Google Search launches Ask for me
This is a new labs experiment where Google AI calls businesses to find out what they charge for a service & when it’s available.
Topic: Google Duplex
Google shut down Duplex on the Web
Google has also retired the DuplexWeb-Google web crawler.
Google may update business hours in local listings with AI
So make sure to routinely review your business hours to ensure they are accurate.
Google ‘Confirmed by phone’ label in local panel may add trust to local listings
This label seems to be based off of Google Duplex calling businesses to verify their business operation details.
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Google algorithm updates 2020 in review: Core updates, passage indexing and page experience
Despite the pandemic, Google was busy working on changes to its search ranking algorithm — here is a summary review of those changes through 2020.
Google Search gets deeper into the ‘real-world’ with Busyness, Duplex and AR in Maps
Building the data bridge between online and offline.
Google: BERT now used on almost every English query
Google announced numerous improvements made to search over the year and some new features coming soon.
The Google Assistant may start calling businesses to confirm in-stock inventory
Google is expanding the use cases of its 'Duplex' AI tool.
Google to show which local businesses ‘temporarily closed’ in Search, Maps amid coronavirus outbreak
Local data accuracy becomes critical at a time like this.
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.
CallJoy, Google’s virtual phone agent for SMBs, gets an upgrade
The service is Google's first real foray into SaaS for SMBs.
Google begins testing Duplex internationally
Duplex will be powering automated calls to confirm holiday business hours in New Zealand.
Google’s voice AI resonates in new Pixel Recorder app
Recorder identifies words, sounds, and produces a searchable transcript, even without an internet connection.
Google Assistant in Chrome testing Duplex to help users buy movie tickets
The Assistant’s transaction-handling abilities take a step forward.
Google swaps ‘voice search’ on Android for Google Assistant
Goodbye voice search, hello Google Assistant. The company is swapping out the familiar blue and red mic in favor of its Assistant on the home screen of Android handsets. The news was first reported by 9to5google. After seeing the report, I turned on my Pixel XL this morning and there it was. We’ve asked Google […]
Google bringing call intelligence and automation to SMBs, for $39 per month
The virtual agent builds upon existing technology and represents a new direction in local monetization for Google.
Machine reservations: Google’s Duplex expanding to more Android, iPhone users
The technology appears to be ready for prime time as Google readies machine-based booking for categories beyond restaurants.
Duplex-powered Google Assistant restaurant booking expanding to more states and users
Available on Pixel phones, it will be rolling out to other Android and iOS users in the near future.
SearchCap: Google zero results, European Commission complaints & TrueView
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 showing zero results again for many time, calculations & conversions search resultsNov 25, 2018 by Barry Schwartz And it is back! Google may now show no search results for queries […]
Google asks SMBs if they’ll accept calls from Google Assistant
Google is testing business owner interest in receiving calls from an AI robot.
SearchCap: Yelp against Google, Guide to PPC out & Google Shopping Auctions
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Introducing Search Engine Land’s ‘Guide to PPC’May 24, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Just getting started with paid search or need a refresher on what’s new and possible with ad creative, targeting, […]