Google Updates Its Search Quality Rater Guidelines In An Extensive Manner

Google has really taken a bold step by updating its search quality rater guidelines in a really big manner.

For those who might be aware, the initials happened to be E-A-T in the past but now, it’s getting a new E addition to that which represents experience right after the term expertise, and then the likes of authoritativeness, and trustworthiness as seen in the past.

The app has mentioned how trust is pivotal or the most crucial aspect among them all. And with the addition of the new element of E, we can see the document getting bigger by almost 9 pages so it’s a staggering 176 pages, slowly increasing over the years.

But what exactly changed in this document is a question that many people are wondering. And most of it was related to the last page of this revised PDF that highlights the changes.

Google mentioned how the Double-E-A-T feature is the most notable as delineated above where experience counts. In the same way, we saw the company broadly refresh some concepts and even rated criteria in the document’s part 1. It’s mostly applicable to various kinds of web pages and models for creating content.

Google similarly has made some huge clarifications on terms like ‘Findings whose responsible for the webpage and who is the creator of this page’ on a number of website types. At the same time, we’re seeing a new summary table that has the ‘Page Quality Considerations’included in PQ ratings that carry through to every section.

More guidance was similarly added to the likes of core pillars and their respective ratings such as main quality, the reputation for webpages and content creators, and the E-E-A-T aspect. The ratings on the PQ section had been sequenced again, starting from the lowest to the highest and such sections became streamlined too.

Google has really gone on about how the experience was required in this document as it adds a whole new level of quality for assessing the search results. But what is this search engine looking for in terms of such an experience?

Google highlighted that it’s all about the content being produced in a manner that shows some kind of experience. For instance, it could be linked to the product’s actual use or connecting with a person that is on the experienced end of the spectrum.

The best example provided by the search engine giant was when there’s the content linked to how to appropriately fill out a form entailing tax returns. It’s a situation where a user would prefer having information produced by experts in this accounting field. And the same would be the case for others situations.

In case you’re wondering, how does the term experience differ from the likes of expertise? Well, pages do end up sharing first-hand life experiences regarding topics and it could be deemed to have a higher E-E-A-T provided the content being spoken about is safe and consistent and has expert consensus.

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Infographic: Smartphone Market Activity Trends For Q3 Of 2022

The Market Monitor Report for Q3 of 2022 has been published by CounterPointResearch and it’s talking about the happening trends observed in the world of smartphones during this period. For those who may not be aware, it’s a summary of the smartphone market activities taking place and we’ve outlined the few observations made so far.

For starters, the global market for smartphones underwent a decline of 12% YoY but it grew 3% when compared to the previous quarter. The only tech brand for smartphones that grew from the previous year was Apple.

On the other hand, it was Samsung who really witnessed a dramatic decline by nearly 7% since the last year in Q3 of this year. And that’s even if shares remained constant from the previous quarter.

Both OPPO and Vivo managed to strike it big and continued to produce results that arose in double digits but still, a YoY decline was witnessed in terms of shipments. Meanwhile, the Asia Pacific is known for contributing just 52% in terms of the smartphone market and that’s followed by the European continent which currently has a 14% share.

As far as the global smartphone shipments’ market share is concerned, Samsung held the lead at 21% followed by Apple at 16%. In third place was Xiaomi at 13% and then Oppo at 10%, Vivo at 9%, and the tail-ending position went to HONOR.

The market size stood at 302 million and then a growth of 3% was seen when compared to Q2 of 2022. As far as which region dominates the market for smartphones, no surprises here. It was definitely the Asia Pacific that contributes more than 50% of the shares, followed by Europe which claimed 14%.

So overall, not too bad considering the uncertain economic situation around the globe that has been at the center of attention as there was growth from the previous quarter.

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Despite His Flaws, Elon Musk Has One Good Management Trick Up His Sleeve

Few public figures are capturing as much controversy as Elon Musk these days. The Tesla owner made waves after acquiring Twitter for three times its actual worth, and he has come under fire repeatedly for his exploitative labor practices as well as his confrontational and controlling management style. In spite of the fact that this is the case, Musk may have a single nugget of wisdom that may help managers to better handle their affairs.

