Tweet Google an emoji & it will reply with local search results

By Amy Gesenhues

Published: December 7, 2016 at 8:00 pm

Google’s Twitter handle is now fluent in emoji. Whenever someone tweets an emoji to @Google, they will get a reply that includes a quick quip, a GIF and a link to local search results corresponding to the emoji.

According to a report on Mashable, Google’s Twitter handle will respond to more than 200 different emojis, including a few Easter eggs.

Google announced the feature via its Twitter feed yesterday:

We speak emoji. Let’s talk. ? #KnowNearby pic.twitter.com/HjIMs3KPKe

— Google (@Google) December 6, 2016

I tried it tonight, first using an ice cream emoji, and then a taco. Both times, I immediately received a reply.

@amygesenhues Let’s give ‘em something to taco-bout. https://t.co/MKVjm8oYWm #KnowNearby pic.twitter.com/88JWAh9g1o

— Google (@Google) December 8, 2016

The link included in Google’s reply tweet pointed to a results page for a “tacos nearby” search.

I only tested out the feature using food emojis, but the #KnowNearby hashtag included in Google’s announcement tweet has several other examples of emoji-tested tweets.

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Amy Gesenhues

Amy Gesenhues was a senior editor for Third Door Media, covering the latest news and updates for Search Engine Land, MarTech and MarTech Today. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs, SoftwareCEO, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles.