Instagram’s live video feature is officially available to all 70 million US users. After announcing the feature in late November, the social imaging platform has announced the feature is available across America and will be rolling out globally over the next few weeks. While it may be tempting to compare Instagram’s live video streaming to […]
It’s that time of year again. The ‘best of’ and ‘year in review’ lists are rolling out as we near the new year. The first search engine to get in on the fun is Yahoo, who revealed its year in review for 2016, including search data from sister companies Polyvore, Tumblr, and Flickr. As you […]
In the age of the internet, Facebook has become one of the premier ways to advertise a local business. Now, a new report from Borrell Associates shows just how many businesses are using the biggest social platform around to grow their business. According to the report, almost 80% of local businesses have a Facebook page, […]
Pinterest is giving business pages a makeover that highlights their boards and buyable pins – just in time for the holidays. The biggest change is the addition of the new rotating showcase. This allows you to show off up to five of your boards and your buyable pins all in one, easy-to-view location. “You can […]
Bing is launching a new feature specifically for local businesses to make it easier for customers to reach you at any time. With the new chat feature, users can click a link to “chat online with a representative” directly from the search engine. After clicking the link, you are immediately connected to the business through […]
After months of testing a new verification in the San Francisco area exclusively for locksmiths and plumbers, the search engine has officially launched the “Google guaranteed” verification process. If your business gets “Google guaranteed”, you get a special green badge next to your business in the search results – and customers get a few perks and […]
Last year, Google gave businesses the ability to list their busiest hours on Google Maps listings so that customers can better plan their shopping during the holiday season. Now, they are taking it a step further. Instead of relying on businesses to update their Popular Times listings, Google Maps will use real-time data to predict […]
Considering the success of live video on Facebook and other social media platforms, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that Instagram is trying its hand with live video. But, they have put their own twist on it. Today, the social photo and video sharing platform announced it is rolling out live video within […]
Google has already begun rolling out its mobile-first index to some users, but there are still a lot of questions about how exactly the search engine’s new separate index actually functions. One such question got a surprising answer yesterday during the Google State of Search conference, as Maile Ohye told the audience that Google won’t […]
Google is giving AdWords’ price extensions a makeover this week to make prices even more prominent in search results, according to an announcement Monday. Price extensions are one of Google’s many extended ad formats designed to highlight individual products and services and allow searchers to easily compare prices. The extension was first released in July […]
