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Email marketers may be hit by Google’s mass account removal

Google is going to eliminate email accounts that have been inactive after two years which could help some marketers and hurt others. Mike Pastore on November 29, 2023 In a move that may significantly impact some email marketers, Google is set to start deleting inactive email accounts this week. Google initially announced the plan, which … Continue reading Email marketers may be hit by Google’s mass account removal →

Epic Games Adds To Google’s Antitrust Woes

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Epic Games Adds To Google’s Antitrust Woes by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 6, 2023 As if Google doesn’t have enough concerns around one of the largest antitrust suit Department of Justice, Epic Games is suing Google. The trial kicked off Monday, and could soon alter the future of the Google app store, which … Continue reading Epic Games Adds To Google’s Antitrust Woes →

Google’s Industry Dialogue Over The Privacy Sandbox

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Google’s Industry Dialogue Over The Privacy Sandbox by Alan Chapell , Op-Ed Contributor, April 27, 2023 Google seems to be doubling down on its efforts to promote the Privacy Sandbox as an alternative to the HTTP cookie. In a blog post, Google summarizes the results of its recent listening tour. I read this as an indication that … Continue reading Google’s Industry Dialogue Over The Privacy Sandbox →

We need to talk about Microsoft and Google’s underwhelming chatbot debuts

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By Mark Sullivan February 13, 2023 In the world of generative AI, last week began with a fire drill. A rather harried-sounding member of Google’s communications staff was on the phone Monday morning explaining that her company would be announcing a new ChatGPT-like chatbot within the next couple of hours. This was the first … Continue reading We need to talk about Microsoft and Google’s underwhelming chatbot debuts →

Feds finally file anti-monopoly suit over Google’s adtech

Google Under Legal

The suit seeks to force the tech giant to get rid of its ad businesses and engaging in allegedly anticompetitive practices. Constantine von Hoffman on January 24, 2023 The Department of Justice has filed its long-threatened antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of using its adtech to create a monopoly. The suit seeks to … Continue reading Feds finally file anti-monopoly suit over Google’s adtech →

Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat is on sale for $179 right now

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Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat is on sale for $179 right now That’s $70 off its MSRP and one of the better deals we’ve seen. J. Dunn @deffjunn Google Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat is broadly regarded as one of the best smart thermostats you can buy, and right now Wellbots is running a sale … Continue reading Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat is on sale for $179 right now →

Thousands of Google’s cafeteria workers ‘quietly unionized during the pandemic,’ report says

Employee Strikes

Google’s ‘raters’ are pushing for $15 an hour The company raised wages for some vendors, but RaterLabs wasn’t one of them. A. Khalid @askhalid SOPA Images via Getty Images Part-time employees at RaterLabs — an AI vendor whose only known client is Google — are campaigning to qualify for the $15 hourly minimum wage … Continue reading Thousands of Google’s cafeteria workers ‘quietly unionized during the pandemic,’ report says →

Google’s search tweaks will help prioritize quality websites in results

Google Search

By Jessica Bursztynsky August 18, 2022 Google announced Thursday a series of updates meant to better prioritize quality websites in search results, helping users find more reliable sources. The tweaks are part of the company’s long-term work in promoting quality content on Search, as some users complain that their results have become too … Continue reading Google’s search tweaks will help prioritize quality websites in results →

Google’s New Ranking Algorithm Wants Content Written For Humans

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Google’s New Ranking Algorithm Wants Content Written For Humans by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 18, 2022 Google will initiate a site-wide algorithm update next week called the “helpful content update,” intended to devalue content written for search engines. In other words, the algorithm looks for and prefers content written for humans. It will … Continue reading Google’s New Ranking Algorithm Wants Content Written For Humans →

Pros & Cons Of Google’s New Structured Data For Reviews

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Pros & Cons Of Google’s New Structured Data For Reviews by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 5, 2022 Google this week added several important updates to search, but two in particular help marketers assist consumers in finding information across the web indexed from company and brand sites. For starters, on Friday Google announced the … Continue reading Pros & Cons Of Google’s New Structured Data For Reviews →