Google Maps and the ubiquitous Google Search are both getting a new feature: a Q&A section that will be appended to listings. Users ask Searching for the location on Google Maps or Search often leads to a local listing. Soon, they’ll each include a Q&A section. At launch, the section will appear at the foot […]

Google has released guidance for publishers to steer the internet into a less annoying place, led by better advertising. Avoid the annoyance: pop-ups Number one on the list of annoyances for regular web users is pop-ups ads, accounting for 97% of standards violations for desktop browsers and 54% on mobile. Half of those surveyed said

Snapchat’s Discover may yet be cloned again, with search-giant Google now coming to the party. Stamp: Google’s visual news If the rumours are true, the new service will let publishers create stories as text, images and video on a series of cards, with users swiping from one to the next. So far, the new service

Android apps in the Google Play store are now subject to AI-led quality tests, that will contribute to how often they’ll show up in searches. Algorithmic method In the same way that Google search famously ranks websites, the Android app store—Google Play—calculates uses a search and discovery algorithm to rank apps. Recently, that algorithm has

The Google app—available on both Android and iOS—is getting ‘a new feed experience’, but it’s less a Facebook clone than you might first expect. First feeds Google has been tentatively pushing the appeal of its customised feed capability since December 2016. Back then, they claimed that ‘the more you use Google, the more tailored and

Google is making plans to launch a new search engine format delivering results with custom posts for businesses. Googling local The internet juggernaut has recently stated that 82% of users are turning to the popular search engine for local information, even when they are already familiar with a given establishment. Posts will be able to

Google has named the successors to Google Drive and the Google Photos desktop uploader. The heirs are split into consumer-level tools and enterprise solutions. Backup and Sync Backup and Sync is the consumer-targeted tool that Google says will ‘help everyday users back up files and photos from their computers, so they’re safe and accessible from

Google’s new app, Triangle, grants greater control of how apps use Android devices’ mobile data connections. Saving data Triangle lets consumers see which apps are using their device’s data connection, and make decisions about which ones should. They can decide whether to allow or to block each app. At a glance, that seems simple enough.

Recognising a renewed social concern with information security, Google has taken the opportunity to promote G Suite’s easy integration with email encryption and digital security services. Demand driven Financial, medical and legal information is heavily regulated. Companies dealing with such communications are obliged to stay ahead of the game. Media coverage of recent leaks of