You Should Enable the Shortcut Feature in the Android Google Widget
The Google widget for your Android home screen has a new hidden feature that’s disabled by default. In its latest update, the Google app has added a new customization feature, letting you add a new shortcut to the Google app’s widget. This will let you tap an icon within the widget to quickly jump to […]
You Can Now Unsend Outlook Emails on Mac
Gmail has had an Undo Send feature for years now, and it looks like Outlook for Mac is about to get a version of it too. While Outlook Recall technically isn’t new, Microsoft is streamlining bringing it to Outlook’s Mac app. Recall allows you to unsend an email in Outlook and works on both the […]
These Beats Studio Buds Are at Their Lowest Price Ever Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Beats Studio Buds + are currently down to $119.99 (from $169.95), their lowest price to date, according to price comparison tools (in fact, all Beats headphones and speakers are seeing Black Friday and […]
Google’s Latest Android Update Patches 47 Security Flaws
It’s Android security patch time again, and in the Android Security Bulletin for February 2025, Google has addressed 47 different bugs affecting its mobile operating system—one of which “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” In other words, hackers may already be taking advantage of it in the wild. As usual, the patches here cover all […]
Why You Should Try Potassium Salt (and How It Tastes)
We may earn a commission from links on this page. For the past few months, I’ve had two salt shakers in my kitchen. One is Morton Salt Substitute, which is potassium-based, and I use it for the first few shakes of salt when I’m seasoning a dish. The other is regular table salt, which I […]
Where to Find All Those Deleted Government Websites
In recent days—in response to directives from the Trump administration—thousands of federal agency web pages have been deleted or altered to remove research, reports, and references to everything from vaccines to environmental policy initiatives. According to The New York Times, more than 8,000 pages have disappeared from the websites of agencies like the Centers for […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 5, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Microsoft Advertising Lists Performance Max & Feature Updates
Microsoft published its new Microsoft Advertising features that it released over the past month. This goes across Performance Max tools, reporting, new values, targeting, and more.
Google Search Ranking Volatility Hits February 4th & 5th
I am seeing a lot of renewed chatter within the SEO industry of a possible unconfirmed Google search ranking update touching down in the past 24-hours or so. The weird thing is that the tools are not really showing much of a spike in volatility but the chatter seems incredibly high.
Report: Google AI Overviews Are Killing Click Through Rates
The folks at Seer put together a study looking at how the click-through rates of the Google organic and paid search results are impacted by having AI Overviews on the page. And the short answer is, AI Overviews seem to be hurting the click-through rates in a big way.
Alphabet Google Ad Revenue Up 10% Again, Hitting $72.5 Billion
Google / Alphabet reported its Q4 2024 earnings last night, where its ad revenue hit $72.46 billion, up 10.6% from last year’s quarter of $65.52 billion. Google’s revenue was up 12% with $96.47 billion and its profit was up 30.7% to $30.9B. Search revenue specifically was up 12.5% to $54 billion.
Google AI Overviews With Detailed Comparison Mode
Google AI Overviews are now able to show super detailed comparison within Google Search. If you search for two very specific models, Google may give you a ton of details directly in the AI Overview.
How to Capture the “Upside” in the 2025 Housing Market
How do you get higher rents, more appreciation, and bigger returns from real estate investing in 2025? It’s easy—copy the experts. They’re doing it over dozens of deals, so why […]
The BEST Airbnb Markets in 2025 and How to Do Your Own Market Research
Want to get into short-term rentals in 2025? Your first step is to find the right Airbnb market for you. But we know that wading through 20,000 US towns and […]
Rules on closing costs, PACE loans on CFPB chopping block
In his first act as interim Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent froze action on all rules and litigation. Here’s what that potentially means for the recent slate of rules and lawsuits targeting the mortgage industry.
