How to Customize Google Chrome With Themes and Colors

Chances are you spend a lot of time in your browser, so it makes sense to keep it looking the way you want it to while you’re navigating around the web—and the desktop version of Google Chrome comes with more customization options than you might have realized. While the websites you’re visiting will of course […]

These Are the Best Noise-Canceling Headphones to Buy in 2024

The irony of paying hundreds of dollars for headphones to hear the best “silence” is evident—but with all the noise that comes with life these days, finding quiet is invaluable. Today, headphones are not just used to listen to music anymore; they are also microphones, devices that can hear our surroundings, and, yes, tools that […]

What Does Amazon Prime Cost (and What Does It Get You)?

If you’re one of the last remaining holdouts without Amazon Prime, there’s something commendable about your efforts to withstand the pressure. If you are (finally, begrudgingly) looking here to understand what a Prime membership costs and can offer you, I get that, too. Here’s what Prime costs and what it’ll get you these days.  What […]

How to Turn Off Siri on All Your Apple Devices

Using Siri is possibly the most annoying part of being in the Apple ecosystem. More specifically, the voice-powered assistant functions seem to get in the way more often than they’re helpful. (No, Siri, I didn’t want you to show me a preview of the Google results for a question tangentially related to what I actually […]

Microsoft May Extend Bing Chat’s History Beyond 90 Days

When Microsoft first launched its Bing Chat Personalized Answers, Microsoft said the history/memory would be based on 90 days of chat history. However, some chat users noticed it was going beyond the 90 days. In fact, Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Advertising and Web Services at Microsoft, said they plan to extend it beyond the […]

Google Search Highlights Climate-Friendly Train Alternatives Under Flight Results

Google Search is now showing climate-friendly train alternatives under the flight search results box. So if you are looking for flights where you can take a train instead, Google will show you the train alternatives.

Google: No Such Thing As Perfect Formula For Ranking

Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, said that there is no such thing as a perfect formula for ranking a web page. Sullivan said this on X, saying, “There’s no perfect formula to follow that must be used to rank highly in Google Search.”

Mid-Week Google Search Algorithm Ranking Volatility January 9th & 10th

For the past several unconfirmed Google Search ranking algorithm updates that we covered, those were almost all reported over the weekend. Now I am seeing search ranking volatility in the middle of a work week. I am seeing signs of an unconfirmed update starting off Tuesday, January 9th and today, Wednesday, January 10th.

Love is in the AI: Finding love online takes on a whole new meaning

Is AI companionship the future of not-so-human connection – and even the cure for loneliness?

Google Sitemaps Ping Endpoints Officially No Longer Work

Google has officially deprecated the Sitemaps ping endpoints. Now, when you try to access it, Google responds, “Sitemaps ping is deprecated,” with a link to the post about it going away.

Bing Search Menu Tests Chat Button That Says Chat w/GPT-4 & Copilot

Bing Search has placed the “Chat” button in its top search menu since Bing Chat launched. But now Bing is testing expanding it to read “Chat w/GPT-4” and “Copilot.” We know Microsoft is ultimately rebranding Bing Chat to Copilot, so that is expected but w/GPT-4 is not.

Google How-To Rich Results Dropping Out Of Search Results Again

A couple of days ago, we reported that the FAQ rich results dropped out of the search results again, and now we are seeing the how-to rich results drop out of the search results again. This happened around the same time as the FAQ rich results dropping.

Get your mind(set) right to avoid the fate of 49% of real estate pros

Nearly half of real estate agents sold next-to-nothing last year, writes mega-team leader Carl Medford. He shares strategies to help you turn disappointment into success in 2024.

10 words to enhance your real estate communication game

Words are very powerful, writes broker Joseph Santini, so choose them carefully. You’ll enjoy the rewards of great communication and more success in your business and your life.

2-4-6-8, tell us about an agent you appreciate: Pulse

Let us know what real estate agent gave you your start, helped you out of a bind or simply makes every day better.