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Google Drive’s rebrand to Google One includes offers for hotels found in Search

Deals on hotels found in Google Search are spotlighted in the Benefits section of the new Google One app, with plans to add more promotions from Google properties. Google is rolling out its rebranded and updated paid Google Drive plans under the new name Google One. The updated...
Posted On 21 Aug 2018
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Google extends added character benefits of Responsive Search Ads to text ads

You get an extra headline! And you get an extra headline! Oh, and you get a longer description, too. Google will start rolling out its responsive search ads to more accounts in English, French, German and Spanish starting in September. Responsive text ads can display with three...
Posted On 11 Aug 2018
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Google Ads account admins can require multi-factor authentication for all users

Some Google Ads accounts have several users logging in at any given time. Now account owners can ensure every one of those users has enabled 2-Step Verification. Administrative-level users of Google Ads accounts can now implement an authentication policy for all users who have...
Posted On 07 Aug 2018
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Google adds deep breathing exercises to search results

Google wants their searchers to take a breather with this new relaxing search result. Google has quietly added a deep breathing exercise and meditation technique to the search results. All you need to do is search for [deep breathing], [breathing exercise] and similar terms in...
Posted On 03 Aug 2018
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Lenovo debuts Smart Displays featuring Google Assistant

The first Google Smart Displays devices, from Lenovo, hit stores Thursday. They are similar to Amazon’s Echo Show but with a number of Google services baked in, including Maps, YouTube, Calendar, Duo (a free FaceTime-like video calling service) and Photos. Users can interact with...
Posted On 01 Aug 2018
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Google Says They Will Keep FTC Commitments After Required Deadline

So Google announced the other day, as I covered at Search Engine Land, that they are keeping their “current practices regarding the AdWords API Terms and Conditions and the domain-by-domain opt-out following the expiration of the voluntary commitments.” That means,...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018
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It’s Live: Google Speed Update Now Rolling Out

This morning, July 9th, Google has begun rolling out the Google Speed Update that they first announced in January 2018. Google has updated their blog post this morning, as I wrote at Search Engine Land, “Update July 9, 2018: The Speed Update is now rolling out for all...
Posted On 16 Jul 2018
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Google News Drops Editors’ Picks & Standout Meta Tag

The new version of Google News has launched last night and with that, Google has ended support for the Editors’ Picks feeds and the standout meta tag in Google News. Google posted about it on Twitter last night saying “As part of the new Google News, we have ended...
Posted On 30 Jun 2018
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Google AdWords Overview Page New Words & Ad Group Shift Cards

Google said on Google+ and Twitter that two new cards have come to the AdWords overview page for advertisers. Google has brought New Words card and Ad group Shifts insight card to the overview page. New words card This card shows you new words that people used while searching and...
Posted On 28 Jun 2018
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Google Releases Indexing API, Well Just For Job Posting URLs

Google announced this morning they released a new API called the Indexing API but it is only available for job posting URLs that support job schema. It is not available for other types of content. Google said “this API allows any site owner to directly notify Google when...
Posted On 27 Jun 2018
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