Category Archives: Technology in the News

Farewell GoDaddy GoCentral, Transformation to Websites + Marketing, and the UltimateWB Solution

Let’s take a look back to 2022, when a significant shift occurred in the website building landscape as GoDaddy retired its GoCentral Website Builder, making way for a fresh start with Websites + Marketing. This pivotal moment opens the door … Continue reading

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Are Alexa rankings for your website no more?

Yes, Alexa rankings are no more. Amazon shut down Alexa.com, the website that provided Alexa rankings, on May 1, 2022. The reason for the shutdown was not publicly disclosed, but it is thought to be due to a lack of … Continue reading

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I bought my domain through Google Domains which is closing…

I bought my domain myself through Google Domains to use with UltimateWB website builder. I just heard that Google Domains is being sold to Squarespace – do you know how will this affect me? I chose UltimateWB over Squarespace and … Continue reading

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What website topics generate the most money from Google Adsense?

If you’re looking for various ways to earn money from your website, and you’re not actually selling anything on it, chances are you are considering integrating Google Adsense. It is one of the most popular monetization methods for online publishers, … Continue reading

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Craigslist is not free anymore – you have to pay to post gigs and resumes too

Update June 2018: Craigslist doubles its fees, increasing the $5 fee to post in the USA to $10 in popular cities like New York and San Francisco. Did you post your Craigslist gig or resume before their March 15 updates?  If … Continue reading

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A techie world: 4-year-old trains puppy by showing him YouTube videos he finds

His parents told him it was his responsibility to train his new puppy, and suggested looking up YouTube tutorials.  So Lincoln Ball did just that, lined up the YouTube videos on the iPad, and then showed his dog the videos. … Continue reading

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Facebook App for ‘Be Like Bill’ Meme Could Pose Security Risk To Your Computer

The “Be Like Bill” meme has been going viral through Facebook recently.  They are pretty funny but by adding this Bobla Facebook app to create your own story/share it on Facebook, you could be unexpectedly also be exposing yourself to … Continue reading

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Sanmay Ved owns Google.com domain for 1 minute

Anyone here watch the tv show “How I Met Your Mother”? “Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.” is the 18th episode in the first season of the television series. In this case, it was around 1:20 AM Eastern Time, on … Continue reading

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Google Uses HTTPS (SSL) as a Website Ranking Signal

Last year in August, Google announced that it would use “HTTPS” as a ranking signal.  HTTPS denotes that a website’s server has SSL installed, a security technology to encrypt the transfer of data, between the web server and user internet browser … Continue reading

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Google buys domain name Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com

Google has officially become a subsidiary of Alphabet, its new holding company.  After U.S. markets closed last Friday, Alphabet replaced Google as the publicly traded company, consisting of Google search, Adsense, Google Maps, YouTube, and other new ventures such as driverless cars. … Continue reading

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