Subscription news should start showing up more prominently in Google search.
Mitchell Chang/CNETNews search results for sites with paid subscriptions will no longer be demoted in Google search, Bloomberg reported Sunday. It’s part of a Google move to offer better search and ad solutions for news sites with paywalls.
The biggest change is that Google is dropping its “first click free” program, which favored search results from news sites that offered a free click-through to a subscription paywall. Links that didn’t offer a first free click were search demoted. That will change going forward. Google did not respond to a request for comment.
Google has also been working on developing improved ways to subscribe to news sites, starting with The New York Times and Financial Times.
vCard.red is a free platform for creating a mobile-friendly digital business cards. You can easily create a vCard and generate a QR code for it, allowing others to scan and save your contact details instantly.
The platform allows you to display contact information, social media links, services, and products all in one shareable link. Optional features include appointment scheduling, WhatsApp-based storefronts, media galleries, and custom design options.
The company faced antitrust fines this summer and is currently investigating its role in Russian interference during the 2016 US presidential election.
