Google is working to convince its cloud customers they can count on it for product and feature stability with Google Enterprise APIs. Google has a long history of killing off its own products suddenly. App Maker, Loon, Google Hangouts, Google…
Year: 2021
Bing Previews Its Role In Providing Natural Language Voice Search On Xbox One
When Microsoft’s next-generation gaming console, the Xbox One, comes out on Friday, it will arrive with Bing built-in to power a range of searches from games to music to television programs — and searches you can do just by speaking…
Google now shows why it ranked a specific search result
Google now list several of the factors it used to rank a result in the about this result section. Google can now list several of the factors or reasons why it ranked a specific search result in its search results…
Social Shorts: Instagram pegs Reels and Shop, Pinterest’s engagement metric, TikTok’s size and more
The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed. Why Pinterest moved beyond CTR to understand ad engagement Source: Pinterest Relying on a straight click-through rate metric to understand how ads…
Nofollow links are not useless: Earning them Is central to good SEO
Some SEOs discount nofollow links, but contributor Pratik Dholakiya argues such an approach could result in many missed opportunities. With major publishers like Inc., Forbes and The Huffington Post placing the rel=”nofollow” tag on their external links, the sky is once again…
Searching for searchers: Audiences are the new keywords
As we continue to shift towards audience-centric marketing, columnist Christi Olson of Bing notes that we can create more effective remarketing campaigns by asking the right questions about our searchers. Search as we know it is changing, with keywords and…
SpaceX Owns Bitcoin and Ethereum Jumps on News Musk Owns Some
There were a number of revelations at The B Word conference, including that SpaceX owns Bitcoin and Elon Musk owns Ethereum. Elon Musk and his companies have had a complicated relationship with cryptocurrencies. Tesla made headlines when the company purchased $1.5 billion…
Apple Opens Find My to Third Parties
Apple has opened its Find My service to third parties, making it possible to track third-party devices via the app. Until now, Apple’s Find My app has allowed a user to find their Macs, iPads, iPhones and AirPods. With Apple…
Bing Brings Enhanced Mapping To Windows 8.1
Yesterday Microsoft announced “Bing Maps Preview” for Windows 8.1 (including tablets). The new mapping app offers a range of enhanced features and capabilities. It seeks to bring highly realistic, 3-D imagery together with a more intuitive UI. Google Earth and…
Zoom Acquiring Five9 for $14.7 Billion
Zoom announced it is acquiring Five9, a leading intelligent cloud contact center provider, for approximately $14.7 billion. Zoom has been rapidly improving its product and services, building on the success of its pandemic-fueled gains. Prior to the pandemic, the company’s…