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DuckDuckGo expands its maps UI with a few familiar features
Map re-querying, local autocomplete and a dedicated maps tab are now...
Alexa, Google Home now battling perception of being ‘surveillance’ devices
A new incident fuels the perception that smart speakers are spying on their...
What two big studies tell us about the state of local marketing
New research from SOCi and FreshChalk point toward best practices and reveal how most local marketers are failing to execute....
Is voice over-hyped? A new survey suggests lower adoption than previously thought
iPhones dominate usage, despite aggressive promotion of the Google Assistant. ...
Apple Maps refresh: Better data, more detail and a new ‘street view’
New basemap data and 3D imagery power new 'Look Around' feature....
App-marketer spending on Apple Search Ads Grew by 90% in less than a year
The data come from Kenshoo's Q1 2019 Quarterly Trends Report, capturing trends from more than $6 billion in ad spend....
Searching for facts, directions, local businesses are top digital assistant use cases, says survey
Smart speaker ownership jumped from 23 percent to 45 percent of respondents since last year's survey from Microsoft....
Apple News, Google News, Google Newsstand: What marketers need to know
What they are, how they work and how to optimize for Google News and Apple...
Smart speakers set to eclipse tablets globally by 2021
Commerce, advertising or something else: The smart speaker model hasn't been figured out....
Just 4% of businesses ‘voice search ready,’ says analysis of nearly 75,000 companies
Are your local SEO and business listing data optimization efforts ready for voice...
Apple extends Search Ads support to 46 more countries
Apps marketers also get the ability to group multiple regions into one...
DuckDuckGo a new ‘default search’ option for Chrome, is it time to start paying attention?
The upstart search engine's visibility has been growing....
Voice gaining on mobile browser as top choice for smartphone-based search
Since 2018, voice has become more users' first choice for mobile...
SMBs bullish on virtual assistants, think Alexa has biggest marketing potential
Don't focus on the specific numbers, the interesting thing is the sentiment....
Analyst: 8 billion voice assistants by 2023
Marketers need to have a voice strategy that recognizes the different use cases of different hardware devices and channels....
DuckDuckGo map and address searches now powered by Apple Maps
The company had been using OpenStreetMap....
Why one marketer thinks smart speakers have their work cut out for them
Rebecca Stone, LiveRamp's VP of Marketing, discusses what needs to happen for smart speakers (and displays) to realize their marketing and...
Google Home wins smart speaker IQ test but Siri beats Alexa and Cortana
Alexa had the most noticeable improvement according to the test results, nearly matching Google for general information queries....
Google Assistant iOS app adds Siri shortcut, making it easier for iPhone users to say Okay Google
iPhone users can now trigger "OK Google" by just asking...
Redesigned iOS Cortana app looks better but adoption challenges remain
Because of a 'structural' disadvantage vs. rivals, Cortana will likely need something more radical to break through....