Google has rolled out its “conversational search” feature to users of its Chrome browser, searchengineland.com reports. The search giant has been trialling its conversational search function on mobiles in recent months – allowing users to speak their query instead of
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Google could be setting up for a large-scale rollout this summer which would have a huge impact on webspammers and blackhat SEO practitioners, webpronews.com reports. In a video post, the search engine’s head of webspam, Matt Cutts, explained that an
Small Businesses in the UK could be missing out on around £13 billion is sales as a result of not embracing technology, techradar.com reports. A new report by O2 Business found that missed sales opportunities as a result of failing
Google’s Matt Cutts has taken time to clarify the search engine’s patents and the role they play in search, searchengineland.com reports. Google is notoriously secretive about what makes up its search algorithm, with a large percentage of it still relatively
YouTube has sought to reinforce its popularity among young web users in a bid to attract more advertisers, thedrum.com reports. In a bid to better monetise its offering, the Google-owned video platform is reported to be positioning itself as the prime
Retail search volumes increased by 16 per cent during the first quarter of 2013, freshbusinessthinking.com reports. A new report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) found that compared with Q1 2012, search volumes for retail businesses are up by 16
Google+ and Twitter will be the social networks which define 2013, not Facebook, one social expert has claimed. Jon Morter, who has masterminded many high-profile and successful social media campaigns, has claimed that Facebook could have seen its day, with
Google is reportedly considering labelling its own products or services in the search results pages, thedrum.com reports. The search giant has repeatedly come under fire for the way it presents the services and offerings under its ownership, with some claiming
The UK’s total digital ad spend broke the £5 billion barrier in 2012, thedrum.com reports. According to research by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), digital ad spend in the UK rose by 12.5 per cent on a
Finance site moneysupermarket.com is the latest to feel Google’s wrath after the search engine removed all of its paid ads, webpronews.com reports. Google has previously made public its hard-line approach on payday loan vendors, claiming that they must be transparent
