Google and Facebook have come together against fake news in France
Ahead of presidential elections in France, Google and Facebook have come together against fake news, reported by Reuters.
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AdWords is testing a new format for ratings in ads
English-speaking users have noticed that Google AdWords is testing a new format of the ratings in the ads. In particular, they become larger and more noticeable in comparison with the current version of the design.
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook were opposed Trump decree on migrants
Major corporations in the USA sued the legal justification of its position against the decree of the President of Donald Trump to limit migration. As reports Reuters, the justification states that the decree limiting the entry of workers from abroad to the detriment of American businesses:
The court ordered Google to overseas customers letter to the FBI
American court ordered Google to provide the US authorities emails of clients stored on foreign servers. As reports Reuters, the decision was taken to ensure that the FBI agents could conduct within the United States, investigations related to fraud.
Facebook can now search photos by content
Facebook expanded the possibilities of visual search in social networks using their platform of computer vision Lumos. Now users can search for photos using key words describing their content.
Gmail will not fully work in Windows XP and Vista
Google announced ending support for Chrome version 53 and below in e-mail service Gmail. The change will affect users of Windows XP and Vist, as the latest version of the browser with support for these operating systems became the 49th.
Google is testing a new format of carousel in SERP
English-speaking users have noticed that Google has a new way to refine search results – carousel filters in the top of search results.
Google can reduce the number of organic results in the local SERP
Google is testing a new format for local SERP. In the experiment, Google includes one ad and two organic result instead of three as previously.
Google may have updated the algorithms against link spam
At the end of last week, Google may have updated its algorithms against link spam. About it writes Search Engine Land, citing the reports of the foreign webmasters.
Facebook has launched a service for searching new friends
Social network Facebook started to launch the new section Discover People, with which users will be able to meet new people.
Viber will be a platform for users to communicate with the business
Viber messenger will be a platform through which consumers can communicate with businesses: reservations at restaurants or buy any goods. This was stated by the new head of service Djamel Agaoua.
Google closes the test of contactless payments service Hands Free
Google closes the service test contactless payments Hands Free. This was reported on the website of the project.
Google is testing a promo block on the local knowledge panel
The English-language industry experts noticed that Google is testing a new block on the local panel of knowledge networks in SERP. Users of the service My business can place in the block information about discounts and promotions.
In Instagram will be able to publish some photos in one post
Instagram allows users to post many photos or videos in one post, reports The Verge. Now the new feature is being tested in beta apps for Android.
Pinterest launched search advertising
Pinterest announced about the launch of search ads. It's a new product called Search Ads. It includes two types of campaigns: Keyword campaigns and retail Shopping campaigns.
39% of Russians use social networks for represent yourself
24% of Internet users in the world use social networks to present yourself, life, children and friends. Among Russians the figure is even higher — 39%. This is evidenced by the results of a research conducted by Kaspersky Lab. The research showed that for achieving the goal (the desired number of likes or comments) some users willing to take the actions, as controversial from the point of view and ethics, (especially men).
Google Adwords is testing adding ad to accounts
Last week Google Adwords started testing adding text ads to the accounts of the advertisers. The pilot program is called Added by AdWords. It started on January 26.
Google updated validation tool of microdata
Google updated the structured data testing tool. Google adding to tool previews. Now webmasters will be able to immediately see how the template will look like in search results.
Net profit of Facebook in 2016 has increased by almost 3 times
Facebook published a report about the financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the year as a whole.
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