Google will soon require that advertisers verify their identity before advertising on their ad network. In a blog post, Google explains that they're committed to transparency, and "users transparency, choice and control when it comes to the ads they … [Continue reading]
Facebook is giving away $100 million dollars of grant to 30,000 small businesses that have been affected by Coronavirus and COVID-19. The Facebook Small Business Grants Program, this week, is beginning to accept applications from small businesses … [Continue reading]
Verisign is shutting down their DomainScope service. They will continue operating the service until 1:00 PM Eastern Time on July 17, 2020. In a recent email to their current DomainScope customers and a notice posted on their site, Verisign explained … [Continue reading]
By Bill Hartzer, April 7, 2020 at 6:29pm CST. Starting sometime this month (April 2020) Microsoft will begin blocking any email that does not have SPF and DKIM alignment for email sent to Outlook 365 domains. What that means is that if you send an … [Continue reading]
For at least the past 15 years, just about every single year that I have been posting on this blog, I make an April Fool's post. Usually it's on and around the 1st of April, and in the past it's actually been, well, a few days before. However, this … [Continue reading]
Google Ads Support is not currently accepting any phone calls. When you call the phone number for Google Ads phone support, which is 1-866-246-6453, you get a recorded message that they are not accepting any phone calls. The automated message (which … [Continue reading]
Every month, there are over 5 billion searches on Google for restaurants. 3 billion searches for hotels. 1 billion searches for clothing stores. 600 searches for hair and beauty salons. 5 million searches for coffee shops (Google My Business data, … [Continue reading]
Updated March 9, 2020 A recent discussion about the best Domain Name industry Twitter accounts got me thinking--there are a lot more domain name influencers on Twitter than be put into one Tweet. Even though there are a lot of characters available … [Continue reading]
By Bill Hartzer, March 5, 2020 at 9:33am CST. Google Webmasters produced a video about hiring an SEO specialist. In the video, they give some good tips about what you should look for when hiring an SEO. For example, they suggest that you shouldn't … [Continue reading]
by Bill Hartzer, February 18, 2020 at 2:38pm CST Hitwise, the internet data company that has helped global brands and agencies understand how consumers think, search, book, and buy online, is shutting down. In a statement published on their … [Continue reading]
Years ago (way back in 2013), Google took the position that press releases were simply link schemes, advertorials for a business. Therefore, all links in press releases should have the nofollow attribute added to the links, so that the press release … [Continue reading]
By Bill Hartzer, February 17, 2020 at 11:33am CST A disturbing new extortion is being sent via email to website publishers who participate in the Google AdSense program. The publisher receives an email, telling them that if they do not pay a … [Continue reading]
By Bill Hartzer, February 7, 2020 at 9:22am CST. Scammers are using Craigslist ads to try to gain access to your Google Account. When the victim places an ad on Craigslist, they respond, asking to call them. Once they have the phone number of the … [Continue reading]
By Bill Hartzer, February 5, 2020 at 11:39am CST Before many industry conferences and before a lot of the conferences I attend, I hand-pick a list of speakers to meet and see. This list is completely in random order, not in order of … [Continue reading]
By Bill Hartzer, February 3, 2020 at 9:25am CST. SEMPO, the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization, has been absorbed into the Digital Analytics Association. Both associations agreed that there were ultimately going to be more … [Continue reading]
By Bill Hartzer, posted January 31, 2020 at 10:10am CST Digital marketer Mark Rofe, sick and tired of using dating apps that weren't working for him, purchased a billboard to promote himself. Mr. Rofe also set up a website, as well, … [Continue reading]
Avast, a digital security products company, has announced that they are shutting down Jumpshot, a company that has provided "digital intelligence from within the Internet’s most valuable walled gardens". There apparently were some questions about how … [Continue reading]
Google is shutting down Google App Maker, a tool that allows you to make custom apps for your business. App Maker is included with G Suite Business and Enterprise editions, as well as with G Suite for Education. … [Continue reading]
Certainly no one expected this. A Sunday morning helicopter crash with NBA star Kobe Bryant aboard. TMZ, the entertainment news service that first broke the news of Kobe Bryant's death, did not expect this either. The website is getting so much … [Continue reading]
The search engine called WeLeakInfo.com has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice. WeLeakInfo.com was a website that sold access to hacked personal information and account logins. … [Continue reading]