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Boston artist Kofi Lost writes the Google Year in Search

Boston artist Kofi Lost writes the Google Year in Search

This year, there wasn’t enough time to just breathe, he said. “Sometimes you just need to be able to sit and be like, some wild stuff happened,” said Lost, 22. “So in the video I didn’t want to feel like I was performing. I wanted it to feel like a spot where you can just sit and be like, wow, we really did go through a lot.” And millions of people did sit and watch: Google’s Year in Search 2020, released Dec. 9 on YouTube, has received more than 238million views as of this… Source link

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A Mass. lawyer is suing Google for including him in search results

A Mass. lawyer is suing Google for including him in search results

A Massachusetts lawyer who has apparently never heard of the Streisand effect is suing Google for returning results on him when you search for his name. Matthew Sandofsky filed the suit against the tech giant on Monday in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. He’s asking for $1,000 for himself and anyone else affected, which given the ubiquity of Google and the internet is close to every single American adult. His lawsuit, first noticed by Universal Hub, claims that Google violates… Source link

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Google Search Console Adds Report For News Publishers

Google Search Console Adds Report For News Publishers

A new report in Google Search Console will help news publishers measure the performance of their content with greater accuracy. “Today we are launching Google News performance reporting to help news publishers better understand user behavior on Google News on our Android and iOS apps, as well as on news.google.com.” Site owners can access the new performance report by logging into Search Console and clicking Google News in the navigation menu on the left. The report is similar to other… Source link

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YouTube rival sues Google for ‘unfairly rigging’ search algorithms

YouTube rival sues Google for ‘unfairly rigging’ search algorithms

FOX Business’ Susan Li and Axios markets editor Dion Rabouin discuss President Trump being censored on social media and the market’s reaction. YouTube rival Rumble is suing Google in a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California’s San Jose Division, alleging the tech giant is violating antitrust laws by “unfairly rigging” its search algorithms to drive traffic away from YouTube’s competitors. “By unfairly rigging its search algorithms such that… Source link

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Google Sued By YouTube Rival Over Search Rankings

Google Sued By YouTube Rival Over Search Rankings

Video-sharing site Rumble Inc. accused Google in a lawsuit of abusing the power of its search engine and mobile operating system to boost its YouTube video service over rivals, the latest allegation of anticompetitive conduct against the Alphabet Inc. unit. Toronto-based Rumble, which has become popular among conservative pundits, on Monday filed an antitrust suit in federal court in California arguing that Google is “unfairly rigging its search algorithms” to place… Source link

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WhatsApp group chats surface yet again on Google search results: Researcher

WhatsApp group chats surface yet again on Google search results: Researcher

WhatsApp group invite links and user profiles started showing up yet again on Google search results, according to cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia. The indexing error is a repeat of February 2020 when Google and WhatsApp had received a lot of criticism as some public groups, along with chats and member information, started showing up on Google search results. The issue was claimed to be resolved back then. “Your @WhatsApp groups may not be as secure as you… Source link

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Google Search Traffic to Pirate Sites Down After Algorithm Updates

Google Search Traffic to Pirate Sites Down After Algorithm Updates

Google’s recent algorithm updates are reportedly reducing traffic to piracy websites, according to an analysis of year-over-year data. TorrentFreak, with help from piracy tracking company MUSO, published a report which shares insights into pirate site traffic from search engines in 2020. From December 2019 to November 2020, pirate sites lost nearly a third of their search traffic. Several interesting patters were also discovered. Here are key insights from TorrentFreak’s report on what may… Source link

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Google Search testing new “Short video” results from Instagram and TikTok

Google Search testing new “Short video” results from Instagram and TikTok

The latest beta feature in Google Search shows video results from social media platforms Instagram and TikTok. You will soon be able to watch video content from those two platforms directly from the Search app without the need to open the standalone Instagram or TikTok apps. Short video results in Google Search app on iOS The feature is already making its way to a limited number of mobile users and is only available for a handful of search items among which are some NFL teams. The… Source link

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Google experiments with surfacing TikTok and Instagram videos in search

Google experiments with surfacing TikTok and Instagram videos in search

GlobeNewswire Key Digital’s Hardware and Software Ecosystem Help Modernize Nebraska Church Benefiting From Effortless Control of Technology at a Reasonable Price-Point Display with Use of the KD-MLV4x2Pro The First English Lutheran Church Mount Vernon, New York, Dec. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Set in the midst of western Nebraska in the scenic Lodgepole Valley, the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball has hosted its congregation since 1929. In its longevity the church has undergone… Source link

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