Google is testing various headlines for the Local Service Ads. Two of them show the “Ads” label and one does not, while they all test different headlines for the ad listings. This was spotted by Len who posted this screenshot on Twitter: “See plumbers” versus “Here are plumbers” versus “50+ plumbers nearby” – I bet […]
As we head into the holiday shopping push, Instagram has announced that it’s testing out some new ad optionsin the hopes of maximizing its revenue intake, while also providing new opportunities for brands. Though I can’t imagine that these will be entirely popular additions with users. First off, Instagram’s adding new ads into Explore, with […]
Not entirely sure about this. Today, Twitter has launched a public test of a new ‘Views’ count on some users’ tweetswhich displays the total number of times that each of your tweets was seen in the app. As you can see in this example, posted by @chimponseyin the expanded tweet activity display, some users are […]
Historically, I mean for over a decade, John Mueller was the single person answering questions from SEOs on the Google SEO office hours segment. Recently John announced changes to the format and it seems like once again, John is making changes to the format. The format is still not live and it seems to still […]
Twitter’s slowly adding more options to its Professional Accounts tools, with new, variable link CTAs now being rolled out to business users in the app. As you can see in this example, posted by app researcher Nima OvjiTwitter’s adding another new profile ‘Spotlight’ option, with a customized ‘Link’ display, in which you can choose from […]
There is just so much going on with Microsoft Bing Search between new features and tests, I figured I’d put together a quick list of them in one place. I am not 100% sure if these are all new because I am not as on top of Bing as I am with Google but here […]
Avatars are the new ‘fetch’, with Meta trying many ways to show you just how cool avatars are, and will be in the metaverse future – and how you really should be using them right now as an extension of your digital identity. Meta’s latest avatar experiment is new graphic cover images for your Facebook […]
Microsoft Bing Video search results has had a playlist feature since at least 2020. But now it seems Microsoft is testing displaying the playlist icon in the Bing web search results, not just the video results. Khushal Bherwani spotted this and posted the following screenshots on Twitter showing the playlist icon showing in the Bing […]
Yes, that’s exactly what you read! Meta confirmed to Gizmodo that they are testing out a version where all video content is posted as a reel. This, among other implications, means eliminating the possibility of sharing a video only with your followers. Instagram explains that the change is part of its efforts to “simplify and […]
This is interesting – Twitter is experimenting with a new integration that would enable users to display their Bitmoji character as their Twitter profile imageproviding another way to use your digital avatar as a representation of yourself. As you can see in this image, posted by app researcher Alessandro PaluzziTwitter’s testing out a new Bitmoji […]