Consumer and market intelligence can help you stay afloat. Most marketers work day in and day out to stay on top of how their market is evolving, but just one unexpected factor can shift the entire trajectory of your industry. Read More
Google’s new features for product, job and recipe activity cards usher users along their journey
Instead of showing content users previously clicked on, the cards in these verticals facilitate comparison shopping, new job listings and related recipes. Google has extended the functionality of its related activity cards with respect to shopping, job and recipe-related searches, the company announced Tuesday. Read More
TikTok video descriptions now have a 2,200 character limit
TikTok tells users that adding longer descriptions makes them more likely to show in people’s “For You” pages. TikTok video descriptions, once limited to 300 characters, have now been updated to 2,200 characters. What this means. The update was first noticed Read More
YouTube adds video chapter previews, auto-translates captions in new search functions
The auto-translation option for captions can help creators reach an even wider global audience. To make searching for videos on YouTube easier, the company announced two new updates on Tuesday to the way its on-site search function operates. Timestamp previews Read More
Dell Shuts Down Russia Operations
Dell is the latest company to shut down its operations in Russia in response to that country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia has faced international sanctions by countries and corporations alike in response to the invasion. According to Reuters, Dell is the Read More
Microsoft: Leaders Have Hybrid Work ‘Productivity Paranoia’
Microsoft has released a new survey on the state of hybrid work, finding a major issue with trust among corporate leaders. Companies are pushing for employees to return to the office after more than two years of pandemic-fueled remote and hybrid Read More
Google local car dealership inventory search results
Google seems to be getting into the local car inventory space with a new search service. Google appears to be testing local car and auto dealership inventory in search results. The company has not commented on this news yet but Read More
Amazon Reportedly Prepping to Go Cashierless at Whole Foods
According to the Wall Street Journal Amazon is testing larger format stores with its Amazon Go cashierless technology as a prelude to a Whole Foods rollout. The WSJ appeared to have spoken with several insiders. “It is unclear whether Amazon intends to use the Read More
A new era has arrived in local search: Google’s Local Trust Pack
The variables that drive performance for LSA extend beyond the prominence, relevance and proximity factors we have built strategies for. We are in the midst of a transformation in local advertising. Google has a new form of trusted answers that Read More
Twitter Improves Search On Mobile Apps By Adding Toggles & Photo Filters
Twitter announced they have improved the search capabilities on the iOS and Android mobile apps. Twitter added: A toggle between top Tweets and all Tweets A new photo search filter Photo search results layouts for grid and list view Filter Read More