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LinkedIn Tests New Human Curated Discover Feed via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
LinkedIn is testing a different take on a Discover feed — a new section of the mobile app with content curated by humans not algorithms. The post LinkedIn Tests New Human Curated Discover Feed appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Tests More Local Service Ads In SERPs via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google is testing more local service ads per set of search results, with three ads on a page instead of two. The post Google Tests More Local Service Ads In SERPs appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Japan’s Central Bank Has Abandoned Its Digital Currency Plans
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is scrapping its planned host of central bank digital currency (CBDC) services due to a reported lack of public interest, according to an initial report from Asia Times. Among other things, this means one aspect of Japan will remain unchanged since the Japanese bubble economy of the 1980s: its reliance on conventional, fiat-based currency. This move came despite the promise of CBDC, which could be the first truly peer-to-peer digital form of conducting money transactions, as existing digital wallets still require the presence of intermediary institutions like financial institutions, issuing and acquiring banks, payment service […]
Gucci Will Now Accept Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Cryptocurrency
The luxury fashion retailer Gucci will now accept ApeCoin — the Bored Ape Yacht Club’s proprietary cryptocurrency — as a valid mode of payment in select US branches, according to a Tuesday tweet. Given ApeCoin’s origins as a limited, claimable cryptocurrency originally intended for Bored Ape and Mutant Ape holders, this partnership aims to offer holders of these esteemed NFTs and cryptocurrency a new way to represent their community IRL — via garments from the legacy high-fashion brand. In recent years, Gucci has been gradually planting its roots in Web3. In 2021, Gucci contributed to the massive bull run in […]
NFT Game Developers Take on Minecraft After Blockchain Ban
Following Minecraft’s outright ban on in-game NFTs, some blockchain-based projects have been forced to find new homes. Case in point: NFT Worlds, a beleaguered metaverse gaming project that once enabled users to mint, buy, and trade various Minecraft-compatible 3D worlds. With Minecraft’s ban in place, NFT Worlds’ proprietary $WRLD token immediately tanked in value, exacerbating the effects of an industry-wide downturn. Source: CoinMarketCap NFT Worlds saw this potentially-catastrophic news as a rallying call. Like many others in this bear market, the company has no other choice but to keep building. In a lengthy public statement, the NFT Worlds team announced […]
Vulnerability Found In WordPress Gutenberg Plugin? via @sejournal, @martinibuster
The U.S. Government National Vulnerability Database published notice of a vulnerability in the WordPress Gutenberg Plugin. The post Vulnerability Found In WordPress Gutenberg Plugin? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
An Upcoming Web3 Game Wants to Help You Relive Your Memories
Metaverse experiences don’t always have to be huge community-spanning affairs or ways for fans to engage more deeply with their beloved IPs. Outside of Web3, we’ve already seen the idea of using VR to craft deeply personal experiences for users. Let’s start with how this idea is approached in popular culture. In the opening minutes of 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, viewers were treated to yet another cutting-edge technological development from fictional futurist Tony Stark: BARF. In the film, the technology enabled its users to virtually relive their memories in vivid detail. Of course, included in that package is the […]
Meta Reports First Ever Decline In Ad Revenue via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Meta’s latest earnings report reveals the company’s first-ever year-over-year decline in advertising revenue, signaling a downward trend that it expects to continue. The post Meta Reports First Ever Decline In Ad Revenue appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Solana Spaces: Do Web3 Brands Really Need Physical Stores?
Web3 is starting to manifest itself in the real world. The Solana Foundation, a non-profit based in Switzerland that promotes the decentralization, expansion, and security of the Solana network, opened a permanent physical retail store on Thursday at Hudson Yards in Manhattan called Solana Spaces, according to a recent tweet. The store features crypto-themed merchandise and provides various stations dedicated to onboarding people to Web3, like a private booth where people can set up their Phantom wallet and jot down their seed phrase in secrecy. Solana Spaces NYC is now open: https://t.co/jZcZ99l5Cj We’re the world’s first retail & educational space […]
A Model for Future Cities? Miami Is Launching Its Own NFT Collection
What first pops into your head when thinking about Miami? Is it Miami beach? Miami nightlife? Authentic Cubanos? Dwyane Wade? All are correct, but now Miami’s city government wants you to add “Web3 hotspot” to that list. During the NFT industry’s bull run throughout 2021, one of the most important events during this time frame was undoubtedly Art Basel Miami. Scores of NFT enthusiasts flocked to the event’s various locations across the city to catch one of many NFT-centric events taking place at one of the most significant networking events in the entire art industry — not just in the […]