Google rolls out new AI and AR features, including immersive maps
Google has announced a number of upgrades to Google Maps. In doing so, the company is demonstrating how artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) can bringing immersive, intuitive maps to life. Google launches ‘immersive view’ Google’s ‘immersive view’ will provide users with a new way to explore an area. In fact, the company says […]
Twitter ends free access to its APIs among a string of incidents to hit the social media platform
We’ve witnessed a huge change in Twitter since Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the popular social media platform in October. Twitter’s existing workforce at takeover has been drastically reduced to a mere 17% and the company has lost 40% of its revenue, with advertisers constantly jumping ship. Last week, Musk announced he was ending […]
Google aims to make Chrome’s picture-in-picture functionality more useful
The latest Chrome beta (version 111) includes a free trial for a new feature that could make Chrome’s picture-in-picture feature significantly more useful for users. At present, this picture-in-picture feature can only be used for playing videos. However, if the trial is successful, it may one day allow people to display any form of web […]
ChatGPT reaches one hundred million users, but flaws remain in popular chatbot
Analysts of ChatGPT announced this week the chatbot had already reached 100 million users since its launch two months ago. According to analysis data firm, Similarweb, in January, a total of 590 million visits to ChatGPT were recorded from 100 million unique users, described as “unprecedented growth for a consumer app” by investment bank UBS. […]
Which Pizza brands are the most highly ranked in Google local listings?
Happy Pizza Day from Spike! Across the globe, people will be debating what toppings to go for on their slab of pizza. Our local SEO team (as wild as they are!) were keen to understand which Pizza brands hold the top Google Business Profile positions based on 150 different sets of coordinates in the local […]
Unity and Google expand their ongoing partnership
Unity, the world’s leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content has expanded its partnership with Google. This renewed partnership will bring Unity Gaming Services to Google Cloud Marketplace, giving developers more access to foundational multiplayer tools. It will also give creators better access to quality ads. What will the expanded partnership mean? […]
MLS Season Pass is now available worldwide on the Apple TV app
MLS Season Pass is now available worldwide on the Apple TV app ahead of the official start of the MLS season on February 25th. What matches can fans watch on the Apple TV app? As of now, fans in more than 100 countries and regions around the world are able to enjoy a wide range […]
You can now add an SEO title and description to LinkedIn articles
If you regularly publish articles on LinkedIn, then you’ll be thrilled to hear that you can now customise how your article’s SEO title and description will appear in search engines. This applies to both articles you post in the future and articles you’ve already published. How to add an SEO title and description to a […]
Google’s John Mueller posts scathing critiques of negative SEO and link disavow companies
This week, Google Search Advocate and prominent Googler John Mueller made a series of strong statements regarding companies that provide negative SEO services. He also made a number of negative remarks about agencies that provide link disavow services. What are negative SEO companies and the link disavow tool? Before we dig into the arguments, let’s […]
Why is Alphabet so rattled by ChatGPT?
In December 2022, Google issued “code red” in response to the launch of ChatGPT, a conversational-artificial-intelligence chatbot created by OpenAI. The latest buzzy chatbot, sparked concerns over the future of Google’s search engine business, and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company, Alphabet, held several meetings around Google’s AI strategy, according to an […]
WhatsApp: a new e-commerce platform for estate agents
An increasing number of Londoners are using WhatsApp as a means for buying and selling their properties, as more users choose this platform for luxury house listings. Messaging apps such as WhatsApp Business are being used more frequently in high-end private transactions, as additional functions available within the app have made it easier to share […]
Apple is increasing its range of smartphone services – should Google be worried?
Apple is increasing its range of smartphone services – should Google be worried? A report released by the Financial Times has referred to the “silent war” between rival tech giants, Google, and Apple, as both companies battle to improve their Smartphone offering. The report describes how Apple is making moves to disconnect its mobile operating […]