New Google update aims to prioritise original reporting over rapid writethroughs Paid Members Public
Big news from Google: it's tweaked its algorithms to prioritise original reporting - and to display it for longer.
SEOs buying up defunct URLs linked to by major news sites Paid Members Public
The black hat SEO business has a new trick - and publishers should be careful of their old links.
We'll regret surrendering our ambient privacy Paid Members Public
You don't know what you've got til it's gone. They paved paradise and put up a Facebook lot.
MailOnline takes brutal hit from Google algorithm update Paid Members Public
A MailOnline SEO has admitted to a big traffic hit from a Google change.
The trouble with AMP Paid Members Public
Many publishers feel compelled to use the Accelerated Mobile Pages format because Google favors it so strongly. Could we make it better?
Apple kills Google's internal apps, too Paid Members Public
Google feels Apple's banhammer a day after Facebook fell before itβ¦
Facebook's donations won't save local journalism, but better CMSes just might Paid Members Public
This week, Facebook has joined Google in throwing millions at the local news business. Is this really going to help the industry recover - or should we bee looking elsewhere?
News can't afford to be funded by Google and Facebook; it will destroy our reputation Paid Members Public
Google and Facebook are now two of the biggest funders of journalism in the world. Should we be comfortable with that?