The EU Just Ruled in Favor of Big Tech (for Once)

Big tech and the EU aren’t getting along lately. Companies like Apple, Google, and Meta have all had to make changes to the way they do business on the continent, as the EU limits their abilities to keep users locked into proprietary platforms. However, Europe isn’t out to break these companies up completely. You can […]

How to Use the Temperature and Humidity Sensors Inside Your Smart Speakers

Your smart speakers have more built-in functionality than you might have realized if you’ve just been using them to queue up playlists and get weather forecasts. Dig a bit deeper into their features, and you’ll find there’s plenty to explore, even if you own one of the cheaper models on the market. For example, there’s […]

How to Have the Best Period Sex

It’s that time of the month and you’re in the mood. What to do? Period sex is still one of those sexual taboos that some of us might shy away from, citing logistics, cramps, and messiness. Some might even wonder, is period sex worth the hassle? The quick answer: yes! “Generally speaking, the benefits of […]

The Jura ENA8 Isn’t Exactly the ‘Smartest’ Smart Coffee-Maker

When you think of high end coffee machines, Jura is a stalwart brand. I’ve encountered their machines in friends’ homes, coworking spaces, and high-end cookware shops for years, and what I remember of them is their ease of use and consistently exceptional coffee. I tested the Jura ENA8 specifically because it is the lowest priced […]

Is your business on life support? Check the health of your database

Frustrated with a lack of leads or a lack of conversions? Troy Palmquist offers insights and tools to help you give your CRM a checkup.

ERA president offers 5 tips for brand new real estate agents

ERA’s Alex Vidal offers words of wisdom and advice for real estate agents launching their careers in the uncertain 2024 market.

Ledger and Coinbase forge integration to streamline crypto purchases

Ledger and Coinbase streamline crypto purchases with Coinbase Pay integration. Users can now receive crypto purchases directly on Ledger hardware wallets. The collaboration aims to simplify the self-custody process and increase accessibility. Hardware wallet provider Ledger has joined forces with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to simplify the process of purchasing and transferring digital assets. The collaboration […]

Use OnlySwitch to Customize All Your Mac Settings Faster

Apple hides way too many things deep in the Mac settings app. There’s no quick way to do things like toggle dark mode, hide the menu bar, or show hidden files—you need to dig around in the settings every time. You might want to change such settings regularly, though. I, for example, tend to only […]

Google Ads Generative AI For Automatically Created Assets Fully Live In English US/UK

Google announced that the use of generative AI for automatically created assets (ACA) is now fully live for the English language in the US and UK. Google initially announced AI use for ACA back at its Google Marketing Live event in May 2023, and now it is fully live.

Google Tests Animated Highlighting Text In Featured Snippets

Google is testing a new feature for featured snippets that will animate the highlighting of the text of part of the featured snippet. It looks like Google is manually highlighting the text in the featured snippet.

Google: You Won’t Get Your Rankings Back By Disavowing Toxic Links

Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit that you won’t get your Google search rankings back by simply disavowing toxic links from a Semrush report. He wrote, “You’re not going to get your rankings back by following Semrush’s report or by disavowing those links.”

Google: EEAT Isn’t A Ranking Factor Nor A Thing That Factors Into Other Factors

We’ve covered Google saying E-E-A-T is not a ranking factor too many times here but have we covered EEAT not being a thing that factors into other Google ranking factors? That is what Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan said the other day on X.

Google Ads Keyword List With Clickable Stars

Nate Louis noticed that clickable stars were placed next to the keyword list in his Google Ads advertiser console. He can click them to highlight them and unclick them to unhighlight them. He has never seen these before and doesn’t know what clicking on them does outside of highlighting them in the list.

Google Search Recipe Carousel Dropped Many Recipe Sites This Week

Earlier this month, we reported on issues Google had with recipe search results. Some changes were made that seemed to resolve some of those issues, but then it seemed to have triggered new issues with the recipe carousels in the Google Search results.

Earnnest begins rollout of escrow-as-a-service

The new service, available to date only in Massachusetts, where Earnnest has secured a brokerage license, is designed to alleviate the cost, management demands and above all else, legal risk of holding deposits in escrow. The company is looking to rapidly expand the list of states in which it can operate.