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TikTok Responds To Allegations Of Unsecured User Data via @sejournal, @martinibuster
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew denied allegations that China-based employees have access to sensitive user data. Google and Apple continue to offer TikTok. The post TikTok Responds To Allegations Of Unsecured User Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Everything to Know About OpenSea’s Massive Data Breach
Last night, OpenSea — widely regarded as the world’s most popular NFT marketplace — dropped a bombshell of a blog post. According to their report, they use Customer.io as an email vendor. The problem? One of the vendor’s employees “misused their employee access to download & share email addresses [of OpenSea’s userbase] with an unauthorized third party.” Ultimately, the scale of the security breach seems to be simply massive. A large chunk of OpenSea’s active user base of over 1.5 million, in addition to anyone who subscribed to its newsletter, may have had their email address compromised. “If you have […]
Former Google CEO Describes ‘Brutal’ Review Process For New Projects via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt shares details about the “brutal” review process employees had to go through when pitching ideas for new products. The post Former Google CEO Describes ‘Brutal’ Review Process For New Projects appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
YouTube Disables Hidden Subscriber Counts via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
As part of a more significant effort to fight creator impersonation, YouTube has stopped allowing channels to hide the number of subscribers they have. The post YouTube Disables Hidden Subscriber Counts appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Inflation’s Impact On Ad Spend Detailed In Merkle Report via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Read on to learn how advertisers are prioritizing machine learning, first-party data, and the impacts that inflation imposes on marketing performance. The post Inflation’s Impact On Ad Spend Detailed In Merkle Report appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The University of Oregon Is Using NFTs to Support Women in Student Athletics
Crypto and NFTs have been leveraged for some incredibly good causes — from supporting Ukrainian citizens affected by war to funding scientific research. Now universities are taking advantage of the technology to help students raise money. Division Street, a sports venture company that helps create marketing programs to maximize revenue opportunities for University of Oregon student-athletes, recently announced the upcoming launch of an NFT collection that will benefit participating Oregon Ducks women student-athletes. The collection, entitled Visions of Flight, will honor the upcoming 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the comprehensive federal law that made […]
It’s Time to Talk About the Baseless BAYC Nazi Claims
On October 2, 1984, author and media theorist Neil Postman gave the keynote address at the Frankfurt Book Fair. In that address, Postman presented an essay entitled “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Showbusiness.” During his talk, he surprised the crowd by saying he thought the fair’s theme, which was focused on George Orwell, was a mistake. Of the two defining dystopian novels of the 20th century, Postman argued that Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World got it right, not Orwell’s 1984. “Orwell missed the mark completely,” he explained in a statement that remains, for some, as startling […]
Talks This Week May Decide the Future of NFTs in the EU
European Union (EU) negotiators are meeting this week in an attempt to finalize a broad range of rules related to crypto and NFTs. Specifically, the new regulations are aimed at combatting money laundering and could establish an authorization regime for crypto service providers. The documents were prepared by France, CoinDesk reports. Notably, these rules could force people who create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to centralize and register with governments. According to the documents, this means that an NFT creator would need to be “a legal person rather than a decentralized entity.” As a result, they would have to register their information […]
CMS Market Share Monthly: 64.2% Of Sites Use WordPress via @sejournal, @mirandalmwrites
Learn which 10 content management systems are most used right now and explore recent updates from major CMS players. The post CMS Market Share Monthly: 64.2% Of Sites Use WordPress appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Small Business Search Trends On The Rise In 2022 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
A new report from SEMRush reveals searches related to small businesses, particularly ‘opening’ a small business, are on the rise. The post Small Business Search Trends On The Rise In 2022 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.