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Month: March 2021

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Amazon Tries and Fails to Have Cameras Installed at Union Vote

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As Amazon workers in Alabama vote on unionization, Amazon tried and failed to get approval to install cameras to watch ballot boxes. Amazon is notoriously anti-union, resorting to Pinkerton detectivesand illegal firings to discourage unionization efforts. When Alabama warehouse employees decided to vote on unionization, the company even put signs in bathroom stalls to pressure employees to vote no. Amazon’s efforts prompted investors to warn the company to back off its pressure campaign. In its latest effort, the company wanted to install cameras to watch the ballot boxes between counting. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) denied the company’s…

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Google expands its core web vitals and page experience update FAQs

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Google explained it “will continue to prioritize pages with the best information overall, even if some aspects of page experience are subpar.” Google updated its FAQs around the core web vitals and page experience update. This page is accessible in the Google support forums and was initially posted in December 2020 but was updated today with a lot more details. What is new. Well, there is a lot new here compared to the original version. You can compare the old to the new by scanning both documents. Malte Ubl, Technically…

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SEO 

Building links in boring industries

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Fresh out of ideas on how to build links to a boring site? Contributor Jeremy Knauff walks us through his process for creating a successful link-building campaign for even the dullest of sites. It’s safe to say that most search engine optimization (SEO) practitioners today understand the role that relevant, high-quality links play in achieving organic ranking and traffic. What is less understood, however, is how to earn those links in sufficient volume to achieve and maintain results — especially when it comes to industries that some may consider boring. Recently, I…

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Google’s current FLoC tests aren’t GDPR compliant

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Questions about whether a browser assigning users into cohorts counts as a use of personal data, without consent, may be a privacy violation. FLoC, Google’s alternative to third-party cookies, will not be tested in Europe, according to a report by AdExchanger. FLoC is set to open to advertiser testing beginning in Q2 of this year, but countries that fall under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive will not participate. “During a meeting of the Improving Web Advertising Business Group (IWABG) at the World Wide Web Consortium on Tuesday, Michael Kleber, a Google engineer, acknowledged that…

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Google clarifies the SharedArrayBuffer notification

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After much confusion, Google explained why it send out these notifications and what your next steps should be. Earlier this week, Google sent out a notice through Google Search Console with SharedArrayBuffer warnings to site owners. And honestly, it caused a huge amount of confusion and concern amongst those who received it. Today Google published a blog post with clarifications around why Google sent out the message and what site owners can do to address the potential issue. Google defines SharedArrayBuffer. Google has defined what a SharedArrayBuffer is by explaining, “SharedArrayBuffer is a…

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Bing’s new robots.txt tester can help SEOs identify crawling issues

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The new Bing Webmaster Tool can also be used to edit robots.txt files and check URLs for errors instantly. Bing has added a robots.txt tester to its Webmaster Tools, the company announced Friday. The new feature allows SEOs to analyze their robots.txt files and highlights issues that may hinder Bing from optimal crawling. The robots.txt tester and editor within Bing Webmaster Tools. How it works. SEOs can use this tool to test and validate their robots.txt file, or to check whether a URL is blocked, which statement is blocking it and for which…

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Walmart Making Digital Vaccine Records Available to Customers

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Walmart is the latest company pushing for digital vaccine records as a way for people to prove they have received the COVID-19 vaccination. As the US and the world move to reopen and return to normal, vaccinations are seen as the key ingredient to making that happen. Many experts believe, however, that a form of vaccination passport is necessary for people to be able to prove they have been vaccinated. Such a passport could be required for airline travel, crossing borders, entering crowded events and more. Different companies and governments…

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Microsoft 365 Down, Microsoft Working On Fix

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Microsoft 365 has been down for many users throughout Monday, with the company working on mitigation efforts. Shortly after 3:00, users started reporting issues with Microsoft 365, according to DownDetector. Users reported issues with virtually every aspect of Microsoft 365. The company confirmedthe issue, and how widespread it is. Any service that leverages Azure Active Directory (AAD) may be affected. This includes but is not limited to Microsoft Teams, Forms, Exchange Online, Intune and Yammer. Admins may also be unable to access the Service Health Dashboard. Microsoft has rolled out mitigation efforts,…

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Google Hotel search showing free listings in results

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Google opens the door to more hotels by offering free hotel listings, separate from paid results. Just like it did with Google Shopping and also with Google Flights, Google announced it is now opening up free listings within Google Hotel search. There is a new section in Google Hotel search for “all options” that is below the paid results, that shows unapid listings from hotels and travel companies. Free hotel listings. “We’re improving this experience by making it free for hotels and travel companies around the world to appear in hotel booking links, beginning this week…

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Should you keep your best content on your site or send it away?

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Contributor Julie Joyce looks at the pros and cons of keeping content on your site versus sending it away. Recently, I’ve had some very enjoyable discussions with other search engine optimization specialists (SEOs) about where to place promotional content. Opinions vary and are dependent on the goals of the webmaster. Some webmasters openly ask for guest bloggers since they need content and don’t have a writing staff. Others who are just starting out want to write guest posts or columns for sites other than their own as a way to…

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