Google’s AMP’d Future, 2018 State of Email and More

Mike and I discuss how AMP fits into Google’s larger worldview, and how quickly we may see AMP for small business websites reach a critical mass.

Always a must-read; there are always tons of interesting nuggets (which vary based on your level of sophistication and experience).

As part of the celebration of International Women’s Day last week, Google announced the ability to add a woman-led badge to your GMB listing. I applaud the move, but wonder how they’re going to police it? Perhaps they expect the community to leave negative reviews or leading questions in Q&A…

Interesting look at the difference in consumer sentiment towards Amazon vs. Walmart. The article does a good job of capturing the nuance of Amazon–which enables many small businesses to make a living through ecommerce, albeit with a lower margin, and at the potential expense of retail.

Not a new article, but “new to me” in the last week. The author suggests Facebook could solve many of its problems by disallowing third-party links and deemphasizing text.

Another obvious difference between the two is the relative lack of monetization on Instagram — which I see changing dramatically in the coming months.