How voice assistants like Alexa can help marketers reach elderly Americans
Digital marketers need to help seniors understand that there’s more to benefit than to fear with using and voice assistants like Alexa.
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Can Google Assistant and Voice Search Really Help Those Who Need it the Most ?
The RNIB states that in the UK, there are over 2 million people living with sight loss. This number is expected to rise to nearly 4 million by 2050. But what is being done in terms of voice search to help these people access the internet?
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An Introduction to Conversational Commerce and Bots
Chat bots or conversational agents allow commerce to deepen their engagement with consumers at scale. Get the basics right and find out how from Microsoft’s Cedric Chambaz.
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What does voice search mean for your local SEO strategy?
The popularity of virtual assistants means voice search is on the rise. But what does it means for businesses that rely on local search traffic, and how can they ensure they aren’t left behind?
Unlocking creative big data: the greener pastures of cloud-based data infrastructure
An article by Cedric Chambaz for State of Digital: Unlock the creative potential of big data with machine learning, AI and a touch of left field thinking.
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Voice UI and intelligent assistants: trends to watch out for next
Earlier this year, a report from Consumer Intelligence Research partners (CIRP) pegged the sales of Amazon’s Echo at more than 3 million units.
Digital transformation, what the search evolution can teach marketers
What can we learn as marketers from the transformation of the search industry? Cedric Chambaz takes us through what we can learn from the changes.
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Will Digital Assistants Replace Search?
Last week the latest digital assistant,Viv, was demonstrated to the public. Viv was created by the same team that developed Siri and can be solely controlled by voice. During it’s unveiling, a pizza was ordered, toppings added, paid for and delivered all through Viv. This was done without the user ever needing to use search, […]
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Smarter digital assistants and the future of search
The dream of an ultimate personal assistant isn’t a farfetched sci-fi fantasy like the interactive computing systems in Star Trek. It’s technology available today already being applied to search engines.
Everything you need to know about natural language search
Search engines like Google, Bing and others are making efforts to bring searching for information in line with everyday conversation with a type … read more
Okay, now Google’s Artificial Intelligence Division is just showing off
One day, when you pull out your smartphone to ask Google or Siri a question, instead of returning a list of search results, they just might answer back.
MSFT: No Plans To Monetize Cortana Yet, But We Do Want Her To Be Pervasive
It’s far too early to consider monetizing Cortana, Microsoft’s new virtual personal assistant, but the company is already thinking about how to scale her across different devices, platforms and around the world. Those were two of the key points from Microsoft’s keynote…
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Microsoft’s SMX Advanced Keynote: Cortana Makes People More Likely To Search
We’re ready to get started on day two of SMX Advanced, and today’s opening keynote promises to talk about the future of search. Microsoft’s Marcus Ash (Group Program Manager for Windows Phone) and Rob Chambers (Group Program Manager, Applications and Services Group) will be here…
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New Video Shows Microsoft “Assistant” Cortana In Action
Microsoft will be introducing its Siri and Google Now/Voice competitor Cortana with Windows 8.1 in April. The new “intelligent assistant” will eventually be available cross-platform, although launching on Lumia Phones. The name Cortana comes from a character in the game Halo. It was…
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