U.S. House passes bill forcing TikTok owner to divest or face nationwide ban
TikTok owner ByteDance will have six months to divest the social media platform or risk losing its 150 million U.S. users if the bill becomes law.
Topic: United States House of Representatives
Joe Biden supports bill to ban TikTok in the U.S.
TikTok is accusing U.S. senators of staging a pre-determined vote to ban the platform in America.
TikTok warns ‘predetermined’ vote on U.S. ban will ‘damage millions of businesses’
TikTok could lose its 150 million-strong U.S. user base if new legislation receives Senate approval next week.
TikTok faces fresh calls for potential ban by U.S. Senators
New legislation could require ByteDance, TikTok's owner, to sell the app within six months or face a U.S. ban.
How to update content and dates for SEO in 2023
Google says that only significant content changes should lead to updated article dates. Here are a few ways you can approach this.
Bing adds election information, redesigns image search, provides NFL answers, and word of the day
Bing highlights some search features that are popular during the upcoming season.
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Heavy-Hitter Political Ad Psychographic Targeting Round 1: Facebook
LLLLLLLLLLET’S GET READY TO RUMBLLLLLLLLLLE. Ladies and gentlemen, WELCOME to the MAIN Event – political social advertising season. From Madison Square Garden to the MGM, political advertising agencies are training for The Big Fight… for engagements and the ultimate WIN. In this Psychographic Targeting Hot House, aimClear Production Manager Lea Scudamore highlights eight fantastic […]
Google Updates Transparency Reports: Adds Preservation Requests & Expands Emergency Disclosures
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Bing Predicts More Than 95% Of The Senate, House & Governor Elections
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U.S. 2014 Elections: Google & Bing Both Deliver Quick Answers For Election Results With An Interactive Map
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Bing & Google Offering New Search Tools For 2014 Election Season
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 14, 2013
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 7, 2012
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Getting The US Election Results From Google, Bing & Yahoo
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SEMPO: FTC Is “Strongly Considering” Review Of How Search Engines Disclose Paid Listings
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Google Intros Congressional District Targeting In AdWords
Just in time for upcoming elections, Google has released an AdWords feature that lets political candidates (and anyone else, for that matter) target their campaigns by Congressional District. Given how difficult it is to pinpoint audiences within particular districts by ZIP code or municipality — and the fact that district boundaries change every 10 years […]
RIAA Scolds Google, Wants Search Algorithm Changed To Fight Online Piracy
Saying that Google has a “special responsibility” to fight copyright infringement, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has issued a report card that scolds Google for not following through on promises to fight piracy. In a report card issued Monday, the RIAA takes a look back at four promises that Google made last year […]
Could The US Demand That Google Boost Hollywood Sites To Fight Online Piracy?
Should the US demand that Google, Bing and other search engines give preference to “authorized” sites offering television shows and movies? At least some members of the US House of Representatives pondered the idea yesterday, during a hearing on online piracy issues. The US House Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet Subcommittee hearings yesterday on […]
Net Neutrality: What Do The New Rules Mean And What’s Next?
The new “net neutrality” rules passed yesterday by the FCC (3-2 along partisan lines) are a kind of “Rorschach test.” Depending on where you sit on the political spectrum or in the internet economy you may see the new rules as “not going far enough” or “a unnecessary power grab by the government.” Some people […]
Who To Follow For Political Tweets? Bing Endorses Sarah Palin!
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Google Buzz Rechecks Privacy Settings
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November 2008: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories
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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Election Results From The Search Engines & Beyond
Today, the United States is electing a new president, voting on one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate, and voting on all 435 seats in the House of Representatives. An important election? To say the least! And interest in the election results is higher than many of us “experienced” voters can ever remember. Tonight, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 30, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
California Congressional Reps Urge Yes on Google-Yahoo Deal
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Canadian ISP Modifies Google Homepage, Raises Spectre Of Net Neutrality Again
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Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang Grilled By Congress On China, Offers Apology
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 19, 2007
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House & Senate To Review Google’s Acquisition Of DoubleClick
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SEO Tips & Tactics From A Wikipedia Insider
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Google Responds To Katrina Controversy With Fresh New Orleans Images
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