Google: Web Search

Google Assistant coming to more speakers and home appliances from LG

Channel: Mobile, Google, Google: Google Assistant, Google: Mobile, Google: Web Search, SEO BLOG /

Earlier today, at German consumer electronics and appliances show IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) in Berlin, Google announced that the Google Assistant will be coming to new smart speakers and home appliances. With the move Google is more aggressively competing with Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana for third party hardware and software integration. The company said that […]

Google Assistant coming to more speakers and home appliances from LG Read More »

Google upgrades flight and hotel search to provide price grid views & more

Channel: Local, Google: Flight Search, Google: Maps & Local, Google: Web Search, SEO BLOG /

Google announced several upgrades to both their flight search and hotel search features to aid searchers in finding the most economical options for their trips. Rolling out on Google Flights is the ability to ability to click on “Dates” to see the calendar view of date combinations with the cheapest prices highlighted in green and

Google upgrades flight and hotel search to provide price grid views & more Read More »

Google rolls out previously announced ‘Landing Pages’ mobile assessment tool

A-Post to Marketing Land, Channel: SEM, Google: AdWords, Google: Marketing, Google: Mobile, Google: Web Search, SEO BLOG /

Bad landing pages, especially on mobile devices, can kill conversions. There are high bounce rates if users can’t find desired information or the user-experience is too cumbersome or slow. To help advertisers improve mobile performance Google announced a new “Landing pages” tool at Google Marketing Next earlier this year. It’s designed to help marketers assess

Google rolls out previously announced ‘Landing Pages’ mobile assessment tool Read More »

Google auto-playing video previews in search results carousel on Android

Channel: SEO, Google: Mobile, Google: SEO, Google: Web Search, Google: YouTube & Video, SEO BLOG /

Google announced they have added video previews to the video carousel that shows up in the search results. Currently, this only occurs when you are using the Google app for Android or using Chrome on Android. When you toggle through the videos in the carousel, it will show you a six-second preview of the video.

Google auto-playing video previews in search results carousel on Android Read More »

Google adds new ‘save’ & bookmarking feature, which you can access in a new hamburger menu

Channel: SEO, Google: Maps & Local, Google: Mobile, Google: SEO, Google: User Interface, Google: Web Search, SEO BLOG /

AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com Google has added a new “save” feature, which you can access under a new hamburger menu, navigation drawer, on the left side of the Google home page on your mobile device. You can now save images, itineraries, places and web pages while using Google on your mobile device. You can then access

Google adds new ‘save’ & bookmarking feature, which you can access in a new hamburger menu Read More »

Customer satisfaction with search drops, in social Google+ beats Facebook

A-Post to Marketing Land, Aol, Bing, Channel: Consumer, Google: Google+, Google: Web Search, SEO BLOG, Stats: Popularity, twitter, Yahoo: Search /

Earlier this week the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released its “e-business” report. The category includes search, social media and news and information sites. Social media held steady, while the search and online news sectors declined vs. last year. In the aggregate “search engines” dropped in customer satisfaction by 1.3 points. Microsoft properties (MSN, Bing)

Customer satisfaction with search drops, in social Google+ beats Facebook Read More »

Google has dropped Google Instant Search

Channel: SEO, Google: Instant, Google: SEO, Google: User Interface, Google: Web Search, SEO BLOG /

After launching Google Instant — Google’s method of showing search results as you type them — several years ago, Google has removed the feature from search effective today. Google Instant launched in 2010 under the leadership of Marissa Mayer. Mayer called this change a “fundamental shift in search” and the news was covered across all

Google has dropped Google Instant Search Read More »

Google fighting local battles over global control of its index in Canada, France

Channel: SEO, Google: Critics, Google: Legal, Google: Web Search, Legal, Legal: Censorship, Legal: Regulation, Right To Be Forgotten, SEO BLOG /

The internet, which is a global medium, presents all kinds of problems for different cultures and legal systems around the world. Google’s recent legal battles in Canada and France against “local” orders to remove content from its global index are immediate examples of this challenge. Whose rules should apply and where? Because of the fundamentally

Google fighting local battles over global control of its index in Canada, France Read More »

Google adds new SOS Alerts to search and Maps as part of its crisis response features

Channel: SEO, Google: Alerts, Google: Google Search App, Google: Maps & Local, Google: Web Search, SEO BLOG /

Aiming to give users more information when a crisis occurs, Google’s new SOS Alerts are the latest addition to its family of crisis response search features. The SOS Alerts will appear at the top of search results related to an incident or searches for the location where the crisis has happened. According to Google, alerts

Google adds new SOS Alerts to search and Maps as part of its crisis response features Read More »

Google confirms testing auto-play videos in the search results

Channel: SEO, Google: User Interface, Google: Web Search, Google: YouTube & Video, SEO BLOG /

Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land that they are running a small experiment where they auto-play videos in the search results page. Jennifer Slegg spotted the test this morning after conducting some test searches using Internet Explorer. The video in the knowledge panel will auto-play if you are in this experiment. A Google spokesperson

Google confirms testing auto-play videos in the search results Read More »

WP Twitter Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
Exit mobile version