Google Search Limitations

Charlie Warzel comments on signs that Google's influence may have peaked.

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Hiding Personal Information

Crystal Wilde suggests ways to purge personal information from Google search results .

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Voice Recognition

Mishaal Rahman reports on Google's efforts at speech to text .

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Locate Your Family Members Using Their Phones

J.R. Raphael notes that Google is rolling out a service to locate family members . He also provides information on enrolling your family, and documentation on managing a family program.

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Reliable Information From Google

Danny Sullivan explains how Google is trying to keep search from being hijacked , especially as the U. S. election approaches.

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No Results Found

Barry Schwartz suggests that marketers using Google should be wary of changes in Google's response when no results are found .

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Gmail

J.R. Raphael provides tips on using Gmail .

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Android 11: New Features

J.R. Raphael shares the new features that are expected to appear in Android 11 .

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Google Fact Checking

Alexios Mantzarlis writes about fact checking technology which uses a shared data schema (or format) which allows Google to index and display fact checking reports from a number of trusted sites. This data appears in relevant Google searches, or may be queried directly using the Factcheck Explorer.

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Google's Pixel 4

J. R. Raphael suggests why Google made the Pixel 4 .

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Google Apps

J. R. Raphael suggests ten Google apps every user should have on their phone.

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Google and Intelligence

Nicholas Carr wonders if Google is making ussmart or stupid.

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Google Usage Study Shows Less Clicking on Individual Results

Greg Sterling has summarized a report on Google usage from Lily Ray at Moz . It shows that younger Google users are more likely to be satisfied with the featured snippets and knowledge panel content served on search results pages, and thus are less likely than their elders to click on an individual search result. This has significant implications for search engine marketing.

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Webspam Report 2018

Google has released Webspam Report 2018, which recounts efforts by the search giant to ensure that users do not get spammy results.

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Stifling Scams

Kristie Canegallo writes about her efforts as a Google executive to takedown scams and illegal content which might be indexed by Google products.

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Labor Organizing Using Corporate Email

Emily of Bloomberg News interviews Josh Eidelson, who reports that Google is lobbying to deny employees the right to organize a union using corporate email.

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GBoard: A Mobile Keyboard for Multiple Languages

Daan van Esch discusses his Google language initiative, Gboard .

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Google and Filter Bubbles

DuckDuckGo reports that Google users tend to find themselves in filter bubbles due to Google's personalization of what they see.

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Stories on Google SEO

Barry Schwartz links to stories about Google SEO.

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Accelerated Mobile Pages

Jim You notes that slow loading times cause site abandonment, making accelerated mobile pages (AMP ) critical for site success. Searchengineland has run stories on designing a site for AMP.

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