Google Assistant is only an incremental advance over current voice search
High expectations made me want it to do more and be more naturally conversational. That will come.
Topic: Uber
SearchCap: AMP stats, AdWords & Salesforce & local SEO
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Exploring a newly-granted Google patent around social signalsOct 7, 2016 by Dave Davies Columnist Dave Davies takes a deep dive into a recently published Google patent for clues on how the […]
SearchCap: Offline call data, AdWords budget creep & AMP fire hose
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Allstate: offline call data improved SEM performance and the customer experienceOct 3, 2016 by Greg Sterling Company generated increase in quality calls and lowered customer acquisition costs. 3 mysterious and scary […]
Search takes to the cloud as users engage with new actions
Columnist Christi Olson describes the changing face of search engine results pages and how new technology and functionality is benefiting both searchers and advertisers.
Google Maps adds “Wi-fi only” feature & ability to save areas to SD card
In addition to the new offline features, Google Maps has added more international ride-service options to compare rates in a number of countries.
Apple Maps becomes a platform with new extensions for third-party apps
The move parallels Apple's decision to open up Siri and Messages to developers.
Android launcher and search engine Evie “reimagines” the mobile home screen
Company wants to offer a better home screen and help users get things done across apps and the mobile web more efficiently.
Apple building Amazon Echo competitor, will open Siri to third-party apps — [Report]
The virtual assistant revolution is ushering in the next era of search.
Google says 20 percent of mobile queries are voice searches
Voice search growing as virtual assistant market heats up.
Son of Siri: Viv aims to go way beyond today’s digital assistants
Viv hopes to effectively supersede Google as "an intelligent interface to everything."
SearchCap: Bing search APIs, Google candidate searches, Google Analytics 360 & more
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 2016 candidate searches now include campaign funding details & search trendsMar 15, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Since launching candidate cards earlier this year, Google continues to expand its 2016 election-related […]
New “Uber tab” added to Google Maps
Google adds ride-sharing tab to maps to enable more options, faster time to destination.
Trademark Court’s Impossible Order: Uber Told To Change Google Search Results
Judge tries to strike a balance but fails to understand the inherent problem at the heart of order -- controlling search outcomes.
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Bing Updates Android & iOS Apps To Enable More Finding With Less Searching
Android app update brings feature parity with iOS version, making common tasks faster and easier.
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A conversation with MarTech’s conference chair and creator of chiefmartec.com blog
Bing iOS App Gets Barcode Scanner For In-Store Price Comparison, Uber Integration & GIF Support
Bing releases version 6.1 of their mobile app for iOS, bringing nice new and welcome features to the app.
SearchCap: Google AMP, Bing Maps & AdWords App Upgrade
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Local Traffic “Diversion”: Google Claims It’s A Bug, Yelp Says It’s Intentional Nov 24, 2015 by Greg Sterling Local search represents between 30 and 40 percent of mobile search results. Local […]
German Newspaper Publisher Trying To Bring Failed “Google Tax” To All Of Europe
Disruptive technologies are often met with lobbying efforts to block them by vested interests trying to preserve the status quo. One such example is the unsuccessful effort by taxi companies to use the law to hold back Uber’s advance, especially in Europe. Another is the European newspaper industry’s efforts to boost sagging revenues with strict […]
Book An Appointment Right From The Search Results With Google’s Latest Test
"Book an appointment" feature is now appearing in some knowledge panel results.
