Yext, Inc. Integrates with Chinese Digital Services to Enhance Customer Experience

“The Chinese digital landscape is made up of an entirely different set of services from those in the West. When Chinese travelers who use services like Baidu and Fliggy at home travel overseas, they use these same services to find businesses in the cities they are visiting,” said Howard Lerman, Founder and CEO of Yext. […]
Google opens complaint form to crack down on fake info in Maps

Marissa Nordahl, a Google My Business Community Manager announced that Google launched a new form named the Business Redressal Complaint Form that will allow searchers and users to “report fraudulent activity relating to businesses Google Maps,” she said. The form is designed to help Google tackle some of the serious issues around bad and fraudulent information on […]
Vendasta ranks among Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™

Thanks in part to a 170% revenue growth over the last three years, Vendasta landed at #498 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America.
Bing introduces penalty for ‘inorganic site structure’ violations
Bing announced new spam penalties for questionable tactics which will continue to help fight unscrupulous practices. More
Global Smartphone Sales Rebound

In a much anticipated report, it seems that phone sales have started to rebound after many months of decreased sales. Flat sales are the first indication of the turnaround. Read more GDPR beyond compliance need: a value-adding tool for SMEs Although businesses were understandably concerned, it seems that the introduction of GDPR has not had […]
GDPR beyond compliance need: a value-adding tool for SMEs

Although businesses were understandably concerned, it seems that the introduction of GDPR has not had an overtly negative effect on companies. Read more
GDPR fines were meant to rock the data privacy world. They haven’t

GDPR was global news when it launched. It’s still on people’s minds, but more so because of the possibility of fines. Read more
Welcome BERT: Google’s latest search algorithm to better understand natural language

Google’s first major change to its search system will affect the results for queries.
Featured snippets display on desktop 13% more often than mobile, study finds

The results of a study revealed a higher percentage of featured snippets on desktops as opposed to mobile devices. Read more
Microsoft opens responsive search ads beta to all advertisers

All advertisers can now start testing responsive search ads in their Microsoft Advertising accounts. With responsive search ads (RSAs), first introduced by Google last year, the ad systems automatically serve up a combination of headlines and descriptions provided by the advertiser. What are RSAs? Advertisers can input up to 15 headlines and four description lines […]