When it comes to finding information, consumers “Google” it. When it comes to finding products, customers “Amazon” it. Though the eCommerce giant has yet to turn its name into a verb, that’s how customers are treating it, with 55 percent turning to Amazon — not...
Google is developing technology that will allow publishers to create visually oriented media content much like Snapchat’s Discover. The Wall Street Journal reported that sources familiar with the situation revealed Google is in discussions with several publishers, including Vox Media, CNN, Mic, the Washington Post...
Alphabet-owned Google has started testing a different variation of mobile product card ad units, the Google Shopping format of a knowledge panel, to improve user experience. Search Engine Land reported news that the store listings now appear in a swipeable carousel that resembles the mobile...
Finding new ways to break out of its traditional search methods is something that Google has been doing for the last nearly 20 years. Just 16 years ago, the search giant launched Google Image Search, which allowed people to find something based on the visual...
As much as Google would like users to believe there’s no device like Home, the smart speaker is not exactly delivering an over-the-rainbow experience for some. Music fans are frustrated with the Home after a recent update, purported to let them play songs they had...
Google’s iconic homepage has been around longer than Harry Potter. It’s old enough to drive, drink or fight in the Army. Today’s teens and young twenty-somethings grew up knowing “Google” not as a numeric value – a “1” with 100 zeroes after it – but...
Google released a personalized, Facebook-like news feed for smartphones this week, but the company is having difficulty rolling it out on devices that run the company’s own Android mobile operating system. According to Recode, the news feed shows a stream of content based on people’s...
Google’s Google Now, which provides mobile users information about things they are interested in, has rebranded the feature as Google Feed. According to a report, Feed is mainly focused on content, such as news articles and videos that mesh with what a user is interested...
Google confirmed Wednesday (July 12) its acquisition of Halli Labs, a startup in India that is centered on building smart technology systems to take on existing problems in the world. In a blog post announcing the news, Halli Labs confirmed the acquisition for an undisclosed sum,...