Mobile

The future of search begins with a ‘V’

Voice and visual search will ultimately become significant drivers of query volume beside text input....

Greg Sterling | Oct 17, 2019 at 9:34 am ET

7 new trends for better email and mobile marketing

Join us on Thursday, October 24, at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM) for this live...

Digital Marketing Depot | Oct 14, 2019 at 1:19 pm ET

Apple accused of favoring its own properties in App Store results

Apple says it has now adjusted its algorithm to reduce the visibility of the company's apps in key categories....

Greg Sterling | Sep 9, 2019 at 11:04 am ET

Google’s Assistant-everywhere strategy reminiscent of old site search playbook

Google Assistant "syndication" is a way to battle Amazon Alexa and expand its reach for later...

Greg Sterling | Sep 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm ET

Google search lets you swipe left and right on shows and movies

Google is launching a new way to find tv shows and movies in...

Barry Schwartz | Sep 5, 2019 at 9:35 am ET

Voice assistant usage now at ‘critical mass’ as Google Assistant crowned smartest

Google Assistant scored 93%, Siri 83% and Alexa got 80% of answers right in a recent study....

Greg Sterling | Aug 19, 2019 at 11:38 am ET

Ecosia says it will boycott ‘search choice’ auction on Android in Europe

Will other European search engines also reject Google's antitrust remedy?...

Greg Sterling | Aug 12, 2019 at 12:20 pm ET

Google to offer mandated ‘search choice’ to EU Android users in 2020

However, use of an auction for inclusion on the choice screen has some search rivals complaining....

Greg Sterling | Aug 2, 2019 at 11:08 am ET

Google expands App campaigns search inventory on iOS browsers

Conversions won’t be available via third-party...

George Nguyen | Jul 2, 2019 at 5:15 pm ET

New app rating formula headed to Google Play will favor newer reviews

Recent ratings will carry more weight to reflect the current state of your...

George Nguyen | May 9, 2019 at 5:51 pm ET

AMP WordPress plugin now supports Stories

Latest update lets publishers create Stories without HTML, CSS or JavaScript...

George Nguyen | Apr 18, 2019 at 2:31 pm ET

Some cheers, a few sneers for Google’s URL solution for AMP

Solution addresses one of the most prominent AMP criticisms, but its implementation doesn’t come without controversy....

George Nguyen | Apr 18, 2019 at 10:00 am ET

AMP to support custom JavaScript with amp-script

To be announced in more detail next week at the AMP Conference, Google is adding JavaScript support to...

Barry Schwartz | Apr 11, 2019 at 2:38 pm ET

Apple extends Search Ads support to 46 more countries

Apps marketers also get the ability to group multiple regions into one...

George Nguyen | Mar 27, 2019 at 4:15 pm ET

Google revamps Test My Site mobile site speed tool

See how your site stacks up against competitors, get recommendations for...

Ginny Marvin | Feb 25, 2019 at 1:26 pm ET

Google Assistant everywhere: more dedicated buttons, expansion on lower-end phones

The company is also adding local search suggestions in Messages....

Greg Sterling | Feb 25, 2019 at 10:54 am ET

Advertisers can now view Google mobile speed scores for more landing pages

Google Ads tweaked its mobile speed score algorithm to reduce the number of ad clicks needed to generate a...

Robin Kurzer | Feb 20, 2019 at 12:07 pm ET

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...

Greg Sterling | Dec 24, 2018 at 10:00 am ET

Report: Google’s Chinese search project ‘Dragonfly’ ends (for now)

A combination of internal and external pressure has apparently prevented the project from going forward....

Greg Sterling | Dec 17, 2018 at 3:17 pm ET

Google shutting down Allo, where Google Assistant made its debut

The company is investing in Duo and Android Messages, where it says it's seeing consumer traction....

Greg Sterling | Dec 6, 2018 at 9:19 am ET