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Conspiracy theories have roots in the 19th century and have been popular for decades. Until recently, conspiracy theorists have lived in the margins. They are often convinced the earth is flat, Lee Harvey Oswald didn't act alone, and the moon landings were faked in a Hollywood sound stage. More recently, with 9/11 and the coronavirus pandemic, these conspiracy theories have become more mainstream, with celebrities and politicians sharing them over their official social media channels. From the evil machinations of Bill Gates, the rise of QAnon, to the conflation that 5G is responsible for spreading coronavirus, it's hard to ignore the impact they have in creating misin…

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Posted by DaisyQ I hate to tell you, but Googling “blog topic ideas” is not going to give you the content you should be creating. Not all content is created equal. Letting the internet tell you what to blog about leads to mediocrity. Mediocrity is fine in some cases, like forcing yourself to show up at the gym at 5:00 p.m. when you’d much rather call it a day. But if you’re going to try and stand out in the very crowded search results page, you won’t stand a chance. http://d2v4zi8pl64nxt.cloudfront.net/how-to-find-your-blog-topic-sweet-spot/5f120db287f878.59123803.jpg The reality is, it’s hard The web is overrun with companies that have bigger budgets t…

Posted by MiriamEllis http://d2v4zi8pl64nxt.cloudfront.net/proximity-third-in-local-ranking-factors/5f17527924bdb9.43806269.jpg Image credit: J.B. Hill What’s the good of a survey if it doesn’t result in at least a few surprises? I know my own eyebrows leapt skyward when the data first came in from the Moz State of the Local SEO Industry 2020 Survey and I saw that, in a break with tradition, participants had placed user-to-business proximity at a lowly third place in terms of influencing Google local pack rankings. Just a year ago, our respondents had voted it #1. If you’re feeling startled, too, here’s our chance to take a more granular look at the data an…

Posted by morgan.mcmurray It's been a few years since we last asked you to tell us what you love (and don't love so much) about the Moz Blog, and since then our company, our industry, and our world have undergone massive shifts. With so much having changed, we wanted to be sure we're still living up to the high standards we set for this blog, and that we're still providing as valuable an experience as we can for you all. That's where you come in today. To help us serve you better, please consider going through the survey below, which asks about who you are, what challenges you face, and what you'd like to see more of on the Moz Blog. We'll publish the results…

Mobile Suite 2.5 is available to be built via the Mobile Publisher. [HEADING=1]Features & Improvements[/HEADING] Display user's signature in posts Add the ability to allow users to select a Language. Add Like button Allow Copy/Paste in Forum Posts/Blogs/Articles Add pop-up dialog to allow users to rate app. Mismatched passwords will show an error pop-up Missing phrases available for translations Updated Quick Reply phrases [HEADING=1]Resolved Bugs[/HEADING] Sharing a Forum Topic or Blog Entry sends an invalid link. Login/Registration/DOB roller input is invisible when using iPhone Dark Mode Updated iOS launch screens …

Posted by cheryldraper Wow! What a crazy ride MozCon has been this year. In case you missed it, we were able to double the number of attendees and include over 2,800 people. Not only were we able to include them, we were also able to see their families, pets, and home offices. It was an unusual experience for sure, but one we won’t be forgetting any time soon. As always, the speakers served up some flaming hot content (including an actual movie). We can’t wait to share some of these takeaways with you! Britney Muller — Accessible Machine Learning Workflows for SEOs Britney started off by assuring everyone that they absolutely can use machine learning. She…

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of. Cyrus Shepard dives in this week on Whiteboard Friday. http://d2v4zi8pl64nxt.cloudfront.net/web-core-vitals/5f0f7436297796.10227578.png Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high-resolution version in a new tab! Video Transcription Howdy, Moz fans. Welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. I'm Cyrus Shepard here at Moz. Today we're talking about the next official Google ranking factor — Core Web Vitals. Now what do I mean by official ranking factor? Goo…

MyBB 1.8.23 is now available, and is a security & maintenance release. This release includes added support for hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA v3, APCu, Redis, improvements related to ACP’s Thread Prefixes management, UTF-8 search, performance, and updates jQuery to 3.5.1. Themes: content of global.css stylesheet may need updating (#3977). Extension developers: always use verify_post_check() for my_post_key token verification (#4022); positions of some hooks were changed (#3648); the banned datacache was removed (#3878). 1 security vulnerability addressed: Medium risk: Anti-CSRF token disclosure in online status location — reported by Mipher 101 issues reso…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the world's most trusted source of information on international health, and a foremost partner to public health agencies combating the coronavirus. They also understand the critical need for risk communication and community engagement to respond to the coronavirus pandemic -- a valuable strategy that any online community can adopt in these volatile times. In March of this year as the coronavirus was already rampaging across nations, WHO published a series of guidance for risk communication and community engagement. One of the major lessons they learned during some of the most perilous outbreaks including SARS, Ebola, and MERS was…

