Google addresses whether the changing your website hosting provider to one in a new location can impact SEO and search rankings. This topic is addressed in the latest installment of the Ask Googlebot video series on YouTube. The following question is submitted to Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller: “Does migrating a website hosting location affect SEO? E.g. an Australian website (and target audience) migrating its hosting location from Australia to US.” In response, Mueller says… Source link
Read More »Chrome is changing its logo for the first time in eight years
Chrome is changing its logo for the first time since 2014, and if you squint really hard, you might actually be able to see what’s different. Elvin Hu, a designer for Google Chrome, offers a first look at the logo’s redesign in a thread on Twitter, as well as some of the thinking behind the ever-so-subtle changes. Some of you might have noticed a new icon in Chrome’s Canary update today. Yes! we’re refreshing Chrome’s brand icons for the first time in 8 years. The new icons… Source link
Read More »TechScape: Google is changing how it tracks us online – but who benefits? | Google
Cookies are one of the many questionable pacts we have made online, where privacy is exchanged for convenience without being entirely sure about the consequences. As with so many arrangements involving our data, this deal is being rewritten under the gaze of regulators. Last week Google issued an update on how it is replacing cookies on its Chrome browser, which is important because two-thirds of web browsing around the world is on Chrome. Sign up for our weekly technology newsletter,… Source link
Read More »How Google tracks you online may be changing
It’s been a particularly busy week for Google. Three state attorneys general and one from Washington, D.C., sued the tech giant, alleging it misled consumers about when they were being tracked. Google also announced this week it will change the way it collects user data for advertising purposes. What’s been happening with the company this week is our focus for “Quality Assurance,” where we take a deeper look at a big tech story. Patience Haggin… Source link
Read More »Google knows where you are 24/7, but changing these settings can stop it
Where you go, Google knows. Here’s how to stop it from knowing where you are all the time. Getty Images … Source link
Read More »Facebook might be changing its name, but its controversies will continue to follow it
This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Facebook’s name change won’t help it outrun its troubles Taking a page from Google (GOOG, GOOGL), Snapchat (SNAP), and now, Kanye West, Facebook (FB) is reportedly renaming itself. The Verge reported Tuesday that Facebook is changing its name to reflect its increasing… Source link
Read More »‘This Delta variant is changing the game’ for children, pediatrician explains
The Delta variant of the coronavirus has shown to be more contagious than previous versions, particularly for the unvaccinated, and that’s creating a level of risk for children that didn’t arise in 2020. “Children are getting hospitalized at higher rates than we’ve ever seen,” Dr. Mona Amin, a board-certified physician, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “And yes, we do see that most children who are hospitalized are children of unvaccinated parents. But as this Delta variant… Source link
Read More »Google now warns people about unreliable or quickly changing search results
Google is testing a new feature to notify people when they search for a topic that may have unreliable results. The move is a notable step by the world’s most popular search engine to give people more context about breaking information that’s popular online — like suspected UFO sightings or developing news stories — that are actively evolving. The new prompt warns users that the results they are seeing are changing quickly, and reads, in part, “If this topic is new, it can… Source link
Read More »‘We’re changing the face of what a software engineer looks like;’ Google diversity officer
As the nation celebrates the first-ever federally recognized Juneteenth holiday, Google (GOOG, GOOGL) has announced a $50 million unrestricted grant to 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The grant represents the tech giant’s largest commitment to date for HBCUs and builds on Google’s Pathways to Tech initiative, which is part of the company’s racial equity initiative. The 10 HBCUs receiving funds include Claflin University (SC), Clark Atlanta University (GA),… Source link
Read More »Google is totally changing how ads track people around the Internet. Here’s what you need to know. – The Washington Post
It’s a common sight: Ads from that time you Googled flights to Cancún, or visited Nike to look for new running shoes, following you around the Internet. Much of that tracking is made possible by cookies — little bits of code that jump off websites and lodge themselves in your browser, allowing new sites you visit to see where you’ve been before. Facebook and Google, the two most profitable advertising companies in history, use cookies to show ads across the Web based on info gathered… Source link
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