March 2025 Housing Market Update: Are Price Declines Coming?
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- Posted on March 21, 2025
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The housing market saw significant “softening” in February, with inventory rising, demand shrinking, and buyers regaining more control while sellers find themselves in a tough position. Why is this happening […]
Google: Stop Over Focusing On Tiny SEO Metrics
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- Posted on March 21, 2025
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John Mueller from Google said on Bluesky that he sees some SEOs over-focusing on the tiniest SEO metrics and that they should spend their time focusing on more important things.
Google Ads Now Lets You Quickly Hide All Recommendations
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- Posted on March 21, 2025
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Google Ads now lets you quickly hide all recommendations with the click of a button. Previously you had to hide each recommendation one-by-one, but now you can hide them all with one click.
Google March 2025 Core Update Volatility Bursts Or Tools Confused?
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- Posted on March 21, 2025
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As a reminder, the Google March 2025 core update touched down on March 13th, and as Google said, not before. And while many sites were hit super hard in the early days, the net of this update didn’t seem as wide as other core updates. Now, I am seeing the third-party tracking tools explode this […]
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Updates, AI Search Leak, AI Overviews linking to Google, Assistant To Die, Bing News & More
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- Posted on March 21, 2025
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Google confirmed that the volatility we saw prior to the core update was unrelated to this latest core update. I also posted status updates on the Google March 2025 core update. Google is testing AI Search features beyond the new AI Mode…
My Takeaways From Google Search Central Live NYC 2025
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- Posted on March 21, 2025
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Google hosts events around the world for SEOs, content creators, webmasters, site owners and marketers named Google Search Central Live. They’ve been doing it for years and I’ve attended many over the years. This is the first time the event was held in the new St. John’s Terminal, which is made to impress – let […]
Google’s Mortgage Calculator Hasn’t Worked In A Week
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- Posted on March 21, 2025
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About a week ago, if you searched for mortgage related math questions in Google Search, Google stopped giving you the answer. Google first introduced its mortgage calculator features a decade ago but suddenly the features disappeared last weekend.
Google Search Console API To Support 24-Hour Hourly View
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- Posted on March 21, 2025
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Google Search Console’s API will soon add support for the 24-hour hourly data view, plus, this will give you access to not just the past 24 hours but the past 8-days by hour.
What’s New on Max in April 2025
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- Posted on March 20, 2025
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Max’s April slate includes anticipated new seasons of several original series. First up is the fourth installment of Max Original comedy Hacks starring Jean Smart as an aging comedian and Hannah Einbinder as her young writer trying to get their late night show up and running. Two episodes will premiere on April 10, with additional […]
‘Salt, Sugar, MSG’ Is a Great Cookbook for Mix-and-Match Meals
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- Posted on March 20, 2025
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Welcome to “Cookbook of the Week.” This is a series where I highlight cookbooks that are unique, easy to use, or just special to me. While finding a particular recipe online serves a quick purpose, flipping through a truly excellent cookbook has a magic all […]
What Deals to Expect During Walmart’s Super Savings Week
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- Posted on March 20, 2025
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. You can add Walmart to the list of retail behemoths hosting spring-time sales, joining the likes of Amazon, Target, and Best Buy, who each have similar sales around the same time. Here is everything you need to know about Walmart’s upcoming Super Savings Week sale. […]
It’s Not Just You, YouTube Looks Like Crap Right Now
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- Posted on March 20, 2025
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Usually you can blame a low-quality video stream on a bandwidth slowdown or a poor internet connection—sites like YouTube will adjust a video’s resolution accordingly, so instead of a crisp HD or 4K stream, you end up with a blurry, pixelated mess. You can manually adjust the resolution to make it look better, but you’ll […]
Gboard for Android Finally Gets Undo, Redo Buttons
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- Posted on March 20, 2025
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Gboard, the default keyboard on many Android phones, is finally getting a proper undo button. Up until now, you had to use a Japanese keyboard to access the undo button, but Google has finally addressed that gap. With Gboard 15 for Android, you’ll be able to use the undo button that, thankfully, works with all […]
Six Ways to Prevent a Contractor From Damaging Your House During a Renovation
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- Posted on March 20, 2025
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Home renovations are expensive—and exciting. It’s never cheap to rip out the old and install the brand-new, but a quality renovation can turn your house into a dream home, or at least solve some nagging problems that have bothered you for years. While not every […]
What Is ‘Phantom Wealth’ (and What to Do If You Have It)
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- Posted on March 20, 2025
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Gone are the days of blaming an entire generation’s money problems on avocado toast. In fact, the stereotype of “millennial money problems” may not be quite what it seems in the first palce. Millennial wealth in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled since 2019, according to Federal Reserve data. And yet, time and time again, millennials report […]





