Bill Slawski breaks down a newly granted Google patent Training a Ranking Model that sheds some light on how Google may train a machine learning model to rank documents in response to search queries.

Twitter just made a change to the way it displays images that has visual artists on the social network celebrating. In March, Twitter rolled out a limited test of uncropped, larger images in users’ feeds. Now, [...]

We first heard about Facebooks plan for a Nextdoor clone in 2020 and not it looks like that project is live. Facebook is launching a new section of its app designed to connect neighbors and [...]

A few users have started seeing translation options pop up on YouTube, both the web interface on desktops and the mobile app version. The change appears to be server-side, so don’t go looking for an [...]

We have seen emojis in the SERPs before and it comes and goes from time to time. They have appeared in titles, description, FAQ Snippets and more. Now it appears they can also appear for [...]

Looks like Google is testing a handy new feature in GMB Contact Us Form where you will have the option to pick one of the verified businesses you have in your account. They also give [...]

TikTok has announced a range of new promotions, ad tools and education sessions to mark National Small Business Week – or National Small Business Month, as TikTok is calling it – which will help SMBs make better [...]

There is a bug (Google has confirmed it and is working on it) in Google Local Services Ads, likely on the 5th of May 2021. The bug impacts Law Firms (not likey an issue with [...]

Apple is introducing a new way for developers to advertise on the App Store. Previously, developers could promote their apps after users initiated a search on the App Store by targeting specific keywords. For example, [...]

Disqus, a commenting plug-in that’s used by a number of news websites and which can share user data for ad targeting purposes, is in hot water in Norway for tracking users without their consent. The [...]