Imagine yourself on a lazy Saturday afternoon. You finally have the time to try your hand at Lebanese cuisine. So you go on Google and search for “Lebanese recipes”. You get a list of lists. For the next 30 minutes you go to each of the links, read through their recipe recommendations, come back, click on the next one and repeat – until you realize that you’re too tired and would rather just order in.This is where Google’s Rich Cards can help you out. One of Google’s biggest visual updates for search results in mobile devices this year, rich cards can offer you recipes and movie recommendations from each link right in your results page, along with images and additional info. Rich cards on a mobile browser appear as carousels that can be scrolled easily as they are laid out horizontally.

As the Apple-FBI battle in the United States grinds to an unexpected halt or what could be a turbulent beginning, the world is propelled into an all new conversation about privacy and encryption in the digital world. Today, the internet is littered with mines like snoopers, hackers, spammers or even governments waiting to grab your private data at a moment’s notice.

As early as 2010, site loading speed was listed by Google as a crucial factor in their site ranking algorithm, and they’ve recently updated their mobile algorithm to include page loading speed as a ranking signal for mobile sites as well.

Statistics show that speed is a vital factor for increasing conversions – a second’s delay can result in a 7% loss in conversions, and 79% of users who have trouble with a site’s speed is unlikely to return for a second look. Every user consistently wants a fast-loading website – that’s why optimising your site for faster performance is crucial.

Google announced that moving your website from HTTP to HTTPS would give a small boost to your rankings. It is vital that you understand the difference between HTTP and HTTPS before you decide on your move.