Roundup (May 28, 2020)

“The Google Page Experience Update: User Experience to Become a Google Ranking Factor” (via SEL)
Plan to begin using the “user experience” sometime next year.

Additional Reports: 

• “Google Search Results Will Take ‘Page Experience’ Into Account Next Year” (via The Verge)

• Direct From Google: Evaluating Page Experience For A Better Web

“The page experience signal measures aspects of how users perceive the experience of interacting with a web page. Optimizing for these factors makes the web more delightful for users across all web browsers and surfaces, and helps sites evolve towards user expectations on mobile. We believe this will contribute to business success on the web as users grow more engaged and can transact with less friction.”

New Tools Aim to Tame Pandemic Paper Tsunami (via Science)

Privacy: Surveillance/Facial Recognition: ACLU Files Lawsuit vs. Clearview AI

University of Tsukuba and F1000 Research Lead the Way in Open Science with First Open Research Publishing Gateway to Publish in Japanese

Vatican Archives Will Reopen to Scholars June 1 (via CNA)

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