Google’s Helpful Content Update Doesn’t Target Third-Party Hosted Content Yet
When the September 2023 Google helpful content update came out, Google added new information to its documentation around this update. One thing was specific to this documentation change was around hosted third-party content. But Gary Illyes from Google said at PubCon last night that it was not yet implemented into the actual algorithm.
Bing Webmaster Tools Sitemap Index Coverage Is Fully Live
Bing Webmaster Tools began testing its new Sitemap Index Coverage report in June after it was announced a few months prior. As of a few weeks ago, it went fully live, but Microsoft didn’t announce it until yesterday at the keynote Fabrice Canel gave at PubCon.
Bing Chat Personalized Answers – aka Memory
Bing Chat announced yesterday at the AI event a new Bing Chat feature that uses “memory” – something we covered a couple of times here before. This is called personalized answers and Bing Chat will use your previous queries to give you a more personalized response.
Bing Webmaster Tools To Remove Disavow Links Tool
Fabrice Canel from Bing also announced that the disavow link tool will soon be removed from Bing Webmaster Tools. Bing said their algorithms and artificial intelligence capabilities are now so good that they don’t need you to disavow bad links, they can figure it out on their own.
Bing Webmaster Tools Performance Report Update Gets New Data But Bing Chat Data Hidden
I am excited but also feel let down that the new Bing Webmaster Tools Performance report gained all these new sources of data, including Bing Chat, but the only one you cannot filter on is Bing Chat. We got Bing Images, Bing Videos, Bing News, Bing Knowledge filters, but Bing Chat is combined with Web […]
The 6 Investment Accounts You NEED for Financial Freedom
If you’re new to personal finance, investment accounts can seem complicated. The terms, the lingo—HSA, Roth, IRA, 401(k)—these may seem like letters in an arbitrary order, but using these retirement […]
Did High Interest Rates Kill House Flipping?
House flipping profits are off the charts, so why are so many house flippers leaving the market? Top flippers like James Dainard have seen their profits almost double, EVEN with […]
Existing-home sales fall off 0.7% led by Southern, Western markets
Sales of existing homes slid 0.7 percent between July and August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.04 million but held steady in the Northeast and rose in the Midwest.
Surprisingly strong jobs report sends interest rates soaring
Drop in unemployment claims on the heels of hawkish Fed warnings sends 10-year Treasury yields soaring to a 15-year high, with mortgage rates likely to follow.
Plunk to punch up marketing for Union Street Media, Realforce
Data from artificial intelligence-powered valuation company Plunk will be used to enrich the products of two real estate industry firms that specialize in marketing technology and services.
FEMA flood insurance program faces dual existential threats
The National Flood Insurance Program is up against another deadline for renewal while a lawsuit from 10 states takes aim at its proposed pricing change.
OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes
ESET researchers document OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix campaigns, targeting Israeli organizations in 2021 and 2022
ESET Research Podcast: Unmasking MoustachedBouncer
Listen as ESET’s Director of Threat Research Jean-Ian Boutin unravels the tactics, techniques and procedures of MoustachedBouncer, an APT group taking aim at foreign embassies in Belarus
Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, September 22
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Friday, September 22, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 22, NYT Connections #103! Scroll to the end if you want some hints (and then the answer) to… Read more…
