Google voice-enables movie-ticket buying with Fandango
Enhanced capability is likely a preview of many similar Google Assistant integrations to come.
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Google updates recipe markup for Google Search & Google Assistant
Google requires that the recipeIngredient and recipeInstructions properties for recipes work on Google Assistant.
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Study: Google Assistant most accurate, Alexa most improved virtual assistant
While one new study on voice assistants compares the quality of different providers’ answers, the other drills into Google’s data sources for 22 verticals.
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Google Assistant sometimes uses AccuWeather when their weather service fails
When Google’s first party responses are not available, Google may ask if you want to use a third-party service.
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Want to target position 0? Here’s what you need to make that happen
Hey Google, how do you become the answer people hear on their voice assistants? Contributor Karen Bone explains how to make that happen by doing your homework on featured snippets.
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Google launches cost-per-sale Shopping Actions, unified shopping program across Search, Assistant & Express
In its answer to Amazon, Google’s new umbrella program will extend existing relationships with retailers and enable universal checkout across platforms and devices.
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Study: 11 voice search ranking factors analyzed
Some of the findings confirm and some upend conventional wisdom.
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Google Assistant to get multiple new languages, distribution and skills
The Assistant will soon speak 30 languages and be able to offer mobile carrier customer support.
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What 3,000 voice search queries tell us about the ‘Voice Search Revolution’
Do you think voice search is the next “big thing” digital marketers need to watch for? Contributor Bryson Meunier isn’t so sure and feels there are limited marketing opportunities, based on his research.
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Google Assistant adds new media capabilities ahead of HomePod release
You can now wake up to a favorite playlist and use voice to pick up where you left off with Netflix shows.
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Analyst firm: Google Home gains ground on Amazon Echo, now 44M total devices sold
A new survey from CIRP argues that Google Home captured about 40 percent of holiday sales.
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Study: 80% of Google Home results come from snippets
But they aren’t always the source of answers for Google Home.
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Survey: Smart speaker ownership steals time from smartphones, TV, radio
The study suggests there are about 40 million devices in US homes today.
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Smart speaker sales grew 103% last year
The virtual assistant devices became the fastest selling consumer technology last year, dramatically outpacing wearables and VR.
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SEO trends and Google changes to expect in 2018
Columnist Pratik Dholakiya explores current search trends and speculates on where the industry might be headed in 2018.
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Google says Assistant now on more than 400 million devices
Sales of Google Home smart speakers are considerably smaller.
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Report: Amazon in discussions with consumer brands about ads on Alexa
CNBC report says product promotions on Alexa are already being tested.
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New search quality raters guidelines for Google Assistant and voice search evaluations
Google has quality raters specifically for voice search-related search results. These raters look for information satisfaction, length, formulation and elocution.
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New test prominently showcases Google Express in mobile search results
A test includes a new callout and ad treatment for the shopping program in mobile search results.
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Google brings local lead generation to Google Assistant and Google Home
The company taps HomeAdvisor and Porch to provide local contractors through a multistep voice-driven interaction.
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