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Posted by jenstarIf you're a webmaster, you probably received one of those infamous “Googlebot cannot access CSS and JS files on example.com” warning letters that Google sent out to seemingly every SEO and webmaster. This was a brand new alert from Google, although we have been hearing from the search engine about the need to ensure all resources are unblocked—including both JavaScript and CSS. There was definite confusion around these letters, supported by some of the reporting in Google Search Console. He... →

The U.S. Senate easily passed legislation on Tuesday aimed at bolstering the country’s cyber defenses, advancing the first serious attempt in Congress to combat computer hacks that have hit a growing number of businesses and government agencies in recent years. The bill, which would expand liability protections to companies that choose to voluntarily share cyber-threat […]... →

AdWords API v201509 introduces some changes to reporting columns, particularly Clicks . Recently, AdWords introduced new columns called Engagements and Interactions . It also added reporting columns related to video campaigns such as VideoViews , which have previously been unavailable via API reporting. AdWords API version v201509 has updated its reporting to match these changes. The new Interactions field, available in API performance reports,... →

Less than a week after selling SecondMarket to NASDAQ, Barry Silbert has announced the official launch and and first round of funding for Digital Currency Group. Talking onstage to TechCrunch Editor John Biggs today at Money 20/20, Silbert announced that the company has closed a round from Bain Capital Ventures, Transamerica Ventures, FirstMark Capital, MasterCard, and New York Life,… Read More... →

The legacy payroll company ADP on Tuesday dropped its defamation lawsuit against its quickly growing competitor, Zenefits. In a major victory for the startup, a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice. Per the terms of the settlement, ADP stated it has no reason to believe problems exist with the security of Zenefits software. Zenefits… Read More... →

Heists used to be so much effort — you’d need a gang, machine guns, a getaway car and long, meticulous planning. Nowadays, all you need is a couch, a laptop and some stolen data. When the barrier to entry is so low, it’s no surprise that online fraud is a huge problem. In fact, according to the authoritative annual True Cost of Fraud report from LexisNexis/Javelin Group,… Read More... →

If you needed any more evidence that Twitter’s business has rapidly turned mobile just follow the money. The company reported today that almost 9 out of every 10 advertising dollars it earns is earned on mobile devices, mainly phones. Actually, Twitter said in its quarterly report today that 86 percent of its ad revenues come from mobile, and […]... →

In the coming weeks, we'll be making changes to the way the IMA HTML5 SDK handles AdSense and Ad Exchange non-linear and full slot ads. To facilitate these changes, we're adding a new API: AdsRequest.forceNonLinearFullSlot . Gaming publishers are required to set this parameter to true to ensure that all ads returned to your player are correctly rendered as full slot ads. This change is planned to go live the week of November 30th.... →

In the coming weeks, we'll be making changes to the way the IMA HTML5 SDK handles AdSense and Ad Exchange non-linear and full slot ads. You should be aware of these changes to ensure that your video player behaves as expected once the changes have taken effect. Definitions A non-linear ad is a static or animated ad that displays over the video content during content playback. These are also sometimes referred to as "bottom-third" ads,... →

Enlitic, a startup using a type of artificial intelligence called deep learning to help radiologists do a better job of understanding medical images, is announcing today a $10 million round of funding. The money comes from Capitol Health Limited, a publicly traded company that provides diagnostic imaging services in clinics across Australia. As a result […]... →

Critically acclaimed screenwriter and director John August stopped by The Writer Files to chat with host Kelton Reid about his writing process, the film business, and his hit podcast Scriptnotes. Since his breakthrough film debut Go (1999), John has penned an impressive list of big budget Hollywood films from Charlie's Angels (2000) to a handful of Tim Burton films, including Big Fish (2003) and Frankenweenie (2013). The prolific author has also worked in TV, on Broadway,... →

This morning Verizon and Motorola revealed their next-generation Droid phones: the shatterproof Turbo 2 and the less interesting Droid Maxx 2. Of the two phones, the Turbo is more feature rich with faster battery charging, more storage, and a better processor. But perhaps its most compelling feature is Motorola’s “shatterfield” technology, which prevents the phone’s screen from […]... →

Apple Pay is pretty nifty, but it’s a whole lot less useful outside of the US and UK — as in, it doesn’t work yet. That’s changing soon, it seems. On their earnings call this afternoon, Apple committed to rolling out Pay support in four new countries — two of which will get it this year. According to Tim Cook, Canada and Australia iPhone owners should get Apple… Read More... →

In a crushing blow to the tech industry and privacy advocates, the Senate today passed the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). The bill, which passed the Senate on a bipartisan vote, is intended to allow companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with the government. However critics, particularly those in the tech industry, say the bill will extend… Read More... →

Apple continued at a good clip in iPhone 6 and 6s sales during its fourth fiscal quarter 2015, hitting 48 million units sold. That’s up from 47.5 million in Q3 and a year-over-year increase from Q4 2014 at about 39 million units sold, though slightly down from analysts’ expectations at 48.5 million. . Note this is the first quarter the new iPhone 6s has been on sale, though only for… Read More... →

Today Twitter announced its third quarter earnings for 2015 and during the subsequent conference call, chief executive Jack Dorsey sought to reassure investors and analysts that there’s still hope for the company. “I’m confident that our ideas will result in a concept that’s easier to understand and more powerful,” he said. In order to accomplish […]... →

During Twitter’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Jack Dorsey was joined by COO Adam Bain and CFO Anthony Noto. The call was broadcasted live on Periscope for the second straight time. Watching @jack LIVE on #Periscope: Twitter Q3'15 Earnings Conference Call https://t.co/OmEWUr78SE pic.twitter.com/SysY6zGtwA — drew olanoff (@drew) October 27, 2015 Dorsey explained how the company is… Read More... →

How do you write about what you do so that it: a) sells the value of what you do, b) doesn't sound over the top, and c) doesn't sound like everyone else? Introducing the four-step copywriting technique known as: "Butterfly Moments" ' Writing powerful, evocative, and compelling copy doesn't have to be an elusive skill known only to a select few. In just a few simple steps,... →

This week on Cribs we take a ride on over to the Sunnyvale, California office space for website domain registration service GoDaddy. This is a publicly traded company and the world’s largest domain registrar with over 60 million domains under management. The Sunnyvale office is just one of many Godaddy spaces around the world, but being that it is in the midst of Silicon Valley, this… Read More... →

Despite months of major fluctuations in the Chinese stock market, Apple still managed to have an outstanding quarter in China. During its fourth quarter, the company saw 99% year-over-year revenue growth in the Greater China region, which accounts for the company’s sales in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In this final fiscal quarter of 2015, Apple’s revenue in… Read More... →