Google: AMP to use ‘consensus-seeking’ governance model
Nearly 80 percent of AMP contributors are now third parties....
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EU approves controversial copyright directive aimed at Google, Facebook, Twitter
The new rules, which require member-state approval to go into effect, amount to a kind of 'GDPR for...
European publishers accuse Google and Facebook of ‘plundering’ their content
Publishers and media companies have stepped up lobbying for a restrictive copyright law that would effectively create 'link taxes.'...
Opinion: Google’s store sales measurement data deal with Mastercard not ‘deceptive’
Bloomberg report zeroes-in on lack of consumer disclosure by the credit card...
Survey: 82 percent of smartphone shoppers conduct ‘near me’ searches
Over 90 percent of survey respondents also said they were likely to click on the first set of...
Google adds new ‘veteran-led’ attribute to Google My Business profile
It becomes the second business owner identity attribute, following 'women-led' in March....
Local inventory-based SEO strategy juiced rankings and sales for US wireless carrier
Carrier saw an average ranking position of 1.9 for product queries and 5x better conversions than other channels....
Google Assistant will now find you ‘good news’
'OK, Google: Tell me something good' triggers positive news stories from the Solutions Journalism Network....
Report: Google building China search query ‘blacklist’ with aid of 265.com
The site was purchased by Google in 2008 and has been used to compile lists of keywords and websites that will be banned....
Case study: Waze Local ads drove a 57% increase in leads to local auto dealer
This translated into more than 120 additional repair orders per month or about 360 new customers during the quarter....
Report: Google plans to re-enter China with government-approved search app
Company reportedly has been meeting with officials and developing prototype search apps that comply with Chinese censorship demands....
Survey: SEO rated the ‘least popular digital marketing channel’
Only 44% of businesses said SEO was a part of their digital...
Yext integrates local business listings directly into Amazon Alexa
Name, address, phone and hours, with more to come....
The last of Siri’s original bosses leaves Apple, as does ex-Topsy search exec
Departures likely a response to reorganization of Siri and AI units under John Giannandrea....
Ex-Googler John Giannandrea takes charge of Siri
Apple has merged Siri and its machine learning groups under Giannandrea’s leadership....
Google expanding store visitation and local conversion reporting
Per-store reports will be broadly available by the end of July to enterprises and SMBs that use location extensions....
Google invites more entities to take control of their Knowledge Panels and ‘get verified’
Suggest a featured image and control other factual information in the panel....
Antitrust, data and consumer privacy will take center stage at new FTC hearings
Will they lead to a new Google investigation, more Facebook...
Google turns on ‘Continued Conversation’ in the Google Assistant
Users will be able to ask repeated follow-up questions without the need to say "OK Google."...
Polished Microsoft News app joins rivals Google and Apple News
The new app and news experience is great for consumers, but is it equally beneficial for...
