Is your wrist the next great technological frontier? That’s what Google, Apple, and other firms were hoping, but market research firm eMarketer reports that growth in the wearable space is continuing to slow. It expects an 11.9% increase in wearable sales in the next year, possibly slowing to to single …

According to a systematic review of recent cohort studies and randomized controlled trials, published in the journal Obesity Facts, consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks is associated with overweight and obesity in both children and adults. The new systematic review of previous studies showed an overall positive association between the consumption of …

It’s that time of the year! That time of year when we all agonizingly optimize for holiday shopping behavior, do our best to navigate complicated family dynamics and read countless end-of-year lists. SEL reporter Amy Gesenhues recently summarized the annual release of Google’s “Year in Search” for 2017, and there …

Local SEO practitioners have an increasingly important role to play in the digital marketing mix as searches with local intent continue to grow at a fast pace — particularly on mobile devices. Google has responded to this shift in consumer behavior accordingly, releasing several updates in 2017 that have allowed …

Though the part of Google’s antitrust settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that had them allow exports of AdWords data through its API expires tomorrow, Matthew Sucherman, Google’s VP and deputy general counsel, announced today that Google will keep the AdWords API terms and conditions as they are currently. That means …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Using AdWords API to export to third-party ad networks will remain OK as Google keeps terms it adopted in FTC settlementDec 26, 2017 by Barry Schwartz …

Toronto is gearing up to ring in the New Year, and there is certainly no shortage of parties to attend as we prepare to greet the year ahead. Try kicking off 2018 in style, with plenty of champagne, a memorable midnight kiss and all of your closest friends. Whether you’re …

Over the years, iPhone owners have often wondered aloud if Apple was doing something to slow down older devices. Now, we know that yes, it does do that. Just a few days after admitting that it has been quietly throttling older iPhones with degraded batteries, a pair of lawsuits have …

For years, Apple has been dogged by claims that the company deliberately slowed down smartphones after new models shipped. For years, Apple and various media sources have claimed and seemingly demonstrated that this wasn’t true — or at least, not true in the manner often argued. In the wake of …

An international team of marine biologists has described a new species of intertidal spider from tropical Queensland, Australia, and named it after the internationally renowned Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley, whose song ‘High Tide or Low Tide’ inspired the researchers as the spider lives in a ‘high tide …