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Google Search is now rolling out a special icon that provides more information about the source of a result, if your connection to it will be secure, and more. This is a beta feature for …

Tucows Downloads, the software download site that has been around since 1993, has been retired after more than 25 years of service. I didn’t know anything about domain names when I was using Tucows to …

Krebs on Security wrote about how GoDaddy employees were used in website attacks. “Fraudsters redirected email and web traffic destined for several cryptocurrency trading platforms over the past week. The attacks were facilitated by scams …

This past May, Google announced that page experience signals would be included in Google Search ranking. These signals measure how users perceive the experience of interacting with a web page and contribute to an ongoing …

Greece just banned 263 domain names to combat online piracy. The Hellenic Copyright Ornanization (OPI) made the decision to ban these domains after a request of the Society for the Protection of Audiovisual Works (EPOE). …

A former Pirate Bay domain name was sold for $50,000 in an auction that ended today. The auction was held at DropCatch.com that catches and auctions dropped domain names after they expire. The domain name …

GoDaddy acquires SkyVerge, the leading partner developer of WooCommerce a WordPress eCommerce plugin. GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SkyVerge, a leading WooCommerce product developer. Financial details …

Google is running an experiment in Chrome version 86. Google is testing domain-only URLs in Chrome to help foil rampant phishing, social engineering, and scams. Chrome’s address bar is showing domain names only instead of full URLs. “On …

Google said that through both internal studies and industry research, users show they prefer sites with a great page experience. In recent years, Search has added a variety of user experience criteria, such as how …

Spamhaus released its botnet threat update for Q1 2020. Among other botnet related details, Spamhaus announced the most abused domain extensions and domain registrars associated with botnets. Here is what the Spamhaus wrote: Most abused …

In early April Google made an announcement that it will be helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) stay in touch with their customers during this challenging time with the coronavirus and covid-19 by giving them …

Video is an important and growing medium used to consume information online. Google introduced today two new tools to help you understand your videos’ performance in Search and identify opportunities to improve your video markup. …

Google announced a significant update to AdSense. Auto ads are now easier to use and come with better controls to customize the ad experience for your users. Google first started offering AdSense Auto ads in …

Google announced that it released a broad core algorithm update, as they do several times per year. It is called the September 2019 Core Update. The September 2019 Core Update is now live and will …