Google: Voice
Google Assistant’s ‘confirm with voice match’ gives new meaning to ‘contactless payments’
Intriguing new feature could simply be a test or the future of shopping on the Google Assistant....
Google begins testing Duplex internationally
Duplex will be powering automated calls to confirm holiday business hours in New...
Google’s voice AI resonates in new Pixel Recorder app
Recorder identifies words, sounds, and produces a searchable transcript, even without an internet...
Is voice over-hyped? A new survey suggests lower adoption than previously thought
iPhones dominate usage, despite aggressive promotion of the Google Assistant. ...
Google adds voice input and spoken results to mobile web search
The search giant appears to be conditioning searchers to use voice across all...
Microsoft seeks more Cortana distribution, deeper integration on Android, iOS
We're heading toward a voice-first world for publishers, retailers and brands....
The age of voice assistance and a new input paradigm
SMX East's opening keynote from Google's Naomi Makofsky outlined how marketers can find opportunities for the explosion of conversationally...
Report: Just 3% of CMOs are currently optimizing for voice search
As consumers gravitate to voice search, CMOs are just starting to focus on SEO strategies that support those...
Voice search & virtual assistants — SMX Advanced Session Recap
With over 420 million voice assistants sold, it's clear that SEOs need to optimize their content for voice search. Contributor Eric Enge recaps...
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."...
Say hello to Voice Interface Optimization
Voice interfaces are not simply front-ends for search engines or apps. They are a whole new...
How to forecast the revenue opportunity for the coveted ‘position 0’
Everyone wants to command that coveted 'position 0' for regular and voice-based search, but that doesn't mean you can, says contributor Karen...
Driving calls with PPC: 5 mistakes most search marketers make
Most search marketers want the same thing out of their pay-per-click campaigns: driving conversions up and cost per conversion down. Things get...
Voice agents and interfaces will require many new marketing strategies
Marketers are only now getting a glimpse of the many approaches that will be required for the many kinds of voice...
Already doing SEO? Add these two things to optimize for voice search
Not sure how to optimize your webpages for voice search? Contributor Bryson Meunier lists 12 'how-to' tactics and suggests two of them are the...
Optimize for voice search by keeping it short and to the point
Contributor Dave Davies explains the many layers and aspects of Google Voice Search and how to optimize your content for...
How do you optimize content for a voice-first world?
Want to know how to optimize your content for voice search? Contributor Sherry Bonelli shares how to incorporate smart SEO tactics to increase...
What 3,000 voice search queries tell us about the ‘Voice Search Revolution’
Do you think voice search is the next "big thing" digital marketers need to watch for? Contributor Bryson Meunier isn't so sure and feels there...
New search quality raters guidelines for Google Assistant and voice search evaluations
Google has quality raters specifically for voice search-related search results. These raters look for information satisfaction, length,...
Google adds trending searches and instant answers to iOS app
Google adds previously introduced Android search capabilities to iOS app. ...