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Latest updates for C++ Remote Linux Development in Visual Studio: Remote File Explorer, Integrated Terminal, and more…

Visual Studio allows you to target your remote Linux machines so that you can still use Visual Studio’s build and debugging suite for all your remote workflows just like how you would develop locally without having to leave the IDE. To further enhance your ability to develop remotely for C++ from Visual Studio,
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18 Jan 2024

Russian threat group COLDRIVER expands its targeting of Western officials to include the use of malware

Threat Analysis Group sheds light on Russian threat COLDRIVER’s use of malware.

18 Jan 2024

Relationship Marketing: The Ultimate Guide

Want to know a secret? Customer retention is much more critical to your company’s success than customer acquisition.
In fact, Frederick Reichheld of Bain & Company found that as little as a 5% increase in customer retention can increase company revenue by as much as 25–95%.

Digital Marketing

18 Jan 2024

What Is Microblogging: A Start-to-Finish Guide for 2024

When I first started posting about my writing processes and marketing insights on LinkedIn, I felt exhilarated.

Digital Marketing

18 Jan 2024

A new accelerator for AI-first startups in North America

Learn more about Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program for North American startups.

18 Jan 2024

How to Maximize Brand Visibility With Employee-Generated Content

Discover the power of employee-generated content and how to harness it to boost your brand visibility.

Digital Marketing

18 Jan 2024

Circle (or highlight or scribble) to Search

Circle to Search is a new way to search what’s on your screen without switching apps, available on select premium Android smartphones.

18 Jan 2024

New ways to search in 2024

We’re launching Circle to Search and an AI-powered multisearch experience to help you search even more naturally.

18 Jan 2024

17.9 Preview 3 brings exciting changes to Code Search

With the release of 17.9 Preview 3 dropping today, we are bringing some exciting enhancements to the Code Search (also known as All-In-One Search) experience. Since our last update with the search experience, we’ve been hard at work refining the experience and ideating ways to add to the experience.
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18 Jan 2024

[UPDATE] How to Make a Facebook Business Page That Keeps People Engaged

Whether you're setting up a brand new Facebook Page for your brand, or just want to make the most of your existing one, it’s probably a smart move -- Facebook is home to nearly 2 billion monthly active users.
It should be easy enough, right? Just slap together a photo, a couple of posts, and expect the leads and customers to roll on in, right?
Wrong.

Digital Marketing

17 Jan 2024

An update on our preparations for the DMA

Last year the European Union enacted a new regulation called the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which applies to companies who have been designated as “Gatekeepers.” These n…

17 Jan 2024

A fund to support organizations driving Black tech equity

Applications are now open for the Tech Equity Collective Impact Fund, for organizations driving Black tech equity.

17 Jan 2024

New Fitbit study explores metabolic health

Fitbit and Quest Diagnostics are launching a study looking at the impact of wearable devices on metabolic health.

17 Jan 2024

20 Great Examples of PowerPoint Presentation Design [+ Templates]

When it comes to PowerPoint presentation design, there's no shortage of avenues you can take.

Digital Marketing

17 Jan 2024

An Introductory SQL Tutorial: How to Write Simple Queries

Ever heard of SQL? You may have heard about it in the context of data analysis but never thought it would apply to you as a marketer. Or, you may have thought, “That's for the advanced data users. I could never do that.”

Digital Marketing

17 Jan 2024

What to Do With Aging Local Business Content: Review, Update, and Re-promote!

Instead of seeing the benefits of your past hard work evaporate over time, discover how to keep your older content working for the local business you’re marketing.

Digital Marketing

17 Jan 2024

Dry January is Big Bucks for Booze Makers

Dry January. It sounds like the next scary impact of climate change. In reality, it’s part personal challenge and part social movement.

Digital Marketing

17 Jan 2024

Azure DevOps Server Product Lifecycle and Servicing

Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Server follow the Microsoft Product Fixed Lifecycle Policy of 10 years. The first 5 years of Mainstream Support provide feature updates, platform updates, security updates, functionality fixes, and quality improvements. The second 5 years of Extended Support provide critical security updates only for the latest release of each version.
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17 Jan 2024

How Best Take makes your group photos better

Learn more about how Google built Google Photo’s Best Take tool.

17 Jan 2024

Bridge the skills gap with Microsoft Learn for Organizations collections

With the best of intentions, many organizations start digital transformation initiatives that promise greater productivity, agility, and other cloud benefits, only to discover that their teams don’t have all the skills to follow through. Now Microsoft ...

