Google’s decision to offer digital marketing certification, which includes search engine optimization (SEO), left some amused. Others were confused. Meanwhile, some are rushing to get the certification. But should you? Sadly, many…
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12 Actions That Help Improve Your Google Keyword Rankings
Right now, someone is doing a Google search to find a new product, service, or solution to their problem, something that your business is uniquely qualified to provide. Will they end up…
Are smartphones making us miserable? A Google study aims to find out
Google is teaming up with researchers to investigate how the mobile devices glued to our hands may be affecting our minds. Conducted with researchers from the University of Oregon, the effort will…
Google Chrome 101 security warning for 3.2 billion users–update now
May 11 Update: This post was originally published on May 10 I spoke too soon when I reported yesterday that Google had confirmed a relatively rare update just for Android users of…
Google and Meta’s underwater cables up the stakes on internet control
One sunny Thursday morning in September 2021, three men gathered at the Multimedia University of Kenya, in Nairobi, for a small ceremony. The usually pristine grass of the campus was brown and…
Google quietly made one of the best laptops ever, and I want to see a follow-up at IO 2022
When you think of the companies pumping out the best laptops, you probably think of Apple, Dell, HP and maybe even Microsoft. However, one of my favorite laptops of recent years actually…
Google Search Console’s URL parameter tool is officially not working
Google today has turned off support for the URL parameter tool within Google Search Console. Google did notify us just about a month ago that this would be happening and it did…
Small businesses defend Google, Amazon in odd letters to editors
As Capitol Hill seeks to rein in Big Tech, a slew of local business owners are slamming the proposed antitrust legislation in letters to the editors of local newspapers across the US…
10 Different Ways To Get Organic Page 1 Google Rankings
Google search has been continually evolving since the very beginning. Over the past 10 years, much of that evolution was driven by improvements in technology but also changes in what users expect….
Can better tech really fix darker-skin bias in smartphone cameras? Google thinks so
The tech giant Google used the biggest platform it could find to make a statement during Black History Month. In a one-minute ad that cost millions, Google told Super Bowl fans about…
How to make Google Chrome less of a battery hog on your laptop
I have a love/hate relationship with Google Chrome. It’s a great browser, but it’s also a massive memory hog that can bring the most powerful of systems to their knees. Recently I…
Google Says Web 3.0 Won’t Kill SEO
All the craze right now is Web3 or Web 3.0, the new iteration of the World Wide Web based on the blockchain, which incorporates concepts including decentralization and token-based economics. And some…