Alphabet Inc, (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) the parent company of Google reported Q1 2020 earnings. Alphabet earned $6.8 billion in profit on sales of $41.2 billion. The stock was down 3.3% on the day and now up in after hours, After hours 1,286.50 +52.83 (4.28%) The Verge reports: Google Cloud and YouTube revenues, which Alphabet began disclosing for the first time back in February after the US … [Read more...]
Google will now require advertisers to verify their identity
Google to require advertiser identities In a blog post today Google announced that advertisers must verify their identity. In a move for greater transparency and to stop bad actors. They will start this in the U.S. and then expand it globally. Here is a look at how you will be able to understand more about the advertiser of the ad you are viewing. From the blog post: This change … [Read more...]
Google launches Coronavirus website
Google had a couple blips but has now released their coronavirus website. The website is currently only in English according to The Verge who covered the launch. Covid19.com is now pointing to Who.int with a ton of info From the article: The website is at google.com/covid19. It does have useful resources, including a card that mimics what you see above. Google’s post announcing the site … [Read more...]
Google banning ads on a host of government documents
Google is going to be banning ads on a whole host of categories that deal with government documents and other services. Mark Irvine at Wordstream reported that Google has long had a problem with those operating in a so-called grey area. They do not like people making money charging for a service that is otherwise free. Personally I had a document I needed to get and the government website I … [Read more...]
The best paying Adsense niches for 2020
Elizaveta Shutova wrote a piece on SEMRush.com about the best AdSense niches for 2020. It's a very long and thorough article that breaks down by different regions as well as niches. For those still parking names the article might help with some keyword tweaks and for those acquiring names in these niches the data will prove handy. From the article: The Best AdSense Niches in the … [Read more...]
27 Google Search Statistics you might find interesting
Conor Bond published a piece on Google that is worth reading and bookmarking. A thorough look at several Google statistics. Things like a breakdown of Google search queries by length. From the article the first 10: General Google Search Statistics 3.5 billion Google searches are made every day. (Internet Live Stats) The volume of Google searches grows by roughly 10% every year. … [Read more...]
Google wants to analyze your health records
Google wants to analyze your health records Project Nightingale is a collaboration between Google and Ascension and it will give Google access to personal health data. The Next Web covered the story: Interestingly, the partnership was mentioned in Google’s July earnings call, but it came under scrutiny only on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Google would gain detailed … [Read more...]