17 Jan 2024

Understand Microsoft Shifts settings as an end-user

Frontline managers have gained greater control, on a team-level, over the capabilities offered in Microsoft Shifts.
With the latest releases now available on the Shifts settings page, we have made updates to improve the end-user experience for frontlin...

17 Jan 2024

Charge up your 2024 goals with Fitbit and SoulCycle

Join the fun with Fitbit and SoulCycle for the chance to earn complimentary classes, discounts on devices and even win a Fitbit Charge 6.

16 Jan 2024

How to Sell SEO (With Expert Tips)

Follow this six-step guide to help improve your pitch, close more sales, and get your first clients (with tips from the pros.) To be taken seriously by prospects and get a foot in the door, you need to make them…Read more ›

Digital Marketing

16 Jan 2024

MozCon 2024: The Initial Agenda

The moment you’ve been so eagerly awaiting has finally arrived. Today, we’re excited to share the lineup of talks hitting the MozCon 204 stage this June.

Digital Marketing

16 Jan 2024

Charting a Course to Success: How Unite Experience Navigates the Marketing Landscape

In the dynamic world of online marketing, Jenn Brabbins stands out, carving her own path as a digital marketer. With twelve years of experience in the field, she founded Unite Experience, an integrated marketing consultancy business, helping to demystify new digital landscapes for small businesses and startups. Like many entrepreneurs, …

16 Jan 2024

I Wrote 100+ Blog Posts for the Ahrefs Blog. Here’s What I Learned.

So, I decided to reflect on my journey. I did two Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions to see what people wanted to know: one on Twitter X and another on LinkedIn. I was pleasantly surprised that so many people were…Read more ›

Digital Marketing

16 Jan 2024

Managing software in complex network environments: the Snap Store Proxy

As enterprises grapple with the evolving landscape of security threats, the need to safeguard internal networks from the broader internet is increasingly important. In environments with restricted internet access, it can be difficult to manage software updates in an easy, reliable way. When managing devices in the field, change management and compliance policies can introduce […]

Desktop & Laptop

16 Jan 2024

3 Unique Content Strategy Examples (And How to Build Your Own)

These questions are adapted from the legendary book Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt. They’re designed to: Most companies have the same core problem: they need more customers, and they need more money from those customers. But every compan...

Digital Marketing

16 Jan 2024

19 Best Free Marketing & Sales Templates for Microsoft Excel

In my experience, sales and marketing Excel templates can help you expedite your data analysis and reporting.

Digital Marketing

15 Jan 2024

The Top Marketing Trends of 2024 & How They’ve Changed Since 2023 [Data from 1400+ Global Marketers]

Every time I think I have this whole marketing thing down to a science, something changes in the blink of an eye. And if you're a marketer like myself, you've probably experienced the same feeling of whiplash as marketing trends continue to shift.

Digital Marketing

15 Jan 2024

Leverage the OKR Framework to Create a Dynamic Content Calendar in 2024

Leverage the Objective and Key Results framework to create a dynamic content calendar for your business in 2024.

Digital Marketing

15 Jan 2024

How fashion brand MSGM used Pixel’s AI features in its latest collection

Our collaboration with MSGM, unveiled at Milan Men’s Fashion Week, integrates Pixel’s AI features in a limited edition clothing collection.

13 Jan 2024

I Tested Premium AI Prompts To See if They’re Worth It. They’re Not.

Long story short: They aren’t. The experiment Here’s what I did: A total of 15 people took the poll. Here are the results: The premium prompts only convincingly “beat” the simple prompt for two tasks. Considering that you’ll need to…Read more &#8...

Digital Marketing

13 Jan 2024

Validate your skills with our new certification for Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineers

The beta rescore process is complete, and you should receive an email from Pearson VUE with your result. Unfortunately, we have known issue on the Microsoft side that is preventing the results from showing up in your profile. It will take a few weeks t...

13 Jan 2024

55 Office Costume Ideas for Marketing Nerds & Tech Geeks

How many days of the year are you encouraged to dress and goof around at work? Probably just one — Halloween — and even then, it can be hard to know which office costume ideas are appropriate for the workplace.

Digital Marketing

12 Jan 2024

How Often Should You (or Your Company) Blog? [New Data]

In my early days as a content marketing manager, I was asked a tough question: how often should you blog to see results?

Digital Marketing

12 Jan 2024

How to Use the P.S. in Email

As a copywriting tactic, the postscript (P.S.) has made its way from standard direct mail copy to email marketing copy.

Digital Marketing

12 Jan 2024