Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Merkle Q4 2017: Search ad click growth fell, ad spend rose 23% across Google, Bing, YahooJan 29, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Bing and Yahoo saw search ad spend jump 32 percent […]
Singhal will become a senior vice president of engineering, overseeing Uber's Maps & Marketplace departments.
Google is adding content for users on the go, but some local search rivals see the move intentionally marginalizing their content.
Local search represents between 30 and 40 percent of mobile search results. Local is critical for consumers and represents billions in annual ad spending. And it’s a high-stakes area for all the companies involved in serving or selling to local businesses. Over the weekend, the following exchange took place on Twitter regarding Google’s local search […]
Google also says it has indexed 100 million links within apps.
Users are increasingly turning to their phones to find local businesses.
Company could face billions in fines if Commission decides to impose them.
The Bing Image Widget that launched on August 22nd is now temporarily offline after Getty Images sued Microsoft over the feature. If you try to access the tool, you will be presented with a notice that the “Image Widget” has been “temporarily removed the beta.” Here is a picture: Getty Imaged filed a lawsuit against […]
Google has partnered with ESPN to deliver video highlights for World Cup related searches. Those searching for World Cup information may see links to ESPN clips within special informational boxes that now show up at the top of Google’s search results, as Google shared today. For example, a search for World Cup brings up a […]
Last night at the Re/Code Conference, Microsoft demoed real-time translation over Skype. Imagine talking to someone over a video call, they spoke a completely different language than you did, but the technology did real time translation as you spoke. Microsoft has a beta they demonstrated last night at the conference. Gurdeep Pall, Corporate Vice President […]
Tonight at the Re/Code conference in Southern California, Google co-founder Sergey Brin was interviewed on stage. He discussed many things, including the diverse range of “Google X” projects: indoor mapping (Tango), WiFi balloons (Project Loon), new prototype self-driving cars and more. Curiously the main interview, though wide ranging, didn’t get into the recent European Court […]
What really happened to eBay dropping in Google’s search results this week? A source familiar with the situation tells Search Engine Land that Google hit eBay with a manual penalty this week. A manual penalty is when a human being at Google reviews a site and decides that it deserves some type of slap. Previously, […]