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Month: January 2023

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Didi Free to Accept New Signups As China Ends Tech Crackdown

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In a sign that China’s war on tech is finally over, ride-sharing service Didi is once again free to accept new signups. China has been waging war on tech companies in an effort to reign them in. As part of the crackdown, Beijing banned Didi from app stores and investigated its handling of customer data, according to CNN. The investigation was launched just days after Didi went public, wiping out tens of billions from the company’s value. Roughly a week after a Chinese official declared the tech crackdown “basically” over, Didi is once again…

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Marketing 

3 Digital Marketing Methods Every Business Needs

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As a business owner in the 21st century, it’s important to take advantage of the tools and technology available when engaging with your customer base. Not only will this help you reach wider audiences and maximize your revenue,  but it will also help you to stay competitive and current. One of the great things about digital marketing is it can be done from anywhere as long as you have an internet connection and a laptop. Check out these options for travel laptops. As marketing methods such as print advertising and direct mail have…

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Bing 

Can Bing Be More Competitive In Search?

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Recently, Nathan Safran wrote a piece titled, “The Bing Dilemma: What To Do With The Little Search Engine That Can’t.” In it, he posits that everything Bing has done in the past to grab market share is not working, partly because people are so used to using Google that any hope of capturing market share […] Recently, Nathan Safran wrote a piece titled, “The Bing Dilemma: What To Do With The Little Search Engine That Can’t.” In it, he posits that everything Bing has done in the past to grab…

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Google December 2022 link spam update done rolling out

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That’s a wrap, the second Google algorithm update this month is done rolling out. Google has confirmed that the December 2022 link spam update is now finished rolling out. The update took 29 days to roll out, starting on December 14, 2022 and ending on January 12, 2023. Google has posted it was completed today, January 12. What is a link spam update. A link spam update looks to neutralize, or no longer count, links that Google finds to be spammy and against Google’s guidelines. Google wrote that this launch “may change as spammy links are neutralized…

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Social 

TikTok May Be Throwing in the Towel In Its Attempts to Appease the US

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TikTok may be ready to give up its efforts to appease US officials in the wake of repeated privacy issues and violations. TikTok has been under fire for years, stumbling from one privacy misstep to another. There have also been ongoing concerns that TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, poses a national security risk as a result of being based in China. The Trump administration unsuccessfully tried to force ByteDance to sell off TikTok’s US assets. In an effort to appease US officials, TikTok was willing to undergo external audits to prove its…

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SEO 

5 times you’ll need an expert SEO in 2023

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If you don’t enlist the help of a true professional for these five scenarios, you are risking rankings, traffic and revenue in 2023. There are many times during the lifecycle of your website that you will need an expert SEO. If you don’t enlist the help of a true professional for the following five scenarios, you are risking rankings, traffic and revenue in 2023: Site redesigns Deep analysis Ranking for highly competitive terms Navigating changes to Google Technical SEO 1. Site redesigns This new year, many are planning to refresh…

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SEM 

Google Local Service Ads are now available for dentists

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This is the first new vertical Google has added to LSAs. Last week Google updated its Help Center to include a new vertical: Dentists. The change was first noted by Matt Casady who wrote about the update on Local U. Carrie Hill posted about it on Twitter. How it works. Prospective dentists will need to complete verification before being eligible to advertise. Why we care. If you’re a dentist or you’re running ads for a dentist, start going through the verification process now so you can get your LSA ads up as soon as possible!

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Latest News 

Windows 8.1 Receives Its Last Update Tuesday

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Windows 8.1 is slated to receive its last update on Tuesday, as Microsoft is sunsetting the operating system once and or all. Microsoft first released Windows 8 in 2012, but a decade later the OS has reached the end of its life. The aging OS will receive its last official update Tuesday, despite the fact that Windows 11 is still gaining market share at a relatively slow pace. According to Ghacks, Windows 7 is even outliving Windows 8 by receiving extended support via 0Patch. The company continues to provide support for some…

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Marketing 

Foxconn Issues Accelerate Apple’s Plans to Diversify iPhone Production

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Apple is stepping up its plans to diversify its iPhone production, moving more manufacturing out of China. Apple has long been dependent on China for the production of its products, with Foxconn building the iPhone. Unfortunately, Foxconn has experienced a wave of protests at iPhone City, its facility in Zhengzhou. According to The Wall Street Journal, Foxconn’s issues have resulted in Apple looking to accelerate its attempts to move some production outside of China. The company was already looking to move at least a quarter of its production to India, but this latest development…

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Bing 

Spider-Man Switches From Bing To Google

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Spoiler alert: ComicBook.com reported this weekend everyone’s favorite spider-bitten superhero has switched from searching on Bing to being a full-fledged Google user. According to the report, Spider-man alias Peter Parker used Bing in the 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man film, much to the disbelief of many hardcore comic book fans: In a world where somebody bitten […] Spoiler alert: ComicBook.com reported this weekend everyone’s favorite spider-bitten superhero has switched from searching on Bing to being a full-fledged Google user. According to the report, Spider-man alias Peter Parker used Bing in the 2012 The…

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