Working hand in hand with a plethora of small businesses on a daily basis I have heard both sides of the Yelp experience. There are business owners who swear by it, and business owners who swear AT it. Fact is there’s always been some questions regarding the way Yelp treats non-advertisers and how they handle […]
Category Archives: Webmaster News
Attention Advertisers: New Bing Policy Disallows Phone Numbers in Plain Text
In a recent blog post Albert Wang, a global policy manager with Bing Ads, announced that as of now plain text phone numbers will no longer be supported as plain text entries within Bing advertisements…
Yahoo Directory Redirects to Yahoo Small Business Directory
Back in the fall of 2014 I had written to let you know about Yahoo’s decision to shut down the classic Yahoo directory. Well December 31st was the last day for the Yahoo Directory as we know it – and today the old URL now redirects to the Yahoo Small Business Directory. Some of the […]
New Call to Action Buttons on Facebook Pages
Facebook has, quietly, started rolling out a new Call-to-Action feature for Facebook Pages last week. The new feature allows for business owners to place a call-to-action button onto their page which links to any destination, on or off Facebook. Facebook gives you the following options for your buttons: Book Now Contact Us Use App Play Game […]
Scam Warning: Microsoft Isn’t Really Calling You To Fix Your Computer
Have you received a phone call recently from a partially legible call center representative who proceeded to tell you how your Microsoft Windows computer has been sending critical error notifications …
Microsoft Integrates Bing Search into Microsoft Office
Microsoft has launched Insights for Office – a new tool which scans users’ documents and makes educated guesses about the nature of their search query, thus saving time and eliminating the potential of distractedly getting sucked into the vortex of search engines. The search results are then ranked in order of importance and shown to […]
Google Adwords Introduces Countdown Ad Widget Right On-Time for the Holidays
Earlier this week Google announced a brand new ad widget which allows you to place a dynamic countdown into your Google Adwords ads. This includes the ability to set the following features within your ad copy: the number of days, hours, or minutes left to ship their holiday presents in time daily discounts or promotions for […]
Facebook Removes Bing Results From Search
Search results on Facebook have always incorporated Web search results by Bing amidst your friends posts and other relevant information shared on the 1.35-billion user-base of Facebook. However on Monday this week Facebook has announced a decision to remove Bing results from their own search results – a move that only makes sense as Facebook places […]
Warning: SoakSoak Malware Compromises 100,000+ WordPress Websites
Sucuri has picked up the SoakSoak malware which has compromised over 100,000 websites so far. The point of entry seems to be the same vulnerability Sucuri pointed out a few months back associated with the WordPress plugin Revolution Slider. That being said make sure you’re updated to the latest version of Revolution Slider if you’re […]
New Image Format BPG Offers JPEG Quality With a 50% Smaller File Size
Pretty much every single one of us knows what a JPEG is these days, and statistically JPEG is one of the most popular image formats in the whole world – however a new format called BPG is looking to change that. BPG, which stands for Better Portable Graphics, is an alternative to the standard JPEG […]
Email is 2014’s Top Marketing Tool
Technology has had a major impact on the world of marketing, making it possible to target customers more accurately than ever before. However, when it comes to selecting the best tool to deliver a message there’s still confusion, especially since the rise in importance of social networks. A new survey by email marketing brand Campaigner […]
Google Has Their Own Mortgage Calculator
Interestingly enough Google has launched their own mortgage calculator within their search results, accessible via the search interest calculator. Originally reported by Pete Meyers from Moz over on Google+ the mortgage calculator seemed to disappear shortly after being discovered – however it has been consistently showing up in my results for several days now – so I figured […]
Facebook Launches New Search
Over the course of this past week Facebook has been rolling out an update for its 1.3 billion users offering enhancements to search, primarily emphasizing the ability to look up older posts by keywords. The update has been in the making for quite some time, and it’s now finally available to both desktop and mobile customers. […]
Top Searches of 2014: YouTube Videos
Both Bing and Yahoo have introduced their own look back at the 2014 year showcasing some of their top searches, and Youtube has now followed suite with their own YouTube Rewind. Here are the top trending videos for 2014, based on views, shares, comments, likes and more. Collectively the following 10 videos have hundreds of millions of […]
Monitoring for Content Changes
Keeping up with website changes is often handled via RSS feeds, mailing lists, or even social media updates. However what happens when you want to know about the changes that are made that aren’t announced? Maybe a change in terms of service or the fine print of a service? Or what if your website of […]
SingleHop Opens New Chicago Datacenter
SingleHop has launched its largest data center to date in a ten-year $30 million investment with Digital Realty Trust in the Chicago area. The new 13,000 square foot white space has capacity for up to 20,000 servers and is adjacent to expansion space for another 10,000 square feet. The Chicago data center is the first […]
Business Tips for the Holidays from Google
Jade Wang, a member of the Google Business Help team, made a new post over at the Google Business Help forums with a set of tips for businesses to make the most of the holiday season. There’s some good tips in here and I thought it would be appropriate to share them here: Got special […]
Google Street View Explores Dubai
Ever wanted to visit Dubai? The hub of modern culture with more than 200 nationalities and some of the most jaw dropping architecture around. Well now you can visually see Dubai for the cost of your monthly internet subscription. Visit the worlds tallest skyscaper, and see one of the worlds largest shopping malls in Dubai with […]
Google Is Going Kid Friendly!
Google currently processes 1.2 trillion search queries every year, and needless to say a portion of those queries are being done by a demographic that Google has yet to cater to – the 12 and under crowd. Let’s face it – children are already using Google in school – be it to watch educational Youtube […]
Google+ Finally Enables Pinned Posts
Last week Google’s Dennis Troper announced on Google+ that you can now finally pin your G+ post to the top of your stream. So if you want people to see a specific post first, you can pin that post and even if it is weeks old, it will remain at the top of your profile.