Google Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller recently asked for feedback on why webmasters are looking for Google to separate voice search queries in Search Console. If you, like me, want to see voice searches in Google Search Console, definitely submit your feedback on Twitter as John requested. I hear folks …
Read More »Bing announces AI-powered new ‘intelligent search’ features
At Microsoft’s AI event yesterday in San Francisco, the company showcased its vision for AI-enabled computing, as well as its AI differentiation strategy. The latter essentially boils down to three big ideas: making AI-supported software broadly accessible to people to improve “everyday” experiences, the seamless combining of work and personal functionality …
Read More »How to calculate your marketing budget
Determining a marketing budget can be frustrating. Are you investing enough? Are your marketing dollars being applied in the most efficient way? How do you know if what you’re doing is working? There are subjective answers that are easily disprovable from one budget period to another. What worked last year …
Read More »Google adds price tracking features to flight search, hotel search and Google Trips
Google announced it has added features to help you plan your trips, flights and hotel stays for your vacations or business trips. Many of the features are around how you can save money or track prices for a travel destination. Google has been testing many of these features over the …
Read More »Google: Fundamentals of writing meta descriptions don’t change with longer search snippets
Earlier this month, Google confirmed they have extended the search results snippets from 160 characters all the way to a maximum of 320 characters long. Google told Search Engine Land that even though the snippets can be longer, the “fundamentals of writing a description tag” have not changed. Google may …
Read More »SearchCap: Bing & Reddit, Google travel pricing & meta descriptions
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google: Fundamentals of writing meta descriptions don’t change with longer search snippetsDec 14, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google has officially commented about what webmasters should focus …
Read More »FCC repeals net neutrality by party line vote
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted 3 to 2 along party lines to repeal net neutrality. This happened despite widespread public opposition, comment fraud by repeal supporters and the last-minute request of Republican Sen. Susan Collins to delay the vote. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a former Verizon …
Read More »Intel Reportedly Cutting ‘Intel Inside’ Spending, Could Drive Higher PC Prices [Updated]
Update: Our sources have indicated that the 40-60% number quoted by CRN is inaccurate. While Intel is reorganizing its co-marketing program, the total spending reduction will be much smaller than the figures we initially reported. If you’re reading this website, you’re virtually guaranteed to have heard it. D? D? G? …
Read More »How to Download Windows 10 For Free, But Only Until December 31
Ever since Microsoft launched Windows 10, it’s made the OS officially or unofficially available. Officially, you stopped being able to download or upgrade your system to Windows 10 on July 29, 2016. Unofficially, you can still download an upgrade license for the OS, but you’ve got to do it soon …
Read More »Net Neutrality: Former FCC Chairman and Literal Industry Shill Claims Threats Don’t Exist
When the FCC passed net neutrality rules in February 2015 under Tom Wheeler, the tech industry and individual users hailed them as a huge win for citizens and the open internet. By refusing to allow ISPs to establish so-called ‘fast lanes’ for certain kinds of traffic (and charging for the …
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