Bing announced they have updated their process for handling copyright removals and DMCA take-down requests. The Bing webmaster tools team said they have “streamlined the copyright removals process.” Bing added a method for webmasters to see the copyright removal notices and appeal those decisions directly and easily. Within Bing Webmaster …
Read More »SearchCap: Bing updates copyright removals, Google smart display ads & SEO beginners
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing updates its DMCA take-downs and copyright removal processApr 21, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Bing Webmaster Tools gains a content removal section for viewing and appealing …
Read More »Unofficial Patch Unblocks Windows 7 and 8.1 Updates for Kaby Lake, Ryzen
It should be hard for Microsoft to make any more mistakes with its Windows 10 push, but it keeps finding new ways. After nagging everyone incessantly about upgrading, updating computers without asking, and making Windows 10 patches mandatory, Microsoft has started disallowing Windows 7 and 8.1 updates on machines running …
Read More »SearchCap: SEO periodic table, Google updates & rank tracking
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The problem with obsessive rank trackingApr 4, 2017 by Ryan Shelley Search engine optimization (SEO) is often focused on achieving high rankings in search results pages. …
Read More »Owlet updates its smart baby health monitoring sock so babies can’t kick it off
Owlet, a Utah-based startup monitoring your babies vitals, has a new and improved smart sock out today and we got a chance to catch up with the founders to talk about what they’ve been up to since appearing on stage at our 2014 CES Hardware Battlefield. Now version 2 of …
Read More »SearchCap: Bing Ads Editor updates, local ranking & SEM accounts
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Ads Editor now supports Enhanced CPC, exports to create expanded text adsMar 24, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Version 11.9 is now available. SEM account management: …
Read More »Microsoft may be blocking Windows 7, 8.1 updates on new Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Ryzen systems
According to a Microsoft KB article published last Thursday, Microsoft may soon begin blocking systems running Kaby Lake or AMD Ryzen CPUs from installing updates if they’re running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. The KB article (KB 4012982) applies to users who attempt to update one of those two operating …
Read More »Tivoli Audio updates Model One radio with Wi-Fi, doubles the price
Tivoli Audio’s classic 2000 Model One table radio gets a complete makeover 17 years later. The Model One Digital, announced this week, adds Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections to stream music from your smartphone, PC, or the Web. It still tunes FM directly, but Tivoli dropped AM radio. Adding an optional …
Read More »Future Windows 10 updates will require 35-65% less space, offer better Windows Update controls
One of the least-popular aspects of Microsoft’s Windows 10 rollout has been the sheer size of many of the updates. Last November, Microsoft announced that future betas and feature releases of Windows 10 would move to a differential download model, in which only files that had changed will actually be …
Read More »Google Maps updates Android app with real-time traffic info, nearby places & bus schedules
Google updated its Google Maps app for Android today, adding three new tabs that display real-time info on nearby places, traffic conditions and public transit schedules. According to the announcement, swiping up from the bottom of the Google Maps home screen will display a Places tab, a Driving tab and …
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