Google is testing yet another bold new local feature in the local knowledge panels. This test shows icons to represent the “highlights” of the venue featured in the local panel. These highlight icons can include icons for features such as the venue being a quiet place, good for kids, casual …

Today’s Google doodle marking the 115th anniversary of the Antikythera Mechanism discovery is a nod to scientists, astronomers, archeologists and historians alike. The tool was discovered in 1902 among items found from shipwreck cargo off the Greek island of Antikythera. First noticed by Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais, the bronze artifact …

Welcome to the third and final installment of my series on relevance versus authority, exploring which link has more value. To really tease out the argument of relevance versus authority, I asked industry experts the following question: “All other metrics being equal, would you rather have a high-authority link with lower …

Google has thrown a lot at marketers in just the last five years. All of these big changes — from rolling out major algorithm updates to shifting to mobile-first — have essentially had the same goal: to provide the best possible search experience to users. Google wants to show users the best content …

Photo: Twenty20 For years, the thinking on salt has been that less is always better: Too much raises blood pressure, which can increase your risk of heart disease. So we all curbed our French fries addiction and laid off the salt shaker. But new research shows that the factors affecting …

You’ve been working for over 40 years and now you’re approaching retirement. You have friends who have retired. Some seem happier than others, and you wonder what it will take for you to be happy in retirement. To help us understand the psychology of retirement, here is an interview between …

Intel and Samsung have both joined the FTC’s lawsuit against Qualcomm, accusing the smartphone SoC and wireless modem manufacturer of engaging in practices that violate antitrust law. Fair disclosure requires me to note that Intel’s brief is impossible to read without chortling. Anyone who recalls AMD’s antitrust lawsuits against Intel …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Google planning to bring its Assistant to the iPhoneMay 16, 2017 by Greg Sterling Google also expected to announce integration of the Assistant into GE …

Voice search now accounts for 20% of queries on Google’s mobile app and Android devices. Inbound call volume is continuing to increase even as messaging apps and chatbots become more popular. Facebook expects 37 billion call conversions by 2019, as social media’s share of mobile calls to businesses explodes. These …

Earth and Mars are very different planets right now, but they’re both small, rocky planets in the inner solar system. However, a new study suggests Mars may also have different origins than Earth. Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology claim that analysis of Mars’ composition supports the idea that it …