Do you have a Google Account that you use frequently? I have more than one Google Account, but one that I primarily use for things like my calendar (Google Calendar), Google Drive (Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.), and Gmail. If someone were to get … [Continue reading]
Fake email conference attendee contact lists are being sold and the latest targeted conference appears to be Pubcon Las Vegas. Emails that are going out to what a NextGenExpos thinks is a list of exhibitors seeks to sell that they're calling a … [Continue reading]
Google is saying goodbye to the old Google Search Console. In a post on the official Google Webmaster blog and a tweet, they said that from "now on, if you try to access the old homepage or dashboard you’ll be redirected to the relevant Search … [Continue reading]
A list of keywords that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses to watch all social media accounts has been revealed. If you use one of these keywords on one of your social media posts, there is a chance that it may cause the DHS … [Continue reading]
When someone (or a company, organization) doesn't renew a domain name, the domain name goes through a drop process. First the domain name usually enters a period of time when the current owner can renew the domain name. It's essentially put on hold. … [Continue reading]
Is Google required to list your business or your website in their search engine results? When I mention the word "list", I am referring to whether they are indexing your website in their search results or whether they are listing your business in the … [Continue reading]
Recently, I made the decision to completely remove my company's Google My Business listing. There are several reasons why I chose to not have my company's website listed in Google Maps any longer. But what's more interesting to me is the fact that … [Continue reading]
Should Google link out to SEO websites from the official Google Webmaster blog? That's the question that is a hot topic right now: on the official Google blog, should Google link out to a website that offers search engine optimization or digital … [Continue reading]
There's a job opening for a CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) at Travoom, a site that bills itself as a "social network and marketplace for bucket list travel experiences". But, if you're a US-based SEO expert, then I wouldn't bother applying for the … [Continue reading]
If you advertise with Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords), does it impact your website's search engine rankings in Google's organic search engine results? This question has been one that so many have debated over and over again for years. In fact, I … [Continue reading]
Google My Business recently rolled out a new feature called Google My Business short names. Each verified Google My Business listing can add a short name, which is essentially a URL link to their Google My Business listing, along with a link to the … [Continue reading]
Pamela Lund on Twitter described this scenario perfectly: "this is a nightmare come true. I cannot imagine waking up to find that in an account. That kind of spend in 1 day with only fake conversions could easily put a client out of business and into … [Continue reading]
Google Calendar is down. As in inaccessible using a web browser. This is actually the first time I've personally seen Google Calendar down, at least since I've been relying on it more and more--over the past few years. … [Continue reading]
Update: June 12, 2019 - On June 11, 2019, I reported that AMP was having an issue where users could not click thru to the website where the content originated, as described below. This actually turned out to be a "bug", and it was not intentional by … [Continue reading]
Despite the fact that I transferred a domain name from Network Solutions to another registrar (GoDaddy), Network Solutions still wants me to renew the domain name and has it in my account. I literally transferred the domain name and moved it because … [Continue reading]
A recent major outage of Google Cloud was caused because of a misconfiguration, not only because of network congestion, like Google initially reported. The outage was described by Google as "network congestion issue in eastern USA, affecting Google … [Continue reading]
Do you often wonder what Google knows about you? I mean, how much are they tracking, do they know whether or not you visit certain websites, when you visited them, how long you visited them? If you add in Android and you have a smart phone that uses … [Continue reading]
This is a sponsored post from the Sunbrite Veranda Series TVs at Best Buy. Yesterday was the unofficial start of Summer, Memorial Day. It's already hot here in Texas. In Texas, though it tends to be summer 365 days a year. That means plenty of … [Continue reading]
Google's organic search engine listings can looks like Ads, but they are not actually Google Ads. Instead, the site owner has updated the favicon on their website to display an Ad logo. That Ad logo image similar to the black and white Ad symbol … [Continue reading]
If you weren't aware, Google tracks all of the purchases that you have made online if the purchase receipts land in your Gmail account. If you're logged into your Google Account, then you can go to the purchases page and see everything Google knows … [Continue reading]