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Google and the Rise of Zero Click Searches

Google and the Rise of Zero Click Searches

What is Zero Click? And how does it affect businesses and their SEO/PPC strategies? Semrush’s Marcus Tober joins me on the SEJ Show to discuss Semrush’s recent Zero Click study and how this fits into a growing trend in Google. Get insights on how Zero Click reshapes expectations of traffic, multi-touch attribution, and other traditional Google KPIs. Zero Clicks for us means there was an initial search and nothing after that. There was no continuation. And we did is we defined a session… Source link

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Stocks rise after five days of losses for S&P 500

Stocks rise after five days of losses for S&P 500

U.S. stocks rose Thursday morning as investors attempted to stymie this week’s losing streak across equity markets from stretching into another day as rate jitters and recession chatter hamper a seasonally bullish period for Wall Street. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed 0.4% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) bounced 130 points, or also about 0.4%. The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) advanced by the same margin. Renewed concerns over a sustained span of higher interest rates… Source link

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Payrolls rise 263,000, unemployment rate holds at 3.7%

Payrolls rise 263,000, unemployment rate holds at 3.7%

Job growth slightly abated in November alongside rising interest rates but reflected stronger-than-expected hiring momentum, even as worries of a recession grow. The Labor Department released the monthly jobs report for November at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday. Here are the highlights, compared to Wall Street estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Non-farm payrolls: +263,000 vs. +200,000 expected Unemployment rate: 3.7% vs. 3.7% expected Average hourly earnings, month-over-month: +0.6% vs. +0.3%… Source link

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Celebrating Two Years, the RISE and Google Partnership Continues to Advance Upskilling Opportunities for Women of Color

Celebrating Two Years, the RISE and Google Partnership Continues to Advance Upskilling Opportunities for Women of Color

In the face of an uncertain economic recovery for communities of color, gendered and racialized pay gaps, and tech talent shortages, RISE, powered by The Mom Project in partnership with Google unlock ways to build opportunity for underserved women in the workforce NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — RISE, the not for profit, equity-focused upskilling arm of The Mom Project, has announced that upon reaching its two-year anniversary of its partnership with Google, more than 5200… Source link

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Stocks rise after Fed minutes signal rate hike slowdown

Stocks rise after Fed minutes signal rate hike slowdown

Stocks rose on Wednesday after the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting signaled a likely slowdown in the central bank’s pace of interest rate increases next month. When the closing bell rang on Wall Street, all three major indexes were in green figures, with the S&P 500 up 0.6%, the Dow up 0.3%, and the Nasdaq higher by 1%. Wednesday marked the week’s final full trading session for U.S. investors. U.S. markets will be closed for Thanksgiving, and markets are open for just… Source link

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Bitcoin, crypto rise as FTX contagion fears ease

Bitcoin, crypto rise as FTX contagion fears ease

Bitcoin recovered above US$16,000 in Wednesday morning trading as it rose along with Ether and the rest of the crypto top 10 by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins, as the market shook off lingering doubts from earlier in the week of further contagion from the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.   See related article: Cathie Woods buys the dip as Ark Invest scoops up Coinbase, GBTC shares: Bloomberg Fast facts Bitcoin rose 2.6% to US$16,198 in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. in Hong Kong, while… Source link

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Stocks rise ahead of more Fedspeak

Stocks rise ahead of more Fedspeak

U.S. stocks moved higher Tuesday as investors awaited scheduled remarks from Federal Reserve officials for clues on the U.S. central bank’s path forward for interest rates. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) nudged up 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) advanced by 175 points, or about 0.5%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) added a modest 0.1%. Wall Street will tune into speaking engagements by Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester and St. Louis Fed President James… Source link

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Google Pays Record Privacy Settlement as Lawsuits are Expected to Rise

Google Pays Record Privacy Settlement as Lawsuits are Expected to Rise

In what is considered the largest privacy-related settlement in history, Google will pay $391.5 million to 40 states to settle an investigation by 40 state attorneys general.  The bipartisan coalition of attorneys general alleged that Google misled users into believing that opting out of sharing their location data prevented the company from tracking users’ locations.  But even when users opted out of location tracking, researchers confirmed that Google… Source link

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Stocks rise as investors pore over October payroll data

Stocks rise as investors pore over October payroll data

U.S. stocks charged higher Friday morning as traders assessed monthly employment figures and weighed talks that China may ease COVID restrictions. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) bounced 1.4% at the start of trading but was poised for a weekly loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) jumped 330 points, or 1%, while the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) advanced 1.5%. The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs in October, while September’s reading was upwardly revised to 315,000 from 263,000… Source link

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Russia tech group Yandex sees revenues rise

Russia tech group Yandex sees revenues rise

People walk outside the headquarters of Yandex company in Moscow, on September 14, 2015. File Photo / Reuters Moscow: Russian tech group Yandex said Thursday revenue continued to climb during the third quarter despite the country being under Western sanctions over its its invasion of Ukraine. The company’s revenues rose 46 percent compared to the July-September period last year to 113.2 billion rubles ($2.1bn at the current rate). Yandex — often dubbed “Russia’s Google” — employs around… Source link

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