Google Lens improvements ready visual search and AR for mainstream adoption
Better text recognition, lookalike search and real-time functionality are upgrades....
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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 Assistant takes center stage at I/O, search takes a back seat
Search only mentioned twice in a nearly two-hour keynote that saw a long list of announcements....
Google voice-enables movie-ticket buying with Fandango
Enhanced capability is likely a preview of many similar Google Assistant integrations to come....
Microsoft launches new audience network, ‘Audience Ads’ at Bing Partner Summit
New display network combines search signals, Microsoft’s AI assets and its audience graph, which includes...
Google launches new Google My Business API, new dashboard to manage multiple locations
Now a single registered account on GMB will be able to manage an unlimited number of locations....
Google involved in Supreme Court case that may change class-action damages awards
The question before the court involves 'cy-près' and whether it was OK for plaintiffs' attorneys to allocate settlement money to their own law...
Study: Google Assistant most accurate, Alexa most improved virtual assistant
While one new study on voice assistants compares the quality of different providers' answers, the other drills into Google's data sources for 22...
Reports: Fake reviews are a growing problem on Amazon, Google
Facebook is reportedly the source of some of the fake review solicitations....
Google posts $31.1B in total revenue, beats top- and bottom-line expectations
The company reported nearly $27 billion in ad...
Study: Majority reject ads on smart speakers
Just under 40 percent said they were open to ads if they were “relevant.”...
Study: Responding to reviews can improve paid-search conversion rates
Better reviews would have meant 13,000 more local leads for businesses in the study. ...
Google loses ‘right to be forgotten’ case in UK High Court
Decision likely to spark other appeals to courts by those denied de-listing....
Research: Google local algorithm uses 2:1 clustering formula
Study identifies Local Pack results distance pattern....
SMB marketing survey finds only 3% use outside agency or vendor
Messaging and SEO seen as most effective digital tactics, Snapchat easiest to...
In big win, Apple hires Google AI chief John Giannandrea away from Google
Apple must succeed in AI if it is to remain competitive with rivals....
Waze launches ‘Local’ ads primarily aimed at SMBs and franchises
Waze has 100 million active users who spend an average of 11 hours per month in the app....
Europeans again raise the specter of breaking up Google
More of a bargaining position, it's extremely unlikely to actually happen....
Proposed EU consumer rules to force ‘marketplaces’ to reveal ‘default ranking criteria’
Penalties will be stronger, and there will be an individual right of action....
To comply with GDPR, Google asks publishers to manage user-data consent for ad targeting in EU
Publishers are being asked to manage the consent process on behalf of...
Once a competitive advantage, Siri now seen as liability for Apple
Failure to improve Siri will eventually impact iPhone sales....
