Illustration: Lightspring (Shutterstock) Last week on Zoom, where I spend all the best moments of my life, I spoke with the chief product office of an ad tech company called Full Throttle. Amol Waishampayan said his company has a brand-new patented technique that will let companies collect even more of your data—ten times more data, he claims—and tie that information to your home address. He said Full Throttle won’t collect the information without your consent, but he expects a lot of… Source link

The financial vertical is a dynamic, challenging, and highly regulated space. As such, for businesses in this vertical, optimizing local search presence and, specifically, Google Business Profile listings requires a greater level of sensitivity and specialization than industries like retail or restaurant. The inherent challenges stem from a host of considerations, such as internal branding guidelines, accessibility considerations, regulatory measures, and governance considerations among… Source link

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The search marketing community is trying to make sense of the leaked Yandex repository containing files listing what looks like search ranking factors. Some may be looking for actionable SEO clues but that’s probably not the real value. The general agreement is that it will be helpful for gaining a general understanding of how search engines work. If you want hacks or shortcuts those aren’t here. But if you want to understand more about how a search engine works. There’s gold. —… Source link

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is stepping into a messy political fight next month over the meaning of a 26-word law that big tech firms describe as a linchpin of the modern internet but that critics say has led to the promotion of terrorism. A closely watched dispute between YouTube-owner Google and the family of an American killed in an Islamic State group attack in Paris in 2015 will put the court in the middle of a conflict about when internet companies may be successfully sued for… Source link

WASHINGTON – One of the biggest cases the Supreme Court will wrestle with this year deals with the scope of a controversial law that shields Big Tech companies like Google and Twitter from legal liability for most of the content users post on their sites.  Despite the significance of the issue – and a roiling debate over content moderation on social media – most of the justices will hear arguments in Gonzalez v. Google next month without ever having revealed their thoughts on the… Source link

Tuesday is busier for the NHL than Monday was, but to be fair Monday only had one game on the slate. In comparison, Tuesday having three games on the schedule is a veritable buffet. It’s the end of January, and here are my players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS lineups. GOALIE Darcy Kuemper, WAS at CLM ($33): In his first season with the Capitals, Kuemper has put up a solid 2.62 GAA and .915 save percentage. Facing the Blue Jackets is a good chance to improve those numbers headed into… Source link

T-Mobile has had more data breaches in recent years than I can even count or keep track of, and the latest appears to have affected customers that aren’t even their own subscribers. Tonight, Google Fi is sharing information with customers about their data being accessed, thanks to their “primary network provider” noticing suspicious activity on a system they utilize. For those who aren’t familiar, Google Fi uses T-Mobile’s network for the majority of its connections. The… Source link

Public Preview brings yet another much-needed refresh Google’s in the process of completely revamping its core smart home app. In recent weeks, Google Home for Android has been upgraded with a new remote UI for controlling TVs, improved controls on WearOS smartwatches, and support for the new Matter standard that promises better interoperability between your smart home devices. Today, users have started seeing a new layout in several of the menus used for… Source link

Attorney Ben Crump; Memphis Police Officer Preston Hemphill. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Gerald Herbert/AP, Memphis Police Department) Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man fatally beaten by Memphis police following a traffic stop, expressed disappointment and frustration with the Memphis Police Department over the news that a sixth officer involved in the stop has been relieved of his duty, but has not been fired or charged. Officer Preston Hemphill,… Source link