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Google's John Mueller answered the question of whether company blogs are eligible to show up in Google News. Google News Google News can be a tremendous source of readers who are interested in reading the published news and that can serve as the foundation for a steady stream of advertising income. And while "news" is generally found on news websites, is it possible for a company blog to show up in Google News? That's the question someone asked in the recent Google Office Hours for December 2023. The person asking the question asked: "Are company-owned blogs eligible to be included in the Google News feed?" Google's John Mueller answered: "I can't speak directly for Google News, since I work on Search, which is somewhat separate, but looking at their content policies, I don't see anything specific to company blogs. If you're curious if this is an option or not, I'd recommend asking in the News publisher help community...

Watch CBS News Google has announced it will make changes to its maps tool, making it impossible to access its customer's location history. This means the company will no longer comply with law enforcement warrants seeking data on people in the vicinity of a crime. Cyrus Farivar, a senior writer for Forbes covering tech and innovation, joined CBS News to discuss why Google's making the move. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) supremo Sharad Pawar took a swipe on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he was trying to create fear and emulating Russian President Vladamir Putin. Addressing a rally in Amravati on Monday, the veteran leader said, "We fear that a new Putin is in the making in India." Pawar claimed that while former prime ministers aimed to build a new India, PM Narendra Modi criticizes others, failing to highlight his government's achievements in the past decade. "After Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, I saw the working of almost all PMs ranging from Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Narasimha Rao to Manmohan Singh. Their efforts were to make a new India, but the incumbent PM only criticises," Pawar said. He said that no one in history can forget the contribution of former PM Jawaharlal Nehru but the prime minister (Modi) continuously criticises him. Pawar added, "Instead of telling what the Central government did in t...

The Gist SEO disruption. Google's October 2023 Core Update saw considerable volatility and stirred the SEO community. Spam overhaul. Google's spam update extends to multiple languages, targeting various deceptive techniques. Quality focus. Emphasis on helpful content, with Google pushing against AI-generated and unhelpful content.  Editor's Note: This article was updated on November 6, 2023 to include new data and information.  In a single month, Google rolled out significant changes that could spell volatility for countless websites. From a core update that echoed across the SEO community to a dedicated spam crackdown expanding its reach to new languages, the search giant continues its relentless pursuit for highly relevant search results.  As website owners and digital marketers scramble to adapt, understanding these updates becomes crucial to maintaining visibility in search engine results pages (SERPs). Dive in as we dissect the latest algori...

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One piece of advice given to young people who want to get involved in politics is to volunteer for political campaigns. There is a constant demand for extra help from campaigns, and this is how many people get their foot in the door in politics. On the Overton Window podcast, Luke Derheim, perennial volunteer turned campaign manager and legislative aide for state representative Bill G. Schuette (R-Midland), talks with us about the changing nature of legislative staff work. In campaign outreach, there are a few things campaigners look for. "The most important factors are how often that person votes and whether we can tell if they have a party preference," Derheim says. When campaigning in a Republican primary election, the people who have a long history of voting in Republican primaries get the most attention. "If you're a hardliner on the other party, we don't want to waste our time talking to you because it doesn't look like you can be convinced," D...

Monday's Google Doodle celebrates the 94 th birthday of biologist Anne McClaren, who discovered a way to grow mammal embryos in lab cultures. Her work, published in 1958, laid the foundation for in-vitro fertilization 20 years later, along with new research techniques. Today, most medical and biological research that eventually impacts humans begins with mice. At a basic level, most mammals are similar enough that scientists can use mice as "models" for how drugs, genes, or diseases might work in humans. There's even a statue honoring laboratory mice in front of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk, Sibera. The bronze statue features an elderly, bespectacled mouse knitting a DNA molecule. The Monument to the Laboratory Mouse was set up in 2013. By Irina Gelbukh - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27166481 Fittingly, Anne McClaren's scientific career also started wi...