Contents While I know it sounds ironic that one would use a “Google” Chromebook and not want to search Google, it’s a reality. Aside from incremental steps toward privacy, you may be interested in DuckDuckGo as a default Search provider on your laptop, or you just have a personal preference for Bing, Yahoo! or something […]
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Google Chrome gets five new address bar tweaks to make your life a bit easier
Address Bar updates Chrome announced in a Keyword blog post yesterday that it’s rolling out five significant improvements to its address bar. These changes aim to make your web browsing experience smoother and more efficient, without the need for intricate URL knowledge, saving you time and frustration. Seriously, some of these are pretty cool! First […]
Continue ReadingDiscover is coming to desktop web, currently being tested on Google.com
Google has long since decided it would keep the main Google.com search page simple and clean. In fact, back when the search engine first launched, testers sat in front of their display for an entire minute or more waiting for “the rest to load”, but there was nothing left to load. In a day and […]
Continue ReadingYou can now create AI images with text in Search thanks to Google Search Generative Experience
If you’re not yet familiar with artificial intelligence-created images using nothing but text, it’s a real thing. In fact, it’s taking the world by storm right now, and while I know how important the ethics concerns tied to these tools are, I have to admit they’re getting really impressive. While Bing was one of the […]
Continue ReadingOops, Bard leaks shared user conversations into Google Search, is working to remove indexing
Well this is awkward – Google’s new Bard AI chatbot just started displaying user conversations as Search results. Per Gagan Ghotra in a post on X, typing “site:https://bard.google.com/share” into the Google Search bar will display discussions you or others have had with Bard. Now, obviously, these are only discussions that have been ‘shared’, meaning someone […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Search may be testing a new pop up box for Knowledge Graph content from Maps
Here’s something I’ve never seen before – Google seems to be testing a new ‘lightbox’ pop up for content clicked on through its Knowledge Graph panel. While searching for something, like the Portland Public House in New Zealand, and clicking on the photos on the right-hand side, I was met with that which you see […]
Continue ReadingAfter four years, Google gets its notification bell back, but the beloved Mr. Jingles is still on hiatus
Google+ shut down in back in 2019, and at that time, Google also removed the extremely useful notification bell from Search on the web and mobile. This bell would show you notifications for things like Gmail, Google Photos and Hangouts Chats as well as Assistant alerts. Now, that bell has re-appeared on mobile via the […]
Continue ReadingPick a card, any card: The Google app is testing a slick, new user interface
The Google App is undergoing yet another visual transformation, this time saying goodbye to its longstanding Material Design 3 attire. The fresher look? It’s inspired by Google’s Material You, aiming to replace the old and somewhat outdated appearance that users have been familiar with for years. Android Police recently highlighted that the app, in its […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Search adds images and video as well as source links in its generative AI snapshots
Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), which is a part of the company’s Labs experiment right now and introduces AI-based “snapshots” as results for your search query, is introducing some nice little upgrades. First up is the inclusion of photos and videos in said snapshots. As shown below in an image captured by Android Police, pictures […]
Continue ReadingChrome for Android and iOS adds a few useful Search features and one I could live without
Per a new Google Keyword blog post, Chrome Mobile is enhancing its user experience with the introduction of four new Search-centric features on both Android and iOS. First, new search suggestions will appear when you tap on the address bar. Let’s say you’re searching for Japan in anticipation of an upcoming trip. Upon opening the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Discover lets you give two thumbs up if you really like something in odd test update
I was browsing Google Discover last night when I realized something strange. In addition to the thumbs up and thumbs down icons in order to tailor my content preferences per article, a double thumbs up icon began appearing on all of the Discover entries. What’s weird about this is that Google seems to be testing […]
Continue ReadingAI isn’t quite transforming standard Google searches just yet
Generative AI like ChatGPT and Google’s own Bard have taken the world by storm since their introduction a mere 7 months ago, and the reach of AI has touched everything from art to music to customer service and search engine tech. Forced to react to what a force like ChatGPT could mean to its search […]
Continue Reading‘Buy on Google’ for Google Shopping is shutting down in favor of a more streamlined experience
During the Google Marketing Live event last year, Google revealed upcoming changes to enhance the customer shopping experience. Starting from September 26, 2023, ‘Buy on Google’ for Google Search and Shopping will cease to exist, except for Buy on Google for YouTube, which will remain active for U.S. merchants until further notice. Buy on Google […]
Continue ReadingGoogle releases ‘Perspectives’, could help you get personalized answers in Search
Back during Google I/O last month, Google shared a new tool that it planned to release which would allocate many different viewpoints in Search to further personalize the information you’d have returned for your query. This way, you’d have less little blue links and more useful data to make a decision with. This tool is […]
Continue ReadingHow to enable and use Google’s new AI integrated Search Generative Experience (SGE)
Starting right now, if you have a Google One subscription for 2TB or higher and have signed up for Labs in Search, you can enable Google’s new SGE, or Search Generative Experience. Essentially, this is its artificial intelligence integrated with Google Search! What Search Generative Experience is NOT Now, this isn’t exactly meant to replace […]
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