Articles by Matt G Southern

Twitter is upgrading the user experience for cashtags, showing pricing graphs when users click on the symbol of a major stock, ETF, or cryptocurrency. The […]

Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, Mastodon, a decentralized and open-source social media platform, has grown its user base from 300K to 2.5M monthly active users. […]

TikTok’s ‘For You’ page, the first screen people see when opening the app, will tell users why the algorithm put a video in their feed. […]

Twitter is launching Blue For Business, a new version of Blue Verified designed to distinguish brand accounts from personal accounts. The post Twitter Launches Blue […]

Google is rolling out brand new search technology in India, one of the search company’s biggest markets, including bilingual search results and in-video search. The […]

Instagram is rolling out four new Reels templates that allow users to create a narrated video of their 2022 highlights. The post New Instagram Templates: […]

In response to a thread on Reddit, Google Search Advocate John Mueller says there’s no inherent SEO advantage to WordPress over coding a website yourself. […]

Demonstrating first-hand experience is more important than ever for Google Search rankings. Updates to the search quality rater guidelines list the criteria Google looks for. […]

In response to a spike in searches for “cost of living,” Google is updating search results with quick access to helpful resources. The post Google […]

Google confirms an update to its spam detection system, called the December 2022 link spam update, is rolling out and will finish within two weeks.  […]