of knowing pay-per-click (PPC) fundamentals when you’re hiring new team members. While you can control the team you hire, it’s harder to find clients, bosses and stakeholders who understand all the details of PPC as well as you do. This can lead to …
Read More »What’s different about digital marketing in the cannabis industry?
The cannabis industry is one of the fastest-growing in the US, with a diverse and exciting startup landscape. And yet, it faces an uphill battle when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) and marketing. There are no AdWords or Facebook advertising programs available and no current opportunities …
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