Google announced its acquisition of Waze earlier this month, and said that the navigation service will continue to operate as a standalone app. While lawyers told the newspaper that the U.S.antitrust regulator is unlikely to throw out the deal, as...
Expect to see similar trends coming from Google Play (and App Store Optimization), Google Shopping (and Shop Engine Optimization), etc. Google Maps (and its Yelp-like counterpart, Google+ Local) have undergone significant changes since they were...
Maps have become a key battleground in the smartphone wars, not least because of the self-inflicted damage Apple unleashed with its calamitous release of its own geo-location app for iOS 6. Google has reached an agreement to buy navigation app...
As engagement with the app progresses, customized content begins to filter into the UI in the form of categorical “cards” – weather alerts, breaking news, calendar reminders and so forth – all compiled based on past behavior, current context, and...
I think if an app, or a search engine wanted to deliver mobile-friendly content – the content from the semantic markup that schema provides would be a great place to find it. The view has changed over the years – from 10 blue links to maps to local...
Stats from the study show 57 percent of smartphone users go directly to a brand’s app or website. He said it’s crucial for advertisers to include important local identifiers like maps, driving directions, and phone numbers.
Windows 8 App Refresh – Bing Search BlogBing News app is now customizable, offers offline reading, and supports RSS; Bing Maps now has "improved driving, transit and walking directions, as well as up-to-the minute traffic incidents notifications...
LinkedIn buys Pulse for $90M as its publishing ambitions take shape – VentureBeatPulse, a news reader app, has 30 million users and aggregates updates from social networks and 750 news publications. Google Updates Search iOS App With Minor Bug...
Quick stats about local mobile use: percent of mobile search is local.percent of local searches result in purchases.percent of smartphone shoppers use a GPS/mapping app to find a retail location. Google Places was recently replaced with Google...
Now there's a Google App for that. Google Treasure Maps Google has introduced Treasure Mode to Google Maps. The maps let you explore 2D landmarks as you explore for hidden treasure chests. And as Google warns, "Treasure Maps is our Beta Maps...
That includes to click-to-call, maps, app downloads, and the other SMB-oriented analytics baked into enhanced campaigns. Measuring app downloads, offers, and click-to-call, will be unified in the product," Patel said.
The English version of the app, version 1.1, is now available in the App Store, and it is available for the first time since launching in December in seven new countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.
I use Yelp to find restaurants, the Weather Channel app for local weather, Google Maps for directions, etc. It is in the app environment on mobile devices where I think Graph Search has the greatest potential to reach critical mass and experience...
Google then released an upgraded Google Maps app for iOS devices which offered a significant improvement not only for Apple Maps users but also for users of the previous version of Google Maps. Within 24 hours, Google Maps became the most...
Business that don’t believe their financial services product set aligns well to mobile behaviors (completing a mortgage app on a phone), and therefore avoid prioritization of their mobile strategy. User’s eyes are drawn to maps and local listings.
Google dealt another blow to Apple today, announcing that its Google Maps for IOS app reached 10 million downloads in just two days. Apple customers have fled to Google's reworked app since it made its debut in the Itunes Store on Friday, which isn...
Google has distributed a test version of its new Google Maps for iOS app, and is "putting the finishing touches" on it before submitting it to the iTunes App Store, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, as reported by the Wall...
App Store Prices: Why Android Users Pay Double [Study] to find a clip from Finding Nemo brought the app results to my attention with a surprising number of results. I was surprised how many app results there were for generic searches.
As a tool to model social behavior and to “game” behaviors, it’s a killer app and my view is that it has played a central role in Google’s strategy on the Disavow Tool, and across the whole penalty issue in general.
Schmidt avoided the topic of whether we can expect a new maps app on Apple, but was very clear on one point in the Google vs. Apple fight: "Apple should have kept with our maps. The fact of the matter is they decided a long time ago to do their own...
