Google February 2023 Product Reviews Update
Google updated their Product Review Update documentation to better reflect that the document is about the product reviews system itself and what it does.
As per Google, the purpose of the Product Reviews System is to weed out thin content that are merely summaries and surface more product reviews that are based on actual experience and research.
Link: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-february-2023-product-reviews-update/480580/#close
Google Optimize will sunset this year
Google Optimize and Optimize 360 will no longer be available after September 30, 2023. Your experiments and personalizations can continue to run until that date.
The discontinuation of Optimize may affect marketers ability to conduct A/B testing and optimize their website or app’s user experience.
Link: https://searchengineland.com/google-optimize-will-sunset-this-year-392004
#SocialMedia
Graham Colligan was posting quaint video from Summit Diner just months ago, promoting the local business.
But in the past few days, the tenor of his TikTok posts changed significantly.
Suddenly, he was spouting off about his least favorite New Jersey malls, the high cost of local homes and alleged mistreatment by his former employer.
Link: https://www.nj.com/news/2023/01/fired-social-media-manager-goes-rogue-on-nj-citys-tiktok-account.html?s=09
#Ransomware #CyberSecurity
Ransomware gang uses new zero-day to steal data on 1 million patients
Community Health Systems (CHS), one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States with close to 80 hospitals in 16 states, confirmed this week that criminal hackers accessed the personal and protected health information of up to 1 million patients.
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/clop-ransomware-community-health-systems/
#Meta #Instagram #Telegram
Meta is copying Telegram channels in Instagram
Meta is introducing its own take on Telegram channels with broadcast channels on Instagram.
With the new format, creators can broadcast messages and updates to a broad audience of followers that opt in to following the channel. Followers will not be able to post in the channels, though they can emoji react to posts and vote in polls.
Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/16/23602833/meta-instagram-channels-telegram-facebook-messenger
#Snapchat
Snap passes 750M active monthly users, predicts 1B in 2-3 years
Snap Inc. revealed today that it has surpassed over 750 million monthly active users and is on track to be only the fourth social networking tool to surpass 1 billion users.
Link: https://siliconangle.com/2023/02/16/snap-passes-750m-active-monthly-users-predicts-1b-2-3-years/
