In the past, search engine optimization was a simple process that most companies could do on their own as long as they had a basic understanding of the Internet. All they needed to do was stuff keywords on their website, build up some backlinks (the scammier the better) and businesses were easily able to...Read More

Agenc The world was paying more attention to Facebook’s annual conference than ever before. After a year rocked by scandal after scandal, from Russian meddling to data breaches, people were eager to hear what the company would say about it. While Mark Zuckerberg kept things light, skirting around most of the scandals, they did make...Read More

  This has been a busy few weeks for Facebook, and not in a good way. The company was hit with not one, but two data breach scandals. In the aftermath, they’ve outlined a few ways they’ll be changing, but one surprising change was that they will give up one of their most major data...Read More

A little over a year ago we questioned whether QR Codes were cool again. Snapchat’s Snapcodes seemed to have breathed new life into this once dead technology. But now that Snapchat’s cool factor has faded (thanks in part to that awful layout update) QR codes seem to still be in limbo.   Much to our...Read More

For the past few years, Google has limited their search snippets, the little bit of text that appears below the URL in organic search results, to around 160 characters. While there were a few instances of Google allowing longer snippets, they’ve only recently raised the character count. Here’s why Google made this leap and here’s...Read More

BrightLocal recently asked for users to vote for their favorite local SEO blogs, and we’re excited to announce we ranked in the top 20. Coming in at number 13, Hilborn Digital is thrilled to make the list. Ranking alongside big hitters like Moz and SearchEngingeLand is an honor. Feel free to check out the list. Thank...Read More

  Fake news. It’s a statement that has been uttered so many times this past year it’s lost a bit of it’s meaning. You can’t go a day without hearing President Trump sling it at the media or the tech industry buzz about it in regards to Russian meddling. The Internet has always been a...Read More