SearchCap: comScore Data, Google Autocomplete API & PPC 2015
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Reduce Cart Abandonment and Increase Revenue with Customer Reviews — July 29 Webcast Learn how reviews can help drive SEO traffic and revenue. US Desktop Search Rankings Hold Steady; Google Maintains […]
Report: Nokia Sells HERE Maps For $2.7B To BMW, Mercedes, Audi Group
According to Bloomberg and CNBC, Nokia has found a buyer for its HERE mapping unit. The company had sought as much as $4 billion for the platform. However, the reported purchase price is roughly $2.7 billion (€2.5 billion). The winning (and perhaps only) bid was made by a German consortium of car manufacturers, which had always […]
Google Maps Hides Search Bar, HERE Struggles To Sell
Google Maps has made some minor changes that improve usability, while Nokia appears to be struggling to sell its mapping service HERE. Google Maps now will hide the search bar on the top and explore bar on the bottom of the map screen to create a larger visual field. One tap causes those bars to […]
Bing Adds New Tools, Enhanced Content To Mapping Upgrade
Earlier today Microsoft announced the next version of Bing Maps will offer many new features, enhanced content and multiple design enhancements. Users can see that version of the new Bing Maps in action today by opting in to Bing Maps Preview. There’s an emphasis on context, exploration and planning, rather than isolated lookups, which is currently the dominant […]
SearchCap: Bing Powers AOL, Uber To Bing Maps & Google+ Gone From Google 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: Google+ Brand Posts Have Been Stripped From Knowledge Graph Cards Brand posts on Google+ will no longer be displayed in the Knowledge Graph cards, instead they’ll be treated like all other […]
Bing Pares Its Mapping Image Operations, Sells Some Assets To Uber
To focus on "core business strategy," Bing will stop gathering its own mapping imagery and instead license data from third parties.
SearchCap: Yelp Study On Google, Local Search Pitfalls & Google Analytics Remarketing
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Choosing the Right Images for Your Ads- July 14 Webcast A picture is worth a thousand words Study By Former FTC Advisor Tim Wu Claims Google Local Search Results Violate Competition […]
Apple Renews Maps Agreement With TomTom, Will It Buy The Company?
Reuters reported this afternoon that publicly traded TomTom is up on news that its mapping-data contract with Apple has been renewed. Rival HERE (Nokia) is currently for sale and may fetch as much as $4 billion dollars. There aren’t many global mapping data vendors available; and there’s a great deal of interest if not competitive […]
Uber Teams Up With Baidu For HERE Maps, Apple Buys More Coherent Navigation
HERE mapping unit could fetch more than $4 billion in new bidding war.
Cortana Everywhere: Speech-Driven Digital Assistants As The New Universal UI
Microsoft's Project Oxford offers bundle of advanced tools and functionality to developers.
SearchCap: Bing Mobile Friendly Algo, Wolfram Image Identifier & AdWords Editor 11
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 Will Roll Out Their Mobile Friendly Ranking Algorithm In The Upcoming Months Following Google’s lead, Bing announces they will launch a mobile friendly algorithm, but this one won’t be any […]
Report: Uber Makes $3 Billion Offer For Nokia’s HERE Maps
The mapping acquisition would be the second for Uber this year.
For Task Completion, Cortana Now Integrates More Deeply With Apps
Third party app developers can now integrate content into the Cortana UI.
SearchCap: Bing Ads Shopping, Facebook Hello & Google Search Analytics
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 Ads Shopping Campaigns Now In Beta The beta will likely get more advertisers to try Bing Product Ads as Shopping Campaigns can be imported from AdWords. Facebook’s Hello App Another […]
SearchCap: Bing Ads Device Targeting, Google Knowledge Graph Color & Yahoo Mortgage Calculator
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 Search Adds A Mortgage Calculator Now both Yahoo and Google have search based mortgage calculators. The last one to hold out is Bing. Bing Ads Unified Device Targeting Is Here: […]
Map Moves: Uber Buys deCarta, Maponics Grabs UMI, Google Ends Maps Engine
Acquisitions remove two independent mapping companies from the market.
SearchCap: Pinterest Search Customized By Gender, Dissecting Organic Traffic & Expedia Buys Travelocity
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: PLAs Drove 56 Percent Of Non-Brand Google AdWords Clicks In Q4 [RKG] Click share also rose on Bing’s product ads, doubling from Q3. Pinterest Search Is Now Customized By Gender Aiming […]
MapQuest Brings Roadside Assistance Service To Mobile App
MapQuest has integrated “Uber for roadside assistance” service Urgent.ly into its updated app. What this means is that consumers are able to summon a tow truck or other service provider directly through the app. Roadside assistance through MaqQuest is available 24 hours a day. Service fees are pre-negotiated and shown to consumers up front. There’s […]
SearchCap: Google Maps Redesign, U.S. Election Searching & AdWords Reports
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 Redesigns Maps, Adds OpenTable Reservations, Uber Estimates Google continues to evolve its Maps for mobile. It has gone well beyond the rudimentary local search and navigation product it once was […]