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Amazon Accused of Illegally Firing Employee Over Working Conditions

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has accused Amazon of illegally firing an employee advocating for better working conditions. On the heels of news the NLRB accused Google of illegally spying on and firing employees, not to mention its firing of Timnit Gebru, Amazon is...
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Bing Refreshes Video Search: Adds Bigger Thumbnail Images & Offers More Info

Video search results now include channel, upload date and view count details. Bing has upgraded its video search experience, adding larger thumbnail images and additional information for each video result, as well as moving “related searches” inline with the original search....
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Google: Page experience signals for ranking apply only to mobile

A new FAQ page answers questions about ranking, various site architectures, AMP and more. Google has published a list of frequently asked questions regarding Core Web Vitals, the company’s set of performance metrics pertaining to user experience, and the upcoming Page Experience...
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Social Shorts: Instagram pegs Reels and Shop, Pinterest’s engagement metric, TikTok’s size and more

The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed. Why Pinterest moved beyond CTR to understand ad engagement Source: Pinterest Relying on a straight click-through rate metric to understand how ads are resonating has its...
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Mueller: Focus your SEO on Google’s status quo

Sometimes it is a good idea to keep it simple with your web pages. Though web browsers are becoming more and more advanced, that doesn’t mean you should build websites that you know only the latest web browsers support, nor should you build websites that GoogleBot, Google’s web...
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Beware the monsters of paid search

Every day, monsters are stealing thousands of clicks from your brand. Prowling around your paid search campaigns and looting your traffic, they come in all shapes and sizes. As a digital marketer (and especially if you manage paid search), you’re the only line of defense against...
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Salesforce/Slack Deal Expected Tuesday

Salesforce and Slack are expected to announce a sales agreement Tuesday, in what would be Salesforce’s biggest acquisition to date. The two companies made headlines Wednesday with news that Salesforce was looking to purchase the iconic corporate messaging app. At the time, talks...
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Bing Ads iOS App Gets An Update, Goes Global & Android App Is On The Way

Latest iOS app is now available globally with more features. Team is looking for Android app pilot testers. Bing Ads debuted an app for iOS in April in the US. As of today, the app is now available in the App Store globally, and it includes several feature updates. The tea...
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Tesla May Introduce Compact Car or Hatchback

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has teased the possibility of a compact model or a hatchback, in a big departure from Tesla’s standard designs. Tesla has largely been known for sedans, as well as one SUV and its upcoming Cybertruck. While larger cars are the norm in the US, smaller cars are...
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Google puts some contextual search features in context

Google is using newish language understanding models specific to leveraging conversational context for these search features. Google has shared some details around search features it has launched throughout the year that helps searchers search for what it thinks they are looking...