Google is expanding its cloud services, bringing Retail Search to its clients in an effort to help them provide the best experience to their own customers.
Alphabet Reports Earnings; Google Cloud Turns Its First Profit
Alphabet released its first quarter results, beating analysts’ expectations and turning a profit for the first time in its cloud unit.
Google Alters Search Algorithm Ahead of US Election
Google is making some major changes to how its search engine operates as the US prepares for the election in November.
Google Buying Tech Startup Pointy To Help Businesses List Inventory Online
Google is doubling down on its efforts to make inroads in the retail market, with its latest planned acquisition aimed at helping brick and mortar businesses list their inventory online. Pointy is a Dublin, Ireland-based tech startup that specializes in…
Google Collaborates With Newsgroups to Show Tabular Data in Search Results
Google just announced that it will be using a new type of formatting for how newsgroups present their data in Search results. This will make it easier for users to find the information they need. The move to make data more…
Changes in Google Ranking Factors – 2016
What is and isn’t a ranking factor in search? Here are the latest thoughts by industry experts on search ranking factors and particularly Google Ranking Factors as they are in 2016. Content & Links Are the Two Most Important Ranking…
Song Lyrics Added to Google Search Results
In a deal with LyricFind, Google is now displaying lyrics in search results starting immediately. LyricFind is the world’s largest lyric licensing service with over 4,000 publishers in its catalog. Lyrics will be seen both in Google’s search results and…
RankBrain Third Most Important Factor Determining Google Search Results
Danny Sullivan of SearchEngineLand wrote an interesting piece on how RankBrain has now become the third most important ranking factor behind content and links. According to a report on BackChannel RankBrain is being used on almost ALL search queries helping…
Google Trends Just Became A Lot More Useful
In September of last year, Google merged Google Trends with Insights For Search into what it called the “new Google Trends.” It’s now been a year and Google is continuing to add more ways for you to follow the latest…
Frequent Flyer? You’ll Be Googled A Lot By British Airways
Do you have a favorite restaurant? Do the people who work there know you by name now? I visit the Panera near work every morning to get a sandwich or pastry and an iced green tea. For the past few…