Google Assistant will now find you ‘good news’
'OK, Google: Tell me something good' triggers positive news stories from the Solutions Journalism Network....
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Google Drive’s rebrand to Google One includes offers for hotels found in Search
Deals on hotels found in Google Search are spotlighted in the Benefits section of the new Google One app, with plans to add more promotions from...
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....
Google Assistant gets more helpful
The Google Assistant app now offers a new visual overview of your day, with proactive suggestions and personalized...
7 ways digital marketers use what happens on calls to optimize ROI
The customer journey is calling. When consumers search for products and services, engage with digital ads or visit a business’s website on...
Ex-Googler John Giannandrea takes charge of Siri
Apple has merged Siri and its machine learning groups under Giannandrea’s leadership....
How AI-driven call intelligence can close the online/offline data gap
Consumers don’t think of their brand experiences as “online” or “offline.” They expect one consistent path to purchase...
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...
Amazon in deal with Marriott to make Alexa a ‘virtual concierge’ in hotel rooms
The program offers the potential for better customer experiences, but privacy concerns could slow deployment....
Report: EU about to fine Google billions in Android antitrust case
The first antitrust fine was roughly $2.8 billion; this one could be larger....
Mobile SERP survival: Technical SEO checklist
A responsive website is not enough to survive in the mobile-first indexing era, says contributor Barry Adams. Here's a list of technical SEO and...
7 personalization strategies to convert more callers to customers
Digital advertising has gone mobile. And when consumers engage with a company’s digital ads and website on their smartphones, they often...
The new and AI-improved Google News now available for iPhone and iPad
Google News redesign in more than 120 countries on the web, Android and iOS....
Google Lens improvements ready visual search and AR for mainstream adoption
Better text recognition, lookalike search and real-time functionality are upgrades....
Google announces ads updates for app developers at Google I/O
Google says 94 billion apps were downloaded from Google Play last...
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...
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....
Learn the benefits of pay-per-call for affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketing campaigns — where businesses pay affiliates (or an affiliate network) a commission for sending them website visitors,...
Google’s AMP Project announces new consent component ahead of GDPR compliance deadline
Development of a new Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) component enabling publishers to acquire user consent is underway and accepting...
