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Bring Outdoors Inside
Introduction Science finally catches up with what we knew by instinct. Having spent more time outdoors than in, I can testify to the benefits of being outside. My therapist recently pointed out that most of my photo albums that showed me smiling as I was growing up were taken outdoors. My inside face was usually solemn and subdued. In nature or outside, you feel better, have more energy, burn more calories (ever wonder why you’re hungrier when you’re outdoors?), get sunshine (your body converts to Vitamin D), smile more and generally stay more focused. Within the past year scientific tests […]
Beyond YouTube Video Marketing
This article looks at the current state of Online Video Marketing. This is often mentioned as the second among the top 3 types of digital and internet marketing. And in practice videos and video advertising have branched out beyond YouTube. You will see video ads now on almost every major social media platform. More that three-fourths of marketers expect to increase their use of online video ads in 2022. According to this recent study by Kantar, video ads ranked the highest among all online tactics for the percentage of marketers planning to increase spending. Over three-fourths of senior marketers plan […]
Flashes of Brilliance
(Helicoptors landing at night in the desert generating St. Elmo’s Fire) We know a lot more now about St Elmo’s fire than the ancient sailors who named the phenomenon. According to the American Heritage Dictionary St Elmo’s Fire is “A visible and sometimes audible electric discharge projecting from a pointed object, such as the mast of a ship or the wing of an airplane, during an electrical storm. First identified as an electrical phenomenon by Benjamin Franklin in 1749, St. Elmo’s fire is a bluish-white plasma caused by the release of electrons in a strong electric field (200 or […]
Google Announces More Personalized Search Results at Search On Event via @sejournal, @BrianFr07823616
Google will now show users whether the results of search queries are personalized or not, the search engine giant announced via its blog. In February 2021, the Mountain View, California-based search engine added an “About this result” section to provide users with more context of the results of search queries. Initially, this only included details about the source website. Over time, it expanded this to include additional information about what it took into account to deliver these results. This latest announcement, which coincides with Google’s Search On event, will now show users if a query result is personalized or not. […]
Drupal Warns of Critical High Severity Vulnerability via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Drupal issued security advisories for two vulnerabilities that can allow access to sensitive data The post Drupal Warns of Critical High Severity Vulnerability appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
WordPress Gutenberg 14.2 Offers Better User Experience via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Newly released Gutenberg 14.2 features numerous improvements that make editing on WordPress a smoother experience The post WordPress Gutenberg 14.2 Offers Better User Experience appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Sex Workers Are Using NFTs to Take Control of Their Content
Two things are true about sex work: it’s popular, and the people who power the industry are still stigmatized, just like the work itself. While more than half the population of the United States says they’ve watched porn, for example, and traffic to websites like PornHub tally more than 40 billion visitors annually (with the U.S. firmly leading the pack), 56 percent of Americans think that porn is “morally wrong.” Sentiments regarding off-camera sex work are similarly divided, though recent years have seen increasing support for the idea of decriminalizing it. The idea of regulating sex work leads to messy […]
Undervalued: Parallel Alpha, Atari X, Chimpers, and More
Traversing the world of non-fungibles is a daunting task. With so many new NFT projects, artists, and large-scale collections cropping up weekly, it’s become nearly impossible to keep up with every subsequent development. In the past, a simple browse of OpenSea was enough to find the latest NFT craze. But things have changed drastically since the 2021 NFT boom. Now, NFT enthusiasts have to be acutely mindful of what and where they collect. To aid in the unearthing of awe-inspiring NFT endeavors both new and old, nft now presents Undervalued: a weekly column highlighting innovative projects, collections, and artists pushing the […]
In Web3, Ownership Could Eclipse the Popularity of Play-to-Earn
If you’ve paid even the slightest bit of attention to the blockchain gaming space, you’re already familiar with a three-letter word that’s come to define this growing gaming sector in the past years: play-to-earn. The world first heard about play-to-earn (P2E) games thanks to Axie Infinity, the massive blockchain gaming juggernaut that aimed to reward players with real money in return for their time and effort. But it’s been a long five years since Axie first showed up on the radars of the terminally online. Today, the game is still reeling from a massive $615 million dollar hack, and the […]
Preparing Your Data Consumers for GA4 — Whiteboard Friday
You know GA4 is coming, and last week Dana took you through some of the top things to be aware of before making the transition to it. In this week’s episode, Ruth Burr Reedy discusses what a lot of marketers may not be thinking about enough: the people besides us who use Analytics data, and what they need to know about Google Analytics 4 in order to continue using Analytics data. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new tab! Video Transcription Howdy, Moz fans. I’m Ruth Burr Reedy. I am the CEO […]
How to Write a LinkedIn Recommendation in 2020 [Quick Tip]
When you get a recommendation from someone you respect and admire, you may feel honored and want to return the favor. But figuring out how to write a LinkedIn recommendation that is specific, honest, succinct, and helpful isn’t easy. Most people get stuck. You might not know how to start or what to say. But with some simple templates and tips, you’ll be writing stellar testimonials on LinkedIn for your favorite people. Keep reading to learn how to write a LinkedIn recommendation. Then check out some recommendation examples and a quick recommendation letter template. You can use these tools to […]
How to Add Tags to YouTube Videos & Why They’re Important
YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, so keyword-optimizing your videos on the platform is just as important as keyword-optimizing your blog posts for Google. One of the best ways to keyword-optimize your videos for YouTube is leveraging tags, but not everyone knows how to add tags to YouTube videos. Below, we’ve put together a guide that will explain exactly what YouTube tags are, how to add them, why they’re important, and some best practices to follow. What are tags for YouTube? How to Add Tags to YouTube Videos Why are YouTube tags so important? YouTube Tags […]