If you use any sort of game or watch Youtube with any regularity, you will have come across at least one Game of War ad. The one I saw first, on my digital travels (probably on Hulu or something) was the Lord of the Rings-gone-sexy one with that blonde model I forget the name of […]
Archives for September 2015
Google Loses Appeal; Must Remove Right to Be Forgotten Worldwide
Google has lost the appeal in France that requires the search engine to remove “Right to be Forgotten” removed results from all versions of Google – including Google.com – instead of just the Google results in the EU. Earlier this year, the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés) ordered Google to start applying […]
What does News Corp’s Acquisition of Unruly Mean for Video Advertisers?
Some of the headlines that announced News Corp’s acquisition of Unruly focused on the large amount of money that changed hands. The Guardian reported, “News Corp acquires ad platform Unruly Media for £58m.” Marketing Land reported, “News Corp To Buy Video Ad Tech Platform Unruly For Reported $90 Million.” The Telegraph reported, “News Corp completes […]
Spammers Hit Chilling Effects with Bogus Google DMCA Requests
TorrentFreak has discovered a huge amount of spam being hosted on Chilling Effects, in the form of bogus DMCA requests the site has published. And these requests all include huge descriptions filled with spam URLs of everything from viagra to designer handbags. Here is a typical example: The description looks like something you’d typically see […]
Google Taking Further Action for Abusing Reconsideration Requests
Google has a new blog post today, announcing that webmasters that repeatedly violate the Google webmaster guidelines could see their sites on the receiving end of “further action” being taken on the site. It isn’t uncommon for many SEOs to see sites pop up and down in the search results, and often the reason is […]
Twitter Moving t.co URL Shortener to HTTPS
Twitter announced in their developer forums that they plan to move their URL shortener t.co to HTTPS. Twitter is making the change to ensure the links are delivered securely to their users. It was an unsecure loophole that Twitter itself was HTTPS, but even if a link was clicked on that had a destination of […]
Google Sues Local Lighthouse for Impersonating Google in Robocalls
If you have ever been on the receiving end of one of Local Lighthouse robocalls claiming to be Google, you will be happy to know that Google has filed a lawsuit against the company for their business practices and particularly their marketing technique of referring to themselves as Google. Google posted about the problem on […]
Yelp Adds New Active Cleanup Alerts for Local Businesses in the News
If you happened to look at the Facebook page of River Bluff Dental – aka the dental office owned by Cecil the Lion’s killer – you would have spotted a ton of one star reviews that were not reviews for the business itself, but rather thousands of people expressing outrage about the dentist and his […]
3 Ways of Finding the Right SEO Advice for Your Business
It is wonderful that the Internet makes it so easy to obtain information, tips, recommendations, and other learning opportunities to enhance your digital marketing knowledge and skills, which will help grow your business. Also, there are many free or inexpensive webinars and meet-ups, where you can get the advice from industry professionals. I’m on the […]
Google No Longer Displaying 7-Packs for Local Results in Tablets
Last month, Google was still displaying the old local 7-pack to searchers who were searching from a tablet. But not any longer. Now doing a local search on a tablet device will trigger the same 3-pack that matches what we see in both mobile and desktop results. The 7-packs are no longer being shown at […]