Cortana Expands The Boundaries Of Search, But Will It Eventually Eat It Too?

Cortana, the personal digital assistant, has become a key part of Microsoft’s competitive strategy. The post Cortana Expands The Boundaries Of Search, But Will It Eventually Eat It Too? appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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SearchCap: Google Serious On Mobile, Twitter Search Expands & AdWords Demographic Charts

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Is Experimenting With Special Ranking For Mobile-Friendly Sites Google already penalizes sites that provide a bad experience to mobile searchers. Now the…

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SearchCap: Bing Predicts Scotland Vote, Google Maps Navigation Expands & Bing Ads Sitelinks

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Cortana Coming To Windows 9, Will It Replace Bing? Next week in San Francisco, Microsoft will unveil Windows 9 for the press. Among the features of the new OS is…

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SearchCap: Google My Business Webmaster Tools, Google Pigeon Feedback & Bing Cortana Expands

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Experts Weigh In On Google’s “Pigeon” Update Aimed At Improving Local Search Results Last week, Google made new search waves when it rolled out…

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Cortana Expands To Other Markets, Becomes “Xiao Na” In China

There’s increasing evidence that Microsoft’s personal assistant Cortana is being positioned as a key differentiator vs. Android and iPhones. A new TV commercial (below) purports to compare Cortana to Siri, with a mock Siri voice saying “I can’t do that” a number of…

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SearchCap: Bing Snapshot Expands, How “Right To Be Forgotten” Works & More

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Expands Snapshot With New Food & Drug Entities Bing is getting smarter today with the addition of food- and drug-related entities to its library of…

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Bing Expands Snapshot With New Food & Drug Entities

Bing is getting smarter today with the addition of food- and drug-related entities to its library of facts. The new at-a-glance information for these searches will appear in the Snapshot area on the right side of Bing’s search results. In some cases, like the hamburger search shown below, the…

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SearchCap: Google Maps Transit Expands, Yahoo & Ripoff Report & Search Impact Elections

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Study: Gender Bias In Digital Marketing Is Real WordStream, the paid search platform, published an eye-opening study this week on gender bias in the online…

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Google’s Knowledge Graph Expands Into Google Maps

Google is expanding its Knowledge Graph into Google Maps. The company has confirmed to Search Engine Land that some locations in Google Maps will now get a new “Quick Facts” info card, and that the data are from Google’s Knowledge Graph. This new feature began appearing on Monday…

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Google App Indexing Adds 24 Android Apps & Expands To All English Content Worldwide

On October 31st, Google announced they are now supporting a new feature named app indexing, which allows publishers to create links from Google’s search results directly into the deep content within their Android apps. So if you search for something on your Android device and happen to see a…

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