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Google has begun a staged upgrade of its Google Places Dashboard — the backend tool that allows local businesses to manage their business information that appears in Google’s search results. A new dashboard that looks much more like the current Google (and Google+) aesthetic, and...

The Rich Results Test tool now also supports SpecialAnnouncement markup. Google has included special announcements within its Performance report and added a new Special Announcements Enhancement report to Search Console, the company announced Tuesday. Google’s Rich Results Test...

Intriguing new feature could simply be a test or the future of shopping on the Google Assistant. Google has introduced a new “confirm with voice match” payments feature into the Google Assistant for smart speakers and displays. Originally noticed by Android Police, I was able to...

This new ranking factor won’t be live until 2021, at the earliest. Here is what you need to know. Google today announced a new ranking algorithm designed to judge web pages based on how users perceive the experience of interacting with a web page. That means if Google...

The integration makes it easier to get up and running with Google’s free Shopping listings. Connect your PayPal account to Google Merchant Center. When Google announced last month that its Shopping search results would include free listings, it also announced an integration...

The Rich Results Test tool now also supports SpecialAnnouncement markup. Google has included special announcements within its Performance report and added a new Special Announcements Enhancement report to Search Console, the company announced Tuesday. Google’s Rich Results Test...

Despite ‘significant slowdown’ in March, Google still managed to post 13% overall revenue growth. Google reported Q1 earnings this afternoon, beating analysts’ revenue expectations that were partly moderated by the COVID crisis. The company announced $41.16 billion in...

Local news publishers have struggled to monetize spike in consumer interest. Google’s search liaison Danny Sullivan said Monday that Google “has never seen as many searches” as it has for content related to COVID-19. Much of it is tied to local news updates about the virus. How...

Facebook and Instagram may be the darlings of many advertisers, but data shows Google is still the king of driving ecommerce traffic. Analytics firm Oribi conducted an extensive study of shopping trends in 2019 and the results show that Facebook and Instagram still have a long...

Google is working on its own ARM-based chips to power its Pixel line of smartphones and help it better compete with Apple. ARM licenses its processor designs to companies for use in their products. Apple’s iPhones have long had a performance advantage over similar flagship...