Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) burst into Google search results
Google told us in August that Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) would be entering the main mobile search results. That happened earlier this...
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Allo: chat with a big helping of Google search
During the Google I/O developer event earlier this summer, the company announced its “smart messaging app,” Allo. At the time it sounded...
Google Trips: Google’s first potentially breakthrough travel tool
Google bought travel software company ITA in 2010 promising to bring travel searchers next-generation travel tools and experiences. Then...
Google’s AMP Viewer: the Tinder UX for content?
Users swipe through content from multiple publishers in Google’s Top Stories AMP viewer. By now most publishers should be aware of...
Google will punish “intrusive interstitials” with a ranking penalty in 2017
Google announced that is dropping the “mobile-friendly” label in search results. The company says that now 85 percent of pages in mobile...
Google antitrust woes: new South Korean probe, Russian court rejects appeal
Google continues to face mounting antitrust challenges around the globe. Beyond the three active complaints in Europe, directed at...
Google launches FaceTime competitor, video-calling app Duo
AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com During its developer conference this year, Google announced two new apps designed to take on incumbents in...
Russia fines Google nearly $7MM for ‘anticompetitive’ app pre-install rules
Last year, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) found that Google violated its competition law by requiring...
Google injects more context into micro-moments
More than a year has gone by since Google introduced the concept of micro-moments, which Google defines as times “when people reflexively...
Google adds Street View images and indoor maps to Rio 2016 Olympic venues
Google has enhanced its mobile mapping experience in anticipation of the 2016 Olympics in RIO. In April, it launched “real-time transit...
Google: AMP content coming soon to organic mobile search results
It’s a big deal: Google will start showing indexed Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) content in mobile search results. The company has...
Google revenues climb 21 percent to $21.5 billion, powered by mobile
After a Q1 that disappointed investors somewhat, Google parent Alphabet delivered a big quarter yesterday. The company announced revenues...
Not just for payments, mobile wallets an underused consumer channel — [survey]
Mobile wallets: they’re not just for payments anymore. That’s according a new Urban Airship survey of 2,000 adults in the US and UK. The...
Square wants its logo to be synonymous with mobile payments
Square wants you to pay with your phone. The company is in the process of making a big push to make Square and mobile payments...
Facebook to aim app install ads at people most likely to buy a product, complete a level
Sometimes mobile app developers might be better off burning their money than spending it on an app install ads. Sure, the ads may get...
Mobile marketing AMPlification: Content, performance and measurement
The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project was created to improve the mobile web experience; pages built with AMP HTML load instantly on...
In-app purchases dwarf ad revenues, as iOS App Store exceeds $71 billion
US mobile ad revenue in 2015 was approximately 35 percent total digital revenue, or $20.8 billion. However, revenue from in-app ads is...
SMX Advanced recap: Advanced Google App Deep Linking
Smartphone usage of apps continues to soar. Recent data from comScore show that 44 percent of all digital media time is spent using...
AMP: Above and beyond
Since the announcement of the project in October 2015, a lot has been said about Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) — what they are, how to...
Google’s new My Activity and Ads Personalization seek to make ads better, provide more user co
Roughly a year ago Google introduced “My Account,” a centralized privacy and security center where people could manage their data and...
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