Gboard for Android got an update
Google updated the app virtual keyboard Gboard for Android, adding several new features.
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SEO Hero app for mobile devices
I created an SEO Hero application for mobile devices.
Google may have improved the algorithm against SEO links
Recently Google might have updated the algorithm, which processing low quality links. About it reports Search Engine Land, citing multiple reports of the foreign webmasters.
VK updated the service for link shortening
Social network VK updated its service for link shortening vk.cc by:
Another complaint against Android
The initiative group of the Open Internet Project (OIP) submitted to the European Commission a new complaint against Google. It argues that the company violates antitrust laws by imposing restrictions on manufacturers of Android devices.
Google acknowledged that embedded YouTube videos slows down the page load speed
The representative of Google's John Mueller acknowledged that embedded YouTube videos can slow page load time.
Yandex has released an update for mobile app for iOS and Android
Yandex updated app for iOS and Android. As reported in a blog of Yandex, the app for iOS is able to search without Internet. The application saves the answers to popular search queries and shows them even when no Internet or it runs very slow. This is useful when you need to quickly obtain a short help message: for example, to find the phone organization.
Google develops new tool for Search Console
Google is working on a new rendering tool in the Search Console. It can be used to see how the search engine handles the HTML version of the page. About it told the representative of the search John Mueller during a regular meeting with webmasters.
Google announced the acquisition of a startup called Kaggle
Google buys an online platform for researchers in the field of data analysis and machine learning Kaggle. The company announced about it on the Next Cloud conference, which took place in San Francisco. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
AdWords added a new feature for ads with phone numbers
Google AdWords announced several updates regarding ads with phone numbers.
Facebook announced about the launch of a new tool
Facebook announced about the launch of a new tool called 'Advanced Measurement'. With it, advertisers will be able to compare campaign performance in the services of Facebook and other platforms.
Flickr has introduced a search for similar images
In the photo sharing site Flickr appeared the possibility of searching for similar images.
AMP will be implemented for more than 1 billion users
Search engines such as Baidu, Sogou and Yahoo Japan are introducing Google AMP support. About it said the Vice-President of Google Search David Besbris at conference called AMP Conf, which was held in New York.
Google AdWords changes period for 'View-through Сonversion'
Google AdWords announced that on March 29, 2017 year the default view-through conversion window will be reduced from 30 days to one day.
Google launched Data Studio for free worlwide
Google announced that the free service for data visualization and reporting Data Studio launched in more than 180 countries around the world. It also has several new features.
Kyiv Outsourcing Forum 2017
For the tenth year in a row Lemberg Tech Business School hosts a unique event for owners and top managers of outsourcing companies - Kyiv Outsourcing Forum 2017.
Google is exploring the use of a search operator 'site'
Google invites webmasters to participate in the survey on the use of the operator 'site'.
Google news are not news aggregator in Russia
Google news will not be included in the register of news aggregators, created by Roskomnadzor. As reported RNS, with reference to the representatives of the supervising department, reason for the discrepancy between data about the total audience on desktop and mobile versions of the service to the established criteria for inclusion of resource in the register of news aggregators.
LinkedIn has not resolved the issue with Roskomnadzor
Social professional network LinkedIn not resolved the issue with with Roskomnadzor in the negotiations on the social network in Russia. About this report Vedomosti, citing a statement by the Vice-President LinkedIn Ariel Eckstein.
Google Play turns 5
6 March 2017 the Google Play app store turned 5 years old. In honor of the anniversary, the company was named the most popular applications and games for all time of existence of the service.