[June 14th] 📰 Steve Dougherty's This Weeks News You Can Use

Published: Tue, 06/14/22

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'Yep', Ahrefs Very Own "Creator-Friendly" Search Engine

Well, this is straight from the desk of “didn’t see that coming,” but search engine toolkit company Ahrefs is working on their very own search engine on the sly.

Plowing $60 million of resources into its own search engine, called Yep.

It’s a unique proposition, running its own search index, rather than relying on APIs from Google or Bing.

As for the name?

I dunno; Yep seems pretty daft to me.

But I guess at least the name is one character shorter than Bing, the other major search engine I’ll only ever use by accident.

Name aside, Yep is taking a fresh new path through the world of Internet advertising, claiming that it’s giving 90% of its ad revenues to content creators.

Check out the rest of this article for more details on the 'Yep'.

Best WooCommerce Alternatives for WordPress

WooCommerce has become the most installed eCommerce platform since Automattic purchased it in 2015.

Are there any alternatives that even compare to WooCommerce?

One of my favorite things about WordPress is when you find a reliable theme or plugin developer, you realize that the search for high-quality website-building tools is over.

The only thing is, nothing changes faster than technology, especially in today’s digital landscape, where new platforms get launched, existing ones get acquired, and older ones go bust on an almost daily basis.

Should you put all your eggs into one eCommerce plugin basket?

What’s The Best Lossless Image Format? Comparing PNG, WebP, AVIF, and JPEG XL

This guide answers several questions related to image formats and their optimization.

What is lossless compression?

When to use lossless compression?

And of course which is the best for your particular situation.

Let's check it out and see if the results hold any surprises.

TSMC: The Most Important Tech Company You Never Heard Of

It's one of the biggest and most important companies in the world.

And you don't even know its name.

Quick question: what do your smartphone, laptop, and refrigerator have in common?

No, not that you can't keep your hands off any of them.
Something else, they're all powered by semiconductor chips.

Same as your washing machine, gaming console, microwave, and even electric toothbrush.

Without these chips, there would be no iPhones, no PlayStations, and no Teslas.

Not a very exciting alternate universe.

But most of us gave little thought to their existence until 2020.

Then, with the pandemic driving up our reliance on tech, the demand for these chips surged to an all-time high, making one company the most important tech company in the world.

Let's find out which company that is.

YouTube for Business:

The Easy Path to Content

Are you struggling with creating YouTube content that helps your business?

Want a better way to make content that converts?

YouTube offers your business several advantages over every other social platform.

Among other things, YouTube will pay you for your content and unlike other social media outlets, your content lives forever on YouTube.

In this guide, you’ll discover some of the most common mistakes people make on YouTube and how to create better content for your audience.