Daily Minute Master Series
October 25, 2024
by Corey Padveen
Marketing News and Updates
Snapchat Adds Halloween Lenses, ‘Footsteps’ on Snap Map
Snapchat has added some new activations for Halloween in its latest feature update, while it’s also got a new lock screen integration on iOS, and “Footsteps” to track your travels on the Snap Map.
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Instagram Announces Halloween-Themed Activations
Instagram has announced some spooky features for Halloween, including keyword-triggered animations in DMs, Stories templates, a Halloween font, and more.
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Google Now Recommends Higher Resolution Favicons
Google Search Central updated their favicon documentation to recommend higher-resolution images, exceeding the previous minimum standard. Be aware of the changes described below, as they may impact how your site appears in search results.
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YouTube Analytics Adds Real-Time Format Filtering
YouTube has introduced an update to its Analytics capabilities, offering format-specific filtering for tracking realtime views. This allows creators to monitor viewership separately for Longform videos, Shorts, and Live content.
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Google On Diagnosing Multi-Domain Crawling Issues
Google’s Search Advocate, John Mueller, shared insights on diagnosing widespread crawling issues. This guidance was shared in response to a disruption reported by Adrian Schmidt on LinkedIn. Google’s crawler stopped accessing several of his domains at the same time. Despite the interruption, Schmidt noted that live tests via Search Console continued to function without error messages.
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Google Revises URL Parameter Best Practices
In a recent update to its Search Central documentation, Google has added specific guidelines for URL parameter formatting. The update brings parameter formatting recommendations from a faceted navigation blog post into the main URL structure documentation, making these guidelines more accessible.
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