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Big Data Analysis of the NZ Clothing Market
Pure SEO recently partnered with Whites Agency, a European SEO organisation, to create a comprehensive SEO analysis of New Zealand’s... -
The Great Chicken Sandwich Wars of 2019 & the Future of Social Media Marketing
The Amazon rain forest is on fire, anti-government protests in Hong Kong have lasted into their fifteen week, and the... -
Google Makes Changes to rel=”nofollow” for First Time in 15 Years
SEO is an industry characterised by constant change. However, with that being said, one of the few longstanding elements of... -
Google Assistant Now the Most Accurate Digital Assistant
While Apple’s Siri has long been the most famous name in voice search, Google has fast established itself as the... -
Fake Views Are No Fake News: Instagram Cracks Down on Spammy Stories Views
It sure seems like the Russians are making everything on the internet untrustworthy. The 2016 US presidential election added phrases... -
Instagram Tests Hiding Like Counts, Receives Backlash
Instagram recently started testing "private like counts" - a feature that hides the number of likes ... -
FaceApp: Is the Viral App a Threat to Your Online Privacy?
Have you participated in the FaceApp Challenge yet? The viral social media phenomenon, in which people post selfies filtered through... -
Google’s Third-Party Cookie Policy is Changing
The time has finally come for Google to give in to its users – over the next few months, we’re... -
Is Google Biased Against Certain Political Perspectives? A Look at the Evidence
Is Google biased against websites with certain political leanings? This was just one of the central questions put to Karan... -
YouTube and Hate Speech: Is the Media Platform Taking Responsibility?
The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author’s... -
Google Announces End of Support for Robots.txt Noindex Directives
Google announced early this month that they will be discontinuing their unofficial support of noindex directives within robots.txt files. As... -
OK, Google, Are You Spying On Me?
More people are using smart speakers than ever before. Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant, and Apple’s Siri all offer smart home... -
The Case of the Missing GMB Listings: Short Names Causing Suspensions and More
A few months ago, Google made it possible for users to create customised short names and short URLs specifically for... -
SEO Stars Rand Fishkin & Ian Lurie talk Dungeons & Dragons
SEO experts Ian Lurie and Rand Fishkin recently stopped by the Wizards of the Coast Seattle office to talk about... -
Instagram’s New Branded Content Ad Format: Rise of the Influencers
Over the past few years, the internet has seen the rise of a particular breed of social media user –...