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Google on SEO Best Practices for News Sites & Short Articles

Google’s John Mueller answers questions about SEO best practices for news websites, particularly as it relates to publishing shorter articles. News sites shouldn’t be overly concerned with the length of articles, Mueller says, as shorter articles are sometimes fine for the given query. This is discussed during the Google Search Central SEO hangout recorded on February 19. An SEO named Lene Hegland, who runs a news website, asks Mueller about the risks of having short articles viewed as thin… Source link

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Google Howard West program faced disorganization, culture clashes

The Google campus in Mountain View includes over 20 dining options that encourage a communal experience with group tables. Brooks Kraft LLC | Corbis | Getty Images In 2017, Lauren Clayton joined the inaugural class of Howard West, Google‘s on-campus immersion program for Black college students. She became a star scholar whose big smile would grace marketing materials and news coverage.   As the only Black woman in that inaugural class to score a coveted internship offer from Google, she now… Source link

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How to get Apple TV Plus on your Google Chromecast with Google TV

Apple TV Plus has finally arrived on Google Chromecast with Google TV, allowing you to tune into shows like Ted Lasso and The Morning Show, as well as access your existing movie purchases. If you have a Google Chromecast with Google TV, you’ll be able to see Apple TV Plus shows in your personalized recommendations and search results, and use Google Assistant to operate the app with your voice. The streaming service is so far only available on the newest Chromecast with Google TV, which adds… Source link

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Total Number of Backlinks Doesn’t Matter

Google’s John Mueller says the total number of backlinks a website has doesn’t matter at all to the search algorithm. One good link from a relevant website can be more impactful than millions of low quality links. This is stated by Mueller during the Google Search Central SEO hangout recorded on February 19. A site owner submits the following question to Mueller: “What matters most? The number of unique referring backlink domains or the total number of backlinks?” At times known for his… Source link

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Apple Issues Bold Blow To Google With This Brilliant New Security Move

Apple just gave users a brilliant security reason to choose its own ecosystem over its rival Google. Apple just gave users a brilliant security reason to choose its own ecosystem over its rival Google. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple has been making a number of brilliant security and privacy moves over the last few weeks. The iPhone maker’s soon-to-launch iOS 14.5 update includes a way to open your phone using your Apple Watch while… Source link

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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., Google reach deal on payments for journalism |

Murdoch, who turns 90 next month, owns dozens of newspapers in Australia. His papers have championed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, whose administration has led the charge to regulate big technology platforms. “For many years, we were accused of tilting at tech windmills, but what was a solitary campaign, a quixotic quest, has become a movement, and both journalism and society will be enhanced,” Thomson, another Australian native, said in a statement announcing the deal. Google, for… Source link

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Google Discover Does Not Display All Web Stories

Google’s John Mueller advises site owners not to expect every web story they publish to get displayed in Discover. Google Discover has its own web stories carousel, which was added last October, but only select content makes its way in. The addition of a web stories carousel lead some people to assume publishing one would automatically lead to visibility in Google Discover. That’s at least true of a site owner who submitted a question answered by Mueller during the Google Search Central SEO… Source link

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Google’s treatment of AI ethics researchers continues to stir up controversy – TechCrunch

You’ve landed on the web version of the weekly Human Capital newsletter. Sign up here to get this in your inbox every Friday at 1 p.m. Welcome back to Human Capital. A lot happened this week pertaining to on-demand companies like Uber, Postmates, DoorDash and Instacart, and their respective gig workforces. Meanwhile, New York’s attorney general hit Amazon with a lawsuit over its warehouse labor practices and Twitter made some new commitments to increase diversity at the leadership… Source link

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