In today’s world, digital media is so pervasive that it’s no longer considered unique; it’s a way of life. Virtually everyone has a smartphone, and most individuals and households have multiple smart devices, including tablets, phones and computers. This prevalence, coupled with the rise of Big Data, digital marketing tools …

Google announced it will no longer be supporting its original AJAX crawling scheme from back in 2009. Starting in the second quarter of 2018, Google said it will “no longer be using the AJAX crawling scheme.” This should come as no surprise, because Google said years ago that it no …

Google is testing a new feature for some of its knowledge graph cards. The feature shows a section for “notable moments” in a carousel format in the knowledge card. Sergey Alakov shared a screen shot of it on Twitter: The “notable moments” shows webpages that have timeline-based information about the …

Google is marking the 50th anniversary of kids learning computer programming language with its first-ever Google doodle that doubles as a coding game. “Today’s Doodle was developed through the close teamwork of not one or two but THREE teams: the Google Doodle team, Google Blockly team, and researchers from MIT …

Is it just me, or does it seem time flies faster in the local search industry? Another year has gone by, with many changes and developments to boot. Here’s a list of my top 10 insights from 2017: 1. Customer data is the new competitive edge SMBs often feel at …

Google has launched its annual Santa Tracker to count down the days until Christmas, serving up holiday games and educational resources. This year’s offerings include coding games to make a dancing elf and one to create original artwork. There is also an elf filter available via a “Santa Snap” game …

You’d think that after a year or so of these posts, I’d run out of things to be on the soapbox about, right? Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, since they give me material to write about), there are still tons of mistakes and missteps out there in SEO land — and …

Email marketing is an oldie but goodie, and it just keeps getting better with marketing automation. Agencies love email marketing, since it performs well at a low cost. SharpSpring gathered insights from 130 agencies to find out: how agencies evaluate platforms. what an agency’s objectives are when implementing a platform. …

  Your phone, your laptop computer, Tesla’s new Roadster, and even your cousin’s vape all work on , researchers for the Department of Energy have discovered a solid conductor called magnesium scandium selenide spinel that could power your laptop simply as well as lithium-ion, with none of the safety risks.It’s …

Photo: Courtesy of Primal Kitchen Recipe by Mark Sisson, founder of Primal Kitchen. If you haven’t heard of the ketogenic diet, it’s a low-carb, high-fat eating plan designed to turn your body into a fat-burning machine. But don’t let the name scare you — these keto fat bombs offer just that: …