With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that Musk recently sent out a Thanksgiving email to all of his employees in which he made a surprisingly pertinent point. In this email, he stated that managers need to be able to know how to code because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up helping them better assess their employee’s performance.

It is quite common for managers to only focus on the administrative aspects of their role. This often leaves them without much knowledge about the work that their employees are supposed to do. The distance between managers and employees is growing at a startling rate, and this can lead to managers making unreasonable demands of the people that they are responsible for with all things having been considered and taken into account.

It is quite ironic that such statements are coming from Elon Musk, given that he is in many ways the archetypal out of touch manager. He asks his employees to work many times more than their contracts require, and this is frequently criticized for being a bad way to do business. Workers have a limited amount of mental fortitude at their disposal. While making them work all night long may seem like it would improve productivity, in reality it only leads to employee burnout and completion times that are longer than might have been the case otherwise.

Regardless, Musks’s statement addresses a massive issue with current management culture. This paradigm needs to shift, and requiring managers to know the work can help with that.

Musk at a SpaceX demonstration / Public Domain

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Researchers Claim Video Game Addiction Leads To Poor Psychological Performance

The world of video games is a popular activity for many users around the globe. But did you know the hazards that come with an addiction linked to the ordeal?

Well, most of us aren’t even aware of the fact that we could be addicted to video games or the risks that are attached. But thanks to a new study published, the world is gaining more knowledge on the matter.

Common effects include poor psychological performance like the inability to regulate emotions correctly and even response inhibition in some cases. And that’s just the start of indicators for risks of gaming disorders out there today.

As with any other activity, overuse or overindulgence comes with its fair share of drawbacks and serious impacts. Online gaming disorders were included in the recent manual published linked to mental disorders. It spoke about uncontrollable gaming which really affects an individual’s ability to engage in the social world, carry out daily functions, or even study appropriately.

The study even goes as far as understanding some striking differences in mental performance among individuals at high or low risk for the disorder.

This particular research comes to us by Shuai Wang and respective colleagues who included 57 high-risk individuals for gaming disorders and 52 low-risk ones in their sample size. The samples were mostly males and there were specific criteria for inclusion and exclusion. Moreover, the samples were asked questions regarding demographics, intelligence, impulsiveness, and response inhibition through means like eye-tracking.

The results proved how those with a higher risk for internet gaming disorders had lower emotional regulation, scored low on tasks linked to eye tracking, and had higher impulsiveness too. Moreover, those at high risk also proved to have greater game usage than those at a lower risk.

The reason why this study is being hailed is linked to the fact that it carefully evaluated the huge differences between people that were at a higher risk and those who were not for the online gaming disorder. Keeping all of this in mind, there are a few limitations worth noticing that the researchers face and outline in the end.

One of them had to do with the fact that the risk for the condition was measured through a scale administered at a single point in time. And that may lead to issues of bias and not provide a proper picture of gaming usage. In addition to that, the sample size was quite small and skewed as it entailed mostly males.

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Musk Reaches Out To Investors For Twitter At Similar Price He Paid To Make Company Private

In what is being termed as a surprise turn of events, new Twitter chief Elon Musk is seeking investors at a similar price that he paid while acquiring the firm.

In case you didn’t know, so many investors have fled the company after they glanced over Elon Musk’s decisions to moderate content on the app and police various tweets.

The news comes to us as the company’s managing director is seeking new investors as mentioned by two people who are close to this effort for fundraising.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s manager has opted to set out an offer for shares at the price worth $52 which is the same that the Tesla CEO paid out when making the company private in October of this year.

For now, both Musk and Twitter didn’t exactly respond to requests for comments on the matter but it’s definitely a prospect that they hope to achieve success with soon.

