
Is your brand prepared for voice search? 3 steps to get the conversation started
Alexander Supertramp / Shutterstock.com Whether you work in SEO or PPC, you’ve likely noticed a new trend emerging in your search...

Microsoft blocks Google Chrome & other browsers from Cortana in latest Windows 10 release
Sorry, Google. You, Firefox, Opera and anyone else with a web browser that competes with Microsoft’s Edge will no longer be able to work...

The week when digital marketing entered the bots era
Facebook’s launch this week of its Messenger platform and bot ecosystem did not, of course, invent the category. It builds on what...

Understanding intent through voice search
Bing and Google are looking at the future of search, and both are seeing a future that involves search engines as the intelligence...

Consumers shape new world of search advertising
Since Bing entered the search space just over six years ago, the landscape has transformed, technology has advanced, and the changes are...

Microsoft’s $25.7 Billion In Quarterly Revenue & $0.78 EPS Beat, Shares Up
Microsoft this afternoon announced non-GAAP holiday quarterly revenue of $25.7 billion, net income of $6.3 billion and $0.78 EPS. These...

Cortana Providing Email-Based To-Do Reminders & Deeper Calendar Insights
Microsoft’s personal assistant, Cortana, has introduced two very useful new features for Windows 10. Both are related to task completion...

Survey: 99 Percent Of Consumers Will Share Personal Info For Rewards, But Want Brands To Ask Permiss
Consumers repeatedly say in surveys that they want more personalization — but also more privacy. This is an apparent contradiction. But...

Cortana For Android, iOS Coming Very Soon, Windows 10 To Sync With iPhones, Android
Microsoft is making Windows 10 cross-device friendly. To that end the new operating system will work with Android and the iPhone to sync...

Live Blog: Microsoft Build 2015 Opening Keynote, Day 2
It’s the second day of Microsoft’s annual developers conference, Build, happening in San Francisco. Once again, it’s opening with a...

How Microsoft Plans For Windows 10 To Rule The World By Leveraging iOS & Android
“All your code bases are belong us.” Let me modify that internet meme to sum up the big news from Microsoft’s Build developer conference...

Google Says Not Worried If Microsoft’s Cortana Comes To Android & iOS
News that Microsoft plans to bring its Cortana digital assistant to Android and iOS doesn’t worry Google that its own Google Now tool...

Microsoft Brings Cortana To Desktop; Announces HoloLens To Bring Holograms Everywhere
Two big news events came out of Microsoft’s “Windows 10 Briefing” today.” First, Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana is coming to...

Internet Explorer Overtakes Google Chrome After Mysterious Usage Spike
As Microsoft is preparing a new browser (code name “Spartan”), the current Internet Explorer browser has shown new life according to data...

Microsoft Band: Cross-Platform Wearable With Cortana Baked In
Wearables are here to stay. The question now is what’s the right design, feature set and price. Yesterday Microsoft made its opening...

AAA Study Finds Siri — And Potentially Any Smartphone Assistant — Hugely Distracting To
Bad news for the folks who think using Siri can make you more productive while driving. A new study by the AAA automobile group has found...

Nadella Interview: Bing To Stay, ‘Post-PC’ Now The Way
interview at the Code Conference. He spoke about a wide range of issues and challenges that Microsoft faces. He also helped demo some...

Like Siri, Cortana Can Crack Jokes, If You Ask The Right Questions
People quickly discovered when Siri came out that asking her questions like “What’s the best computer” or saying “I love you” resulted in...

The Email That Microsoft’s Cortana Assistant Won’t & Can’t Read: Yahoo Mail
Microsoft’s new cool Cortana personal assistant uses information from within your email to make recommendations and provide predictive...
























