Facebook officially rolls out food ordering as part of longer-term commerce evolution
Facebook has been building a range of commerce tools and capabilities, many of which are directed at local and offline...
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Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor at Search Engine Land. He writes a personal blog, Screenwerk, about connecting the dots between digital media and real-world consumer behavior. He is also VP of Strategy and Insights for the Local Search Association. Follow him on Twitter or find him at Google+.
Google now has 50M Local Guides adding content to Google Maps and Search
The number of Guides has grown by 10x in just one year....
Target expands voice-commerce relationship with Google to battle Amazon
Retailer joins Walmart in climbing aboard the Google Express....
Yext begins to verticalize local business listings syndication with ‘Yext for Food’
Moves seek to provide enhanced data with more vertically specific attributes to various consumer search and discovery points....
Echo and Home will probably have to tell you they’re always listening — in Europe
As smart speakers proliferate around the world, some governments will require strong privacy disclosures and consent to recording....
Investors anxious about Google traffic acquisition costs, which regulation could further increase
Mobile fees and new regulatory moves could bump Google's revenue costs....
Placed introduces offline attribution for paid search campaigns
An early test delivered 4x return on ad spend when store visits...
Answer engine JustAnswer now uses bots to route questions to human experts
The use of bots to qualify questions or leads, which are then handed off to experts or reps, may be the optimal chatbot use case....
Can Google Express help traditional retail level the playing field with Amazon?
The enemy of my enemy is my friend for Google and major retail partners....
Google releases a variety of Accelerated Mobile Pages Project (AMP) updates: scrolling animations, video analytics, fluid ad support
The scope and feature list of the open-source project continue to expand....
Google: First Click Free is over, being replaced by Flexible Sampling
Google is rolling out a suite of tools to help news publishers drive more subscription revenue....
Google’s ‘Manhattan project’: Home device with a screen to compete with Echo Show
Can Google Home emerge from Amazon Echo's shadow?...
Amazon just upped the ante in the battle of the virtual assistants
Smart speakers are the 'gateway drug' to smart home adoption....
Alphabet to create separate business unit in Europe to run Google Shopping
Effort is attempt to comply with European antitrust decision; would force Google to bid against rivals in the AdWords auction as a standalone entity....
Report: 57% of smart speaker owners have bought something with their voice
Part two of NPR Smart Audio report exposes the 'v-commerce' potential of virtual assistant devices....
Report: The future of paid-search marketing is machine learning and AI
Machine learning-optimized campaigns saw 71 percent better conversion rates and lower CPCs than those not using it....
Report: Google to debut ‘Home Mini’ smart speaker for $49 on October 4
The device is Google's answer to the low-cost Amazon Echo Dot....
Google iOS app now makes related content suggestions
An expandable carousel at the bottom of the page will show related stories and content pages....
Google proposes a new version of ‘rival links’ to remedy shopping search antitrust violation
Submission appears similar to its earlier, unsuccessful settlement proposal....
Report: Google beats Amazon for product-search reach, but rival sees greater loyalty
56% of US, UK, German and French shoppers use Amazon as a starting...
