TikTok offers users enhanced data control for DMA compliance
TikTok launched a new data portability API as part of its efforts to comply with the Digital Markets Act, which is being launched this week. This feature gives Platform users the option to choose how their data is handled between the Platform and third-party applications. It aligns with TikTok’s ongoing efforts to improve user privacy, following its recent introduction of advanced data control tools and the ability to turn off in-app personalization. What is the…
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Google targets AI spam in search changes
Google says it will begin cracking down on AI-generated content created solely for the purpose of gaming its systems and ranking in Google Search, a change that could have a ripple effect on the quality of what we see online . Is Nvidia in a bubble that’s about to burst? The company made the announcement in a blog entry on Tuesday. According to Google, this change involves algorithmic improvements to its core ranking systems and…
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The best statistics for maximum visibility and performance
Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission from Microsoft. Increase your website’s search engine performance with our latest innovation in Bing Webmaster Tools, Top Insights. Providing top-level insights and actionable recommendations to fine-tune your site for Bing and other search engines, Top Insights introduces a set of personalized and prioritized recommendations, allowing webmasters to identify and focus on the most impactful tasks for website optimization. Whether it’s improving content quality, improving index coverage, tracking…
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Bing Webmaster Tools gets a new IndexNow Insights report and the best SEO statistics
Microsoft has updated Bing Webmaster Tools with new useful statistics and reports to help you with your site’s performance on Bing and Search in general. Bing Webmaster Tools has a new IndexNow Insights report that shows you more than just the URLs submitted to IndexNow. Bing has also added a new SEO insights report that shows you your top SEO problems. Fabrice Canel, Chief Product Officer of Microsoft Bing, made the announcement today at PubCon…
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Google is rolling out basic and spam updates to improve search quality in March 2024
Google has launched a series of updates aimed at improving the quality of search results, which is an important step towards reducing useless content on the web. The March 2024 spam and core updates, along with the integration of the useful content system into the core ranking algorithm, underscore Google’s commitment to elevating high-quality, user-centric content. Elizabeth Tucker and Chris Nelson from Google’s search team highlight the complexity of this update and its potential to…
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WordPress Site Builder Shuts Down: Developers forced to rebuild customer sites
Cwicly WordPress website builder suite announced that they will be shutting down at the end of the year and refunding all customers from 2024. The decision forced developers to halt current projects and begin the website migration process from clients to other WordPress site building platforms. It’s an unexpected end to what was considered a groundbreaking product that was considered a promising set of tools for building high-performance websites on top of the full native…
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Google to release massive search quality improvements in March 2024 core update and several spam updates
Google is rolling out several measures aimed at improving the quality of its search results starting today. Google releases the March 2024 Core Update and a series of spam updates (known as the March 2024 Spam Update). In addition, Google’s useful content system has been incorporated into its overall core ranking system. In addition, Google announced several new and updated spam policies that it will begin enforcing through automated algorithms and manual actions. March 2024…
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Google’s March 2024 core update targets low-quality content and emphasizes user experience
Google has announced a significant overhaul of its search algorithm with the March 2024 Core Update, focused on decreasing the influence of low-quality and unoriginal content on search results. This measure builds on previous adjustments initiated in 2022 with the goal of refining search quality and user experience, reflecting Google’s ongoing commitment to providing valuable and relevant content to its users. Attacking the heart of spam The March 2024 core update is designed to push…
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Facebook and Instagram hit by massive outage
Having trouble logging into Facebook and Instagram? Both Facebook and Instagram seem to be down. Users are reporting problems logging in to either platform. Attempts to log in to Facebook result in an unrecognized password. Over half a million Facebook outage reports The The DownDetector website shows the outage starting at 7:01 AM Pacific/10:01 EST, quickly increasing to over half a million users reporting problems via the Down Detector website half an hour later. Facebook…
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Google is investigating a bug affecting AdMob messages
Google Ads is investigating reports of an issue affecting AdMob. Users experiencing this issue are unable to create and post new messages in the privacy and messaging area of the platform. Why we care If you’re seeing error messages when creating and publishing new messages in AdMob, rest assured that the problem is Google’s, not yours, and their engineers are actively investigating the issue. When will the problem be fixed? Google has yet to confirm…
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