More individuals are considering putting up a website, but don’t want to spend the money to do it. While a website created by a dedicated designer may start off between $1,000 and $3,000, nearly 55% of those participating in a survey from WebsiteToolTester wanted to spend $100 or less on building a website for a business venture. More than that, 22% would want to create one for free. Some 40% of the 1,000 U.S. consumers surveyed in July have considered creating a website for a business or hobby due to the pandemic. Nearly 43% of males and 36% of females, according to the findings. Some 53% of …

Kameron Jenkins outlines how to pinpoint the reason for a drop in search engine results ranking using a flowchart method and critical thinking. Too many people, she writes, think all they need to do is avoid being spammy and broken links in the site. That's not SEO. It's about having the best content for someone searching on a question. Here's how. 

Google announced Thursday work on upgrading the API for Google Search Console. The change should help Google improve the performance of the API as demand grows, according to the company. Google says the the API is backward compatible. Nati Yosephian, search console software engineer at Google, explains. 

Google has removed about 2,600 YouTube channels its Threat Analysis Group says were connected with a "coordinated influence operation" from China. It also deleted channels connected with Russia and Iran during, but found most that violated platform rules originated in China. Clyde Hughes explains. 

To help set up digital certificates that underpin identity and authentication for many networked devices and services, Google and AppViewX on Tuesday announced Google’s Certificate Authority Service: Securing Applications with Private CAs and Certificates, and Google Cloud Platform New Service Works with AppViewX.

The European Union has officially opened an investigation into Google's acquisition of Fitbit. Google planed to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in November. Now the company's waiting for regulatory approval as retailers like Lululemon enter the fitness market with their own acquisitions. Clothing sports brand Lululemon announced the acquiition of Mirror for $500 million in June.