Elevate your Inman Connect networking experience this July
Spark lasting connections from Day One with new networking experiences at Inman Connect Las Vegas July 30-Aug. 1.
Nine out of 10 Americans agree: May was a bad time to buy a home
Elevated mortgage rates and home prices are creating challenges for many homebuyers, and 86% said May was a bad time to buy — a new high in Fannie Mae surveys dating to 2010.
New Coinbase Smart Contract Wallet eliminates gas fees and recovery phrases
Coinbase has launched a Smart Contract Wallet with simpler onboarding and no gas fees. The smart contract wallet supports Ethereum, BNB, Polygon, and others for seamless transactions. Developers using the smart contract wallet can waive gas fees. In a move to enhance user experience and streamline cryptocurrency transactions, Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, […]
PSA: Google Will Still Index Sites That Are Not Mobile-Friendly
There has been a tremendous amount of confusion around the news that Google will stop indexing sites that are completely inaccessible via a mobile phone after July 5th. Google will index sites that are not mobile-friendly – period. But if your site won’t load at all on a mobile device, it just doesn’t load period, […]
Google Business Profile Bug Causing Hidden Questions & Answers
For the past few days there has been a number of complaints about not being able to see Questions and Answers on Google Business Profile listings. While some can see some Q&As, not everyone can see all of the past Q&As posted on those Business Profiles within Google Search.
Google Ads Rolling Out New Ad Console Design Starting On August 30 (Goodbye Old Design)
In March 2023 Google began testing a new design for the Google Ads advertiser console. Google announced that it will start to roll out this new design to all advertisers starting on August 30, 2024 and will sunset the all design.
Google Image Search Tests Pinch To Zoom
Google Image search is testing the ability to pinch to zoom, to expand the details on a specific image within the mobile interface. So instead or in addition to clicking on an image, you can pinch to zoom to see more details on that image.
Google Search Shopping Filter Top Bar
In addition to the shop deals top bar we spotted earlier, now we are seeing reports of Google Search testing a shopping search filter bar at the top. This makes a lot more sense as a search filter than the shop deals bar, which just promotes unrelated queries.
Google Search Console Removes How-To Enhancement Report
Google has removed the How-to enhancement report from Google Search Console. When Google stopped showing how-to rich results in the search results, it said it would keep the reports “for the time being,” I guess that time has been completed.
Google Search Console Removal Tool Drops Cache Updates
Google has placed a notice at the top of the Google Search Console removal tool that says, “Cache updates are no longer available.” It added that you “can still request snippet updates.”
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Volatility, Coupon Sites Abuse, Mobile Indexing Change, AI Overviews Decline & Ad News
Google had some more intense search ranking volatility this week, both on June 1st and also around June 5th. Google said white-labeled coupon sites would be penalized by its site reputation abuse policy…
How to Keep Porn Off Your X Feed Now That It’s Officially Allowed
Following a recent uptick in what seems to be bots making sexually suggestive posts on X, Elon Musk’s social media website appears to be giving up on policing them. The website formerly known as Twitter updated its policies over the weekend to allow “consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior” on the app, […]
The Mighty 3 Is the iPod Shuffle for the Spotify Era
Sometimes I want to listen to music and not think about the internet, which is harder than it sounds in 2024. My music is on my phone and if I pick up my phone I will see notifications, which I’m incapable of ignoring. It’s a weakness, I’ll admit, but I am certain I’m not alone. […]
