Google Assistant to be discontinued on Android starting September 4
Gemini will be replacing the Google Assistant on these devices.
Topic: Google Assistant
Judge limits Google’s default search deals to one year
A judge's ruling will force Google to end its long-term pacts with Apple and Samsung, but is unlikely to dent its search dominance.
Google Knowledge Panel: What it is and how to get featured
Want your brand to stand out in search? Learn how the Google Knowledge Panel works, who qualifies, and how to boost your chances of getting one.
Inside Google’s secret search systems: 1,200 experiments, AI agents, and entities
A deep dive into the unseen systems behind Google Search – uncovering live experiments, entity-based infrastructure, AI agents, and more.
Mastering voice search SEO: Simple strategies that work
Voice search is changing how people find you. Discover strategies to optimize for natural language, featured snippets, and AI-driven search results.
Google to replace Google Assistant with Gemini
This change will roll out to most devices except Android 9 or earlier (and some other devices).
Google revives Tag Assistant
Google’s revival of Tag Assistant streamlines tag management, which could help boost advertiser confidence in data accuracy and campaign performance.
The list of features being removed from Google Assistant
Google said these changes are to "focus on quality and reliability" but Google has also fired hundreds of employees with these changes.
Google Business Profiles adds disabled-owned attribute to listings
Google also added new accessibility features to Google Maps.
Google bringing Bard to Google Assistant
This will be released in the "coming months" on iOS and Android, Google said.
How to master Google News optimization to boost content visibility and traffic
Google News-driven results send over 24 billion clicks per month to publishers. Here's how to claim your share.
This day in search marketing history: March 6
Google Webmaster Tools adds user administration, plus: no click search study, Trusted Stores program shuttering and more.
This day in search marketing history: February 27
Google Panda Update 3.3 and Venice, plus: GSC domain properties, Google Scraper Report, XML sitemaps change and more.
Google shut down Duplex on the Web
Google has also retired the DuplexWeb-Google web crawler.
Google adds 3 new content guidelines for Education Q&A structured data
Google provides new guidance around how to stay eligible to earn and maintain visibility in the education Q&A rich results.
New Education Q&A structured data help document from Google
This document can help you technically implement Quiz structured data to your flashcard pages.
Google Ads’ new conversion goals group conversion actions for account- and campaign-level bidding optimization
The company also introduced a new troubleshooting tool for conversion tags as well as explanations for Search campaigns.
Are all the Google algorithm updates too much to handle?; Wednesday’s daily brief
Also, Google talks about search rankings and spam prevention.
Unusual start to a Google core update, don’t you think?; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, Moz is sold to iContact
Google removes short names from business profiles, adds new label to local listings and tests new local card
Google is always busy with new features, changes and updates to its local search product.
Google’s LaMDA will enable open-ended voice conversations
This might be the voice search functionality we’ve all been waiting for.
Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s head of search appoints new leads
Elizabeth Reid to lead core search experiences, Cathy Edwards to lead Apps, News Discover and Ecosystem efforts and Sissie Hsiao to lead Assistant.
Marsbot is Foursquare for AirPods
Its augmented reality for your ears.
Google Podcasts Manager shows you search impressions and clicks from Google Search
You can see impressions and clicks for Google Podcasts results that appear in Search, as well as top discovered episodes and search terms that led to your podcast.
Voice SEO: Different tactics required for Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa
Study by SEMrush found only 1% overlap in answers to the same voice queries across platforms.
The Google Assistant may start calling businesses to confirm in-stock inventory
Google is expanding the use cases of its 'Duplex' AI tool.
The data problem in Google Smart Shopping campaigns [Video]
Smarter Ecommerce’s Mike Ryan discusses why ROAS isn’t a performance metric and why Google limits data insights for Smart Shopping campaigns.
Google Smart Shopping: How it’s different from standard Shopping campaigns [Video]
Smart Shopping campaigns aren’t just a feature update.
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 Search Console adds new guided recipes reports
Get your recipe markup in order with these new Google tools.
Google tightens FAQ markup guidelines, disallows repetition of questions and answers
If you repeat the same question and answer in multiple FAQ pages on your site, you are in violation of Google's guidelines.
Google Rich Results testing tool adds support for ‘How To’ markup for Google Home displays
You can now test your pages in real time to see how Google can display your how-to pages on smart displays.
Pro Tip: A look back at some helpful tips from our SEO community in 2019
Here are 5 tips from our SEO community we think are worth a second look.
Google now showing ‘request quotes’ button above local pack on mobile
Large button appears above 3-pack, connected to GMB messaging.
Google brings ‘Interpreter Mode’ language translation to the Assistant on smartphones
The capability was introduced previously on Google Home and smart displays.
Say hello to Google’s new Publisher Center
The interface is now the central hub for publishers to manage content across Google.
Google Maps the dominant local search tool, followed by Facebook and Yelp
The average user is on a smartphone at home – and is most likely to visit a business the next day after a local search.
Google’s ‘Duplex on the web’ enables the Assistant to buy movie tickets for you
The move is part of a much larger strategy to host the transaction.
Preview your recipe results on Google Home Hub devices
Google has updated the rich results testing tool to preview recipes on smart displays using Google Assistant.
Google brings audio news aggregation to smart speakers, phones
The Google Assistant acts as a kind of algorithmic, news DJ.