Google seeks to humanize its brand with new “Google Assistant” female persona

She seeks to be a ‘companion’ that is ‘always there but never in the way.’

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With Google Assistant & Google Home, Google seeks to win the hands-free generation of search

Having won on desktop and mobile, Google now wants to succeed in an entire new area: hands-free search, especially within homes.

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Google and Progressive Web Apps: the mobile experience and SEO

What’s the deal with Progressive Web Apps? Columnist Jim Yu explains this exciting new mobile web technology and discusses relevant SEO considerations.

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Don’t let your business play possum with local search

Columnist Adam Dorfman explains how Google’s recent local search algorithm update, “Possum,” has impacted brick-and-mortar businesses.

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WordPress.com adds “advanced” SEO tools, and it’ll make you smile

Need a reminder that a lot of business owners are still in need of basic SEO? WordPress.com’s “advanced” tools offer exactly that.

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How mobile has changed the way we search, based on 10+ years of eye-tracking studies

How has the rise of mobile changed the way people view Google SERPs? Contributor Kristi Kellogg summarizes a session from SMX East in which Mediative’s Chris Pinkerton discusses the results of eye-tracking studies.

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Google opens the AMP fire hose

Columnist Barb Palser believes that the broad surfacing of AMP content in mobile search will expose a universe of AMP content that’s been hidden from view.

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What’s new and cool at Google from SMX East 2016

At this year’s SMX East, Googlers Jerry Dischler and Babak Pahlavan shared recent updates and what’s coming to AdWords and Google Analytics. Columnist Mark Traphagen was on hand to cover the highlights.

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Authority & link building with real-time Penguin

Google recently released Penguin 4.0, and the Penguin filter now updates in real time. Columnist Marcus Miller explores what this means for SEO and link building.

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