Fri. 08/19 – The Biggest Google Search Algo Change In Years?
Looks like Evan Spiegel is retrenching in his dreams of making Snap primarily a camera company. Are we about to see the biggest Google Search algorithm change in years? Does TikTok effectively have a keystroke logger, and will this lead to more calls to crack down on them? And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Looks like Evan Spiegel is retrenching in his dreams of making Snap primarily a camera company. Are we about to see the biggest Google Search algorithm change in years? Does TikTok effectively have a keystroke logger, and will this lead to more calls to crack down on them? And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Links:
- Snap Scraps Development on Flying Selfie Pixy Drone (WSJ)
- Google search updates will prioritize real reviews over clickbait (The Verge)
- New Google Helpful Content Update To Change SEO Much Like Panda Did (Search Engine Roundtable)
- TikTok’s in-app browser could be keylogging, privacy analysis warns (TechCrunch)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- Browser Startups Take Aim at Google Chrome, Apple Safari (WSJ)
- The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars (Intelligencer)
- Streaming Is Starting to Look A Lot Like Cable TV (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
- Woman Pictured In The Viral 'Girl Explaining' Meme Explains The Origins And Her Reaction To Sudden Internet Fame (Know Your Meme News)
- How Nokia Ringtones Became The First Viral Earworms (The Verge)
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