How to Set Up Android ‘Calling Cards’ for Your Friends and Family
The Google Phone app is getting a lot more like the iPhone’s. First, there was the new, iPhone-inspired horizontal swipe-to-answer gesture, but less controversially, there’s also now full-screen customizable calling cards for your contacts. These tie in with Android 16’s new Material 3 Expressive design language, which focuses on big buttons and bold colors. Here’s […]
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Why Is ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ So Popular?
The last week of summer 2025 was marked by more number-based slang, a movie blockbuster that you may not have heard of, and a viral video that brought the entire world together to say, “give that kid that hat!” What is KPop Demon Hunters? KPop Demon Hunters is an animated film from Sony that started […]
Five Ways to Type Faster on Your Phone
There’s one mobile productivity hack that works no matter what you’re trying to do on your phone, or which app you’re in: being able to type faster. Whether you’re filling out a web form or messaging the group chat, getting your text inputted more quickly saves you seconds and minutes that can add up. And […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 2, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
You Can Get This iPhone 15 Pro Max on Sale for $770 Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. It’s not the newest iPhone on the block, but the iPhone 15 Pro Max still has plenty of life left in it, and right now, StackSocial is offering the 256GB Black Titanium model—unlocked and […]
Four Kindle Features You Can Only Find on the Colorsoft
Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. Since Oct. 2024, you’ve had the option of getting an Amazon Kindle in color in the form of the Colorsoft model. The original Signature Edition with 32GB […]
Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys the Bitcoin dip, adds 4,048 BTC
The acquisition cost $449.3 million, with the company paying an average of $110,981 per coin. Following the latest acquisition, Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings rose to 636,505 BTC. The company’s latest purchase follows a series of smaller acquisitions in August. Strategy, the world’s largest public company holding Bitcoin, led by Michael Saylor, disclosed in a US […]
This App Can Actually Keep You From Using Your iPhone
Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. The problem with distraction-blocking apps is how easy they are to turn off. But what if you needed to access a physical object to unblock distractions? That […]
Google Search Mini Game Encourages Searchers To Search More
Google Search is testing a new game in its search results to encourage searchers to search more. It is likely called the Google Search mini-game and it rewards searchers with badges when they “dive deeper into topics.”
Google Ads Search Google Maps For Location Assets
Google Ads now lets you search Google Maps for setting up your location assets for your ad campaigns. You can select up to 10 locations from Google Maps to link with your Ads account
Google Ads AI Max Not Designed To Go More Aggressively After SPN Inventory
Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, responded to some data that suggests that AI Max is expansionary on SPN, the Search Partner Network. That using AI Max will more heavily target and show your ads on SPN more than other campaign types.
New Google Ads Checkboxes To Filter Campaigns
Google Ads has reportedly added new checkboxes to the selector view within the Google Ads overviews of your campaigns. This lets you use the checkboxes, select the campaigns you want, so you can filter the view to only show those campaigns.
September 2025 Google Webmaster Report
We finally had a confirmed Google Search update this past month, the August 2025 spam update, which seems pretty intense and it is not done rolling out yet.
Microsoft Advertising: Here’s Why Your Bid May Be Over The Max CPC
Navah Hopkins, the Microsoft Ads Liaison, posted on LinkedIn a bit of a refresher on how CPCs work with search ads and Microsoft Advertising. Specifically, why your bid may be over the configured max CPC you set within the platform.
Bitcoin, Ethereum hold steady as crypto braces for a historically brutal September
The crypto market is bracing for “Red September,” its historically worst month. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has plummeted into the “fear” zone. Bitcoin is holding critical support around the 108,000 dollar level for now. A fragile and deceptive calm has settled over the cryptocurrency market as September begins, a quiet start to what […]
