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.
Making calls, searching, texting and map lookups were the most common use cases for voice.
Shortcuts to widgets for Weather, Nearby Restaurants, My Events and more appear at top of Google Now home screen.
This year will be seen as a watershed moment for mobile, with nearly every change reflecting mobile's now-dominant contribution to search.
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus ... but where exactly is he? Our guide to Santa trackers helps you locate Jolly St. Nick in a flash.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Improve your paid search & social through relationship marketingDec 23, 2016 by Jeff Baum Contributor Jeff Baum explains how you can nurture your prospect through the entire buying journey using search […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AMP results now showing in Google Image SearchDec 15, 2016 by Barry Schwartz AMP is now showing up in the mobile Google Image search results. Retailers testing Google Maps mobile Promoted […]
The promoted pins in Google Maps are being tested on Android devices.
AMP is now showing up in the mobile Google Image search results.
The strategy potentially means that Cortana will show up on many more devices and device types than if it Microsoft had simply copied Echo.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Searchmetrics Google ranking factors study says content gaining while links losing in importanceDec 13, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google search ranking factors study is now out, it measured the top 20 […]
Advertisers can now make changes to ETAs from their phones.
What's in a name? When it comes to AMP, a URL that's not the publisher's may not smell as sweet.
Originally launched in May, Google's iOS keyboard features will now be available to Android 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: Yahoo introduces ‘Answers Now’ app but will users respond?Dec 9, 2016 by Greg Sterling The company hopes to address historical quality problems with a matching algorithm. Three steps to customer experience […]
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 replaces “in the news” box with “top stories” on desktopDec 7, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google has replaced the “in the news” title with “top stories” on desktop to bring […]
The latest round of Google App updates also includes a card that lets users choose specific topics of interest to personalize app content.
This is the 12th year Google has counted down the seconds until Santa's December 24 departure from the North Pole.
The ads, which are also being tested on desktop, feature service area maps.
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 take on Showcase Shopping ads? Categories of used items showing for retailer outlet queriesNov 18, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Similar to the Showcase ad format introduced this summer, the ads […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Meet a Landy Award winner: For its work with Scotts Miracle Gro, Acronym wins Best Overall Enterprise SEM InitiativeNov 11, 2016 by Greg Finn This year’s Best Overall Enterprise SEM Initiative […]
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 Google Search Console is undergoing infrastructure updatesNov 10, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Due to the infrastructure updates, some of the Google Search Console reports may be wrong or buggy. Boost […]
Google publishes their first recommendations for making PWAs indexable in 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: Google begins mobile-first indexing, using mobile content for all search rankingsNov 4, 2016 by Barry Schwartz While called an ‘experiment,’ it’s actually the first move in Google’s planned shift to looking […]
It turns out Google's new hands-free voice-based assistant has a way to let users click to the answers it gets from publishers. That's via the companion 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: Report: AMP causing monetization frustration among some news publishersOct 28, 2016 by Greg Sterling Some publishers, such as CNN and The Washington Post, are having good experiences, however. Due to a […]
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 Partners pillow: Source: Instagram Google Halloween: Source: Instagram Source: Instagram Really big Android: Source: Google+ […]
Watch YouTube creator Marques Brownlee have Google and Apple battle it out over their smartphone voice assistants.
High expectations made me want it to do more and be more naturally conversational. That will come.
Google says articles that include the schema.org ClaimReview markup will have the Fact Check tag.
Having won on desktop and mobile, Google now wants to succeed in an entire new area: hands-free search, especially within homes.
Even if your user downloads your app, which has app indexing deployed, Google will show them the AMP page over your app page.
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 iOS search app adds Touch ID for reentering your private searchesSep 27, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google’s iOS search app can unlock your incognito mode private searches using Touch ID. […]
A new 'lite' mode is available in India for the Google News Android app. It uses one-third of the data of the full mode.
Google says that it can deliver 99 percent location accuracy at 200 million stores globally.
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 updates Penguin, says it now runs in real time within the core search algorithmSep 23, 2016 by Barry Schwartz The latest announced release, Penguin 4.0, will also be the last, […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Setting up AdWords website call conversion tracking just got a bit easierSep 22, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Track calls from the phone number on your website with a couple of pieces […]
Hints of more improvements to come.
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 introduces the ‘search live coverage carousel’ for real-time indexing & search results Aug 31, 2016 by Barry SchwartzIs this the real time Google indexing API? Google is now piloting the […]
Somewhat similar to Apple's Spotlight, the new feature allows you to search your Android phone for content, as opposed to the web.