Wall Street Journal’s Google traffic drops 44% after pulling out of First Click Free
Despite less traffic, paid subscriber conversion said to be up fourfold.
Danny Sullivan was a journalist and analyst who covered the digital and search marketing space from 1996 through 2017. He was also a cofounder of Third Door Media, which publishes Search Engine Land, MarTech, and produces the SMX: Search Marketing Expo and MarTech events. He retired from journalism and Third Door Media in June 2017. You can learn more about him on his personal site & blog He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.
Live blog: Google Marketing Next opening keynote
Google's annual event for advertisers is expected to have a variety of product announcements.
Live Blog: Google talks AR & VR at Google I/O 2017
What's new with augmented and virtual reality with Google? Our live blog has the news.
Google I/O Roundup: Search-by-picture Google Lens & other Google Assistant features announced
The ability to search-by-picture or translate-by-picture gives Google Assistant a powerful advantage against other digital assistants.
Up close with Facebook’s Frame Studio
Facebook Frames are easy to make and share with a brand's followers. But restrictions on logos and trademark usage are an issue.
Live blog: Facebook F8 second day opening keynote
Today's opening talks will likely go deep and technical into Facebook's augmented reality moves.
Facebook launches Facebook Spaces, Camera Effects Platform, Messenger bot discovery at F8
Facebook allows developers to create camera filters, makes it easier to discover Messenger bots and for people to be together in VR.
Snapchat makes it possible to search for Stories by keywords
The change should make it easier for people to discover more content on Snapchat, perhaps leading to more time spent in the app.
Google Posts now gives museums, movies, musicians & sports groups dedicated space in search
Program opens in US and Brazil. Expansion is a sign Google no longer sees it as just an experiment.
Your guide to using Google Assistant and the Google search app on Android & iPhone
Google Assistant is coming widely to Android phones. Here's how to use it and other ways to Google on your smartphone -- even for iPhone users.
Google Home gets ‘Beauty & The Beast’ promo, but Google says it’s not an ad
Appears to be the first-ever commercialization of Google's home assistant product.
Google launches new effort to flag upsetting or offensive content in search
Using data from human "quality raters," Google hopes to teach its algorithms how to better spot offensive and often factually incorrect information.
Google Cloud’s many product announcements at Google Next
What's new with Google Cloud? All the latest product news here.
Google Cloud Video Intelligence API scans video, identifies objects & events
Need to find something fast in video? Google's got a new machine learning solution out in private beta.
Using AMP? A known bug is probably screwing up your Google Analytics
Issue can cause visitors to be overcounted, single sessions to be divided into separate ones, and more.
Marketing Land’s guide on how to use Snapchat
Haven't gotten your brand on Snapchat? The time could be right, given recent changes to the service. All you need to know on getting started.
No more free ride: Wall Street Journal pulls content out of Google’s “First Click Free” program
WSJ move might cause other publishers to remove content from Google's program, if it turns out 'Subscription' label doesn't hurt conversions.
Hashtags in Super Bowl ads slip to 30% in 2017, overtaken by URL use in 39%
From a high of 57% three years ago, hashtags were only in about one-third of ads.
Twitter forces people to follow @POTUS, @FLOTUS & @VP accounts
Did you transition away from the official accounts for the US President, Vice President and First Lady? There's a good chance Twitter made you follow them again.
Cortana Skills Kit announced, will allow Cortana to do transactions through conversation
Microsoft's new Cortana Skills Kit is designed to help Cortana get things done.
Why Google might not be able to stop “fake news”
Google says it wants to prevent fake news from spreading, but the search giant has serious challenges in actually curbing it.
Google Cloud announces new machine learning features for enterprise use
Soon you can rent your own machine learning computer. Plus, APIs allow for translations, job matching, entity analysis and more.
Facebook is killing people, posting erroneous ‘Memorialized Account’ messages
Apparent error is killing off people on Facebook, shifting their accounts to have a "memorial" message.
SEE: How Twitter is stripping ads & engagement options off publisher content
The use of Safari Reader is causing those in a test group to see pages without advertising, email sign-up boxes, social sharing options and in some cases, any content at all.
How to make Google Home & Amazon Echo talk to each other in an infinite loop
They might be rivals, but these home assistants are happy to talk to each other... and keep talking and talking and talking.
Facebook’s racial targeting isn’t new, bad or always illegal despite renewed attention
"Ethnic Affinity" targeting has been offered for nearly two years, has real benefits and is legal for many types of ads.
How Trump & Clinton have failed to use free space in Google for US presidential candidates
For a week, neither campaign used the special program giving them guaranteed listings in Google for their name.
Will usability issues hinder Google Assistant, the star of Google’s new Pixel phone?
Voice-only search might hinder use of Google Assistant and split attention between it and the search bar -- which is now hidden behind a button.
Google debuts new Pixel phone, Google Home & Google Assistant
New Google Pixel phones. Google Home to take on Amazon Echo. And more hardware news from Google, during its big event today.
Clinton wins Grubhub presidential ‘debate’ as diners cast votes with special discount codes
Among the findings: Indian food is big with Clinton supporters; Trump supporters like Chinese food.
Allo: Google again moves deck chairs on its sinking Titanic in the messaging wars
Yet another messaging app from Google, with little reason to expect it to be a success.
Catching up on the Google Performance Summit
At Google's annual event for AdWords and Google Analytics customers, it shared new ad formats, mobile-first bidding options and more.
WATCH: Google lets you speak in natural language & get analytics reports
Think of it as Google Now, Siri or Alexa for Google Analytics. Speak the stat you want, get the answer, courtesy of machine learning.
Google will build its own Daydream VR headset & controller
While Google will build its own VR hardware, "reference designs" mean that any manufacturer can make their own to work with Daydream.
Google I/O Live Blog: Home voice-activated assistant, Allo messaging app announced
Google announces its rival to the Amazon Echo, unveils yet another messaging app.
Sorry, Google’s cool Gboard GIF search isn’t coming to the web
Gboard makes it easy to find GIFs from the keyboard of your iOS device. But Google has no plans for GIF search beyond this.
What I learned fundraising on Facebook & Twitter: We need donate buttons!
Facebook likes and Twitter retweets don't necessarily translate into charitable donations. A "donate" button could help.
Microsoft blocks Google Chrome & other browsers from Cortana in latest Windows 10 release
Microsoft says blocking third-party browsers & search providers improves user experience and is in keeping with how competitors act with their own digital assistants.
10 big changes with search engines over my 20 years of covering them
Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan looks at how search has changed over the two decades he's been writing about it.
Facebook talks VR at Facebook F8 keynote
Expect discussion about Oculus and virtual reality, as Facebook's annual developers conference starts its second day.