Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Google Assistant bests rivals for questions answered and overall accuracyApr 27, 2017 by Greg Sterling Cortana was second for questions answered, Alexa second-best for accuracy. What your paid search KPI […]
Google partners with Bon Appetit, The New York Times, Food Network and others to bring millions of recipes to the Google Assistant.
Google hopes to improve by better surfacing authoritative content and enlisting feedback about suggested searches and Featured Snippets answers.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New Google Earth delivers guided tours, 3D images & an ‘I’m feeling lucky’ feature Apr 18, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues It’s currently only available on Chrome and Android, but Google says […]
It's currently only available on Chrome and Android, but Google says its latest version of Google Earth will soon roll out on iOS and other browsers.
Feature available on Android and desktop since 2015 hits iOS; Google's main iOS search app also gets a small update.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: [Reminder] Webinar — National Brands & Local Search: Use Insights to Drive Actions Apr 17, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot With nearly one third of all mobile searches now related to […]
Google says with the new image search feature, they can "help boost your search style IQ."
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 1,000 ways to redirectApr 13, 2017 by Patrick Stox What’s in a redirect? Columnist Patrick Stox provides a primer on redirects, showing why this critical technical SEO task can often trip […]
New search feature covers small group of product types now, but Google says it will expand in the coming months.
According to a survey from Fivesight Research, Siri had a larger share of mobile search than Bing or Yahoo.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The problem with obsessive rank trackingApr 4, 2017 by Ryan Shelley Search engine optimization (SEO) is often focused on achieving high rankings in search results pages. But columnist Ryan Shelley explains […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google says it has now tracked 4 billion store visits from adsMar 29, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The company says thousands more advertisers will gain access to store visits data as […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: SMX West keynote: Google talks about ranking, more in Google AssistantMar 21, 2017 by Matt McGee Google’s Jason Douglas shares what marketers and developers need to know about Actions on Google. […]
Rolling out today on Google's search app and mobile site, the shortcuts offer quick answers on weather, sports & entertainment info.
Not just for plurals anymore, close variants will extend to include word ordering and function words in inexact match keywords.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Home gets ‘Beauty & The Beast’ promo, but Google says it’s not an adMar 16, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Appears to be the first-ever commercialization of Google’s home assistant product. […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google launches new effort to flag upsetting or offensive content in searchMar 14, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Using data from human “quality raters,” Google hopes to teach its algorithms how to […]
Google Assistant is coming widely to Android phones. Here's how to use it and other ways to Google on your smartphone -- even for iPhone users.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Search in Pics: Android ice sculpture, AMP team & cloud balloonsMar 10, 2017 by Barry Schwartz In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, […]
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google line: Source: Instagram Google cloud balloons: Source: Twitter Google AMP team: Source: Twitter Interesting Google […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New, unconfirmed Google ranking update ‘Fred’ shakes the SEO worldMar 9, 2017 by Barry Schwartz The webmaster and SEO community, along with the automated Google tracking tools, all show strong signs […]
The latest updates give Android users access to emoji and GIF suggestions as they type and the ability to share GIFs in supported apps.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Flickr’s new ‘similarity search’ feature makes it easier to find visually similar photosMar 7, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Flickr says its new search option uses advanced technology to surface similar photos […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How we hijacked Google’s SEO guide search rankingsMar 6, 2017 by Dan Sharp Contributor Dan Sharp shares an experiment in which his company was able to hijack rankings — from Google […]
Google Assistant is officially available for many Android phones now, but the rollout will take time.
Columnist Sherry Bonelli provides an overview of Google Tag Manager, including how get started with it.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Assistant might take weeks to reach your Android phoneMar 3, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Google Assistant is officially available for my Android phones this week, but the rollout will take […]
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. YouTube control room at the Google Moscow office: Source: Instagram Google Japan sleep capsules: Source: Twitter […]
The virtual assistant capability will soon be available on smartphones running Android 6.0 and 7.0.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: [Reminder] Upcoming webinar — Tips for better brand/agency creative collaborationFeb 21, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot We all know the creative process is challenging. Its non-linear nature often causes frustration, delays, […]
The latest update is part of version 23.0 for the Google iOS app.
Users can keep track of saved places and share lists with others via text, email and popular messaging apps.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google makes it easier to see and share publishers’ real URLs from AMP pagesFeb 6, 2017 by Danny Sullivan New anchor button enables copy-and-paste of URLs directly to publisher sites. SMX […]
New anchor button enables copy-and-paste of URLs directly to publisher sites.
Starting today, swiping up from the bottom of the Google Maps app home screen on Android displays a Places tab, Driving tab and Transit tab.
Now you can plan enough time not just for driving to your destination but also the time it takes to park at your destination with the Google Maps app.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Matt Cutts officially resigns from Google Jan 19, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Matt Cutts is the new director of engineering at the US Digital Service. He has been on leave with […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google testing new look for local inventory ads in place of local packJan 18, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The test is another effort to monetize local queries on mobile. Bing Ads […]
Don't you hate it when your phone loses its internet connection and you can't search for something on Google? Well, Google's latest Android app makes that experience a lot better.