Bing Steps Up to Replace Google in Australian Search Showdown via @RebekahDunne

Bing throws their hat into the ring to replace Google in Australia's Search. A meeting has taken place amidst the News Media Bargaining Code dispute.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 3, 2021

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

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Google Analytics Stops Collecting Data From YouTube Channels via @MattGSouthern

Google Analytics will no longer gather new data from YouTube channel pages after deprecating the connection between the two services.

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7 Alternative Social Media Platforms to Consider via @brentcsutoras

Tired of the "big tech" social networks? Check out these 7 alternative social media platforms and see how influencers are finding success on each one.

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How to Filter Out Referral Spam in Google Analytics via @ChandalN

It has always been pretty straightforward to filter spam referral traffic. However, the plot thickened in October 2020 when Google launched Google Analytics 4.

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Google Keeps Printing Money: Up 23% YoY & Search Up 17%

Google announced impressive earnings last night showing their revenue was up 23% year-over-year. If you just look at the Google Search category, Google earned $31,903M in Q4 2020 compared to $27,185M in Q4 2019, that is a 17% increase. Overall revenue was up 23% with YouTube doing specifically well.

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Chrome Data Added To Google Search Console Discover Performance Report

Google announced it added Chrome data to the Google Search Console Discover performance report. I guess previously this report only included data from the Google home page and Google Search app. Now, it will include data Chrome users see when they open a new tab on Chrome mobile.

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February 2021 Google Webmaster Report

So the first month of 2021 is now over and it has proven to be an important month. We had Google trickle out a few unconfirmed ranking algorithm updates this month, including confirming rolling out subtopics rankings last year. Google launched a new mobile redesign, did tons of various UI tests and feature launches.

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Google My Business Adds Guidelines For Co-Working Spaces

Google has added one line to its Google My Business guidelines around co-working spaces. In short, if your business is out of a co-working space it must have signage, accept customers and be staffed to be eligible to have a Google My Business listing with a co-working address.

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