Google tests user comments for live TV shows
TV shows get the real-time user comments feature that has been working for sporting events in Google search.
Topic: Television show
Google adds what’s ‘on TV soon’ to search results
Get the showtimes for your favorite television shows on Google with the new "On TV soon" box.
Google to display TV station listings & times for searches on your favorite shows
Google adds some features to their television search by including live network air times for TV-related queries.
SearchCap: Google AdWords Snippets, Google Place Rich Snippets & Google Entertainment Results
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Foursquare CEO Crowley: “We Do Location Better Than Anybody Else” Dec 7, 2015 by Greg Sterling Foursquare has come a long way from its early days as a social “check-in” app. […]
Google Android App Update Aimed At Musician, Actor, TV Show & Movie Searches
Google says latest refresh makes it easier to find info on things like song lyrics, movie casts, TV show recommendations and showtimes.
SearchCap: Bing Predictions Tackles The NFL, Yahoo Expands Gemini & Blocking Bad Bots
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Predictions Tackles The NFL, Likes The Broncos, Colts, Packers & Seahawks Having done pretty well with predictions for basketball, tennis and soccer, Bing turns its prediction engine loose on the […]
TV Rank: Google Gets Patent On Using What You’re Watching To Influence Search Results
Google uses a variety of signals to determine how to rank search results, such examining linking patterns on the web, an individual’s geographic location, search history and more. Now, perhaps what you’re watching on TV might become a new factor. Bill Slawski, an SEO patent guru, posted on his blog that Google was recently granted […]
Google Adds TV Listings, But The Results Aren’t Ready For Prime Time
Hurray! Google has added TV episode listings to its search results, the company announced today. What’s not to like? Perhaps that they don’t work as well as they could and are disappointing compared to what Google’s TV listings are like within Google TV. You remember Google TV, right? Google Search: Now With TV Episodes Google […]
Google Wants TV Show Owners To Start Tagging Video
Google is encouraging TV show owners/providers to begin tagging their online videos with several new fields that can be used in both video sitemaps and mRSS feeds. The new fields include specific data for identifying the show/series title, season and episode numbers, premiere date and more. Google’s blog post explains and shows the correct code […]
Apple TV: My First Day Review & Impressions
I’ve been looking at various internet-to-TV devices as part of my Life With Google TV series. I’ve covered Google TV, Roku & Boxee Box so far. Time for Apple TV! If you buy a lot with iTunes or have an iPhone or iPad, this is a great device. Amazing, in some ways. But the lack […]
Boxee Box: My First Day Review & Impressions
As part of my Life With Google TV series, I’ve been looking at other internet-to-TV devices. Previously, I reviewed Roku. Next up? The Boxee Box. If you’re already a fan of the Boxee software service, the device might be worth it. However, it left me underwhelmed. That may improve when Netflix & Hulu Plus support […]
Google Adds Quick Links To IMDB, Auto TV Search Filters & Stars To Local Results
The Google Blog announced a few new small Google search features added this week. They include quick links to the IMDB results, showing a TV filter for some TV show queries and adding stars to the local web search results. (1) IMDB.com results in Google now get “directed by” and “starring” quick links that anchor […]
Google Adds Episodes Filter To TV Searches
Google noted that they added a new search option for TV show related queries that let you filter by show episode. For example, here is a search query with the search options showing video and episodes: This is a pretty neat filter to have, especially when you are trying to find that show you remembered, […]
Yahoo! Changes Its Video Strategy (Again)
Back when Terry Semel ran Yahoo, the web portal embarked on a grand Hollywood-style video strategy that was abandoned after Semel stepped down. Now, with another change in CEOs, Yahoo is again reversing course and rolling out a new approach to web video. Carol Bartz is taking over from co-founder Jerry Yang, and among her first […]
YouTube Gets Full-Length TV Shows, Click-To-Buy Options
YouTube has experimented with long-form content in the past. However, the site is now rolling out full-length episodes of vintage TV shows like Star Trek, MacGyver, and the not-so-vintage Beverly Hills 90210. Users can also watch these in the recently introduced “theater view,” featuring an expanded player that looks similar to the Hulu player.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 17, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.