Posted by cheryldraper Today marked day one of the first-ever MozCon Virtual! Even though we weren’t together in person, it was so exciting to get the best people in the industry together again. So much of the day was different from what we expected six months ago, but the one thing we can always count on from our speakers is a MASSIVE amount of value. We’re talking insights, game plans, cheat codes — you name it, we’ve got it — and this year was no different. Let’s get to it. Sarah Bird — Welcome & State of the Industry It’s always inspiring to hear from our fearless leader. Sarah hit on some of the changes that we’ve seen this year and how they’ve a…

Posted by DaveSottimano We’ve officially released the Moz API for Google Sheets and want to take you on a quick feature tour. This Google Sheets add-on allows users to gather Moz URL metrics easily without using code directly in a Google Sheet and provides a few extra functions to help you manipulate data. In the past, if you wanted link metrics for hundreds of URLs, you either had to enter them manually one at a time, or you needed technical expertise to use the LinkScape API. So, I built this free Google Sheets add-on, and now you can pull link metrics for those URLs in seconds, no coding required. Here are a few use cases for the Moz API for Sheets add-on: …

Posted by BritneyMuller SEO has become more important than ever, but it isn't all meta tags and content. A huge part of the success you'll see is tied up in the inevitable business negotiations. In this helpful Whiteboard Friday from August of 2018, our resident expert Britney Muller walks us through a bevy of smart tips and considerations that will strengthen your SEO negotiation skills, whether you're a seasoned pro or a newbie to the practice. http://d2v4zi8pl64nxt.cloudfront.net/seo-negotiation/5b7f4c3b61aa08.63984213.jpg Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high-resolution version in a new tab! Video Transcription Hey, Moz f…

Posted by cheryldraper Conference season is here! Of course, this year it looks a bit different. Instead of signing in at the front table and snagging seats next to some new pals, you’ll be setting up your computer as the main stage. For some, this is going to be a major learning curve. Virtual events can be tougher to follow and engage with. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of best practices that will help you get ready to take on any online event you choose to attend this year. Don't forget, if you haven't yet, there is still time to purchase your MozCon Virtual ticket! Join us for MozCon Virtual! Set your intention To get the most out of y…

Als Betreiber einer Community in der WoltLab Cloud können Sie sich entspannt zurücklehnen und sich voll und ganz Ihrer Community widmen. Ein Angebot, das mit Ihrer Community wächst und bei dem Sie mit uns durchgehend einen einzigen Ansprechpartner für alle Belange rund um Ihre Seite haben. Nach dem überzeugenden und erfolgreichen Betrieb in den vergangenen Monaten verlässt die WoltLab Cloud nun offiziell die Beta-Phase. Wir werden alles daransetzen, unseren bestehenden und neuen Kunden weiterhin das bestmögliche Nutzungserlebnis zu ermöglichen. Wir haben im Verlauf der Beta-Phase unsere angebotenen Pakete überarbeitet und die zugesicherten Ressourcen deutlich angeh…

Posted by Dr-Pete Re-imagining MozCon hasn't been easy. I won't lie — I'll miss seeing so many of you in person, and, yes, I'll miss the magic of the big stage. We're working hard to make this year special, including leveling up our speakers for their remote sessions. I recently shared my own set-up on Twitter: http://d1avok0lzls2w.cloudfront.net/uploads/blog/behind-mozcon-1-69134.jpg This stirred up quite a bit of interest in our set-up and equipment list, so thanks to Cheryl on our events team for filling in the blanks for me, and thanks to our amazing A/V partners at Seamless Events for helping this all come together. Also, many thanks to our speakers who gave…

Posted by BritneyMuller Page speed has always been a crucial part of SEO work, and as more companies make the shift to online operations, optimization becomes more important than ever. However, it's a complex subject that tends to be very technical. What are the most crucial things to understand about your site's page speed, and how can you begin to improve? To help you answer these questions, we're sharing this popular episode of Whiteboard Friday (originally published in February 2019) where Britney Muller goes over what you need to know to get started. http://d1avok0lzls2w.cloudfront.net/uploads/blog/page-speed-thumb-438625.jpg Click on the whiteb…

Posted by Domenica Fractl has produced thousands of content marketing campaigns across every topic, and for the past seven years, we’ve been keeping track of each and every campaign in order to refine and improve the content we produce on behalf of our clients. In my last post for Moz, I explained how to set realistic digital PR expectations for your content based on your niche. In this topic, I want to dive a little bit deeper into the data and share insights about how the source of your content can be just as important in determining how your content will perform. In this analysis, I looked at 1,474 client content campaigns across six different data source cate…

Posted by Paddy_Moogan Over the years, I’ve often referred to our link building work as “campaigns”, which isn't wrong, but isn’t completely right, either. I think that as an industry we need to alter our mindset to focus on what link building should be: an ongoing, integrated, business-as-usual activity. Link building processes that work for brands now and that will continue to work in the future need to sit closer to the rest of the business. This means tighter integration with other disciplines, or at the very least, acknowledgment that link building isn’t a siloed activity or dark art like it used to be. In this post, I’d like to propose how we should think a…

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