Daily Minute Master Series
January 16, 2025
by Corey Padveen
Marketing News and Updates
YouTube Pledges $15 Million to LA Wildfire Relief and Recovery Efforts
YouTube, along with parent company Google, has announced a $15 million donation to relief efforts for the LA wildfires, while it’s also detailed plans to allow creators to utilize its facilities as a replacement for lost studios and equipment.
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TikTok Plans to Cut Off U.S. Users Entirely if Sell-Off Bill is Enacted
It certainly sounds like TikTok is going to be pulled from the U.S. next week, and it could happen faster than many had expected. According to a new report from The Information, TikTok’s planning to cut off U.S. users if/when the sell-off bill goes into effect next Monday, meaning that as of that day, TikTok would no longer be available to anyone in the region.
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LinkedIn Adds New AI Tools to Assist Job Seekers and Recruiters
LinkedIn’s launching some new, AI-powered tools for job seekers, with a new “Job Match” tool on job listings, that will show you how you can improve your chances of getting a specific role, and a separate recruitment AI agent, which is part of its broader push to incorporate AI agents of all types.
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Google Retires Web Vitals Extension, Moves Everything to DevTools
Google has officially shut down its Web Vitals Chrome extension with the release of Chrome 132. All its key features are now fully integrated into DevTools’ Performance panel, making it the go-to tool for measuring Core Web Vitals. While nearly 200,000 users used the extension, the Chrome team has decided to focus solely on DevTools, which offers a more powerful and centralized platform for debugging site performance.
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Google Shopping Rankings: Key Factors For Retailers
A new study analyzing 5,000 Google Shopping keywords sheds light on the factors that correlate with higher rankings. The research, conducted by Jeff Oxford, Founder of 180 Marketing, reveals trends that could help ecommerce stores improve their visibility in Google’s free Shopping listings.
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Google Pushes For Ratings With Comments In Review Snippets
Google has updated its review snippet guidelines with a key recommendation: only accept ratings that include a written review and the reviewer’s name. This change aims to make review snippets in search results more useful and transparent.
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