At the start of this week, Musk was seen selling out shares for his own firm on the app and that is what made it $40 billion in total for shares sold in 2022 by Tesla. If we look at previous statistics, it’s actually the second biggest chunk of shares Musk has made since he bought the Twitter app. And it’s surprising, to say the least as the billionaire vowed that the wouldn’t be selling any more shares.

In the meantime, it was interesting as we witnessed the app’s advertisers walk away as so many feared the fate of this application in terms of Musk’s policing strategy. That certainly affected revenues and the ability to pay out interest on this mega $13 billion debt that Musk took to purchase this social media firm.

On the other hand, one of the app’s investors mentioned boldly how he did put out $1 million in the original investment made when Twitter was purchased. His name is Ross Gerber and now, he’s been contacted again as reported by Semafor.

In other news, after banning and reinstating some influencers and journalist accounts, the billionaire issued an apology by tweeting that "Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes."

Elon Musk is also looking for people's opinion on should he step down as head of Twitter? For now over 12 million users have participated in the poll and 56.4% want him to step down as Twitter's CEO, while only 43.6 percent still want him to be Twitter's Chief.

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WhatsApp Beta For Android Has A New Update For Users Which Will Keep Disappearing Messages

WhatsApp is working on a new update that will give the users ability to undo their disappearing messages. Disappearing messages on Whatsapp disappear after their expiration date, but now due to this feature users will be able to undo the expiry on disappearing messages.

In the new screenshot shared by WABI, it can be seen that once users have disappearing messages features on a WhatsApp chat, they will have the ability to turn it off. If users want to keep the disappearing messages, they do not need to do anything and the messages will disappear on their expiration date. But users have to turn the features off themselves if they want to keep the messages.

Another thing to keep in mind is that if the users keep a message, undoing it automatically deletes the message. This means once the message is deleted for everyone, users will not be able to retrieve it back. If users have kept a message, they have to make sure to not delete it accidentally because the message won't ever come back. WhatsApp also recently rolled out an update that lets users undo a deleted message. This is only for the "Delete for Me" option. You cannot undo a delete for every message once it is deleted.

This feature is still under development, as per the news from WhatsApp so we cannot say when it will officially roll out. Right now, it is not even available for beta users but it will be released in the next few days. WhatsApp is always working to provide every new feature that the user needs. It is good that the feature will be available soon because many users are waiting for it.

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After The Success of Lensa AI, The Demand For AI Art Apps Has Increased on App Store

Lensa AI is a huge blockbuster with almost $8 million in revenue from the US App Store alone. The numbers are still increasing and Lensa AI is becoming popular among people all over the world. Globally, Lensa AI has generated a total of $25 million, even after Apple and Google deducted their fees. This means that this net revenue is huge for a picture-editing app.

After this success from Lensa, the demand for AI art apps has increased. Many of the AI art apps have already climbed on the Apple Store. People loved Lensa AI and now they are looking for more apps like it. After Lensa AI became popular, there was a rise seen in other artificial intelligence based art apps too. Some of this was pushed by Ads by Apple Store but they do not do much and this means that people just love these apps in general.

According to AppFigures, the top five AI arts apps were downloaded in 11,000,000. Lensa AI is excluded from this data just to see how there's a surge in AI art apps after Lensa was released in November. Before AI art became popular, there were other apps too which were climbing up. These apps included Wonder, Dawn, Prequel, AI Art, and Voi. This year, these apps got many downloads before people moved onto AI Art.

There is speculation that it is just a trend fueled by the Apple Store but it's not true. The rise in downloads of AI Arts Apps can be seen on both Google as well as Apple Store. So it is probably not by some trend. After the Lensa app release, the demand for AI Apps increased to 1265% on the App Store while about 7 million downloads were recorded. On Google Play, this demand was a bit lower than App Store but high on the platform with 759% and about 3.7 million downloads were seen on the app.

It is too soon to say if the trends in AI Art Apps are just a phase or if people are going to let it be with them for the long term. One thing is sure people love using these apps and the App Store is having a blast with the profit it is gaining from them. Now we have to wait and see how much time it will take until people will get bored of it.

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