Siri is Google’s nearest mobile search competitor

by Greg Sterling for SearchEngineLand According to a survey from Fivesight Research, Siri had a larger share of mobile search than Bing or Yahoo. A new study from Fivesight Research, “US Consumer Search Preferences Smartphone & Desktop: Q1 2017,” finds that Siri is the mobile “search engine” of choice after Google. The study was based on a … Read moreSiri is Google’s nearest mobile search competitor

Bing has a chatbot answering local search questions

by Matt McGee for SearchEngineLand Skype-powered chatbot is showing up as an assistant to help searchers learn about restaurants in the Seattle area. Bing has added a chatbot to help users with some of its local search results for restaurants in the Seattle area. After getting a tip from a reader, I was able to reproduce the … Read moreBing has a chatbot answering local search questions

Bing brings Holiday Hours for Local Businesses to all

Many businesses change their hours of operation during the holiday season. Some stores close on Thanksgiving, some restaurants shorten their service hours, and some national retailers even open the evening of Thanksgiving so people can start Black Friday shopping festivities early. These fluctuating hours of operation make it difficult to plan shopping and dining outings.  … Read moreBing brings Holiday Hours for Local Businesses to all

Bing launches UET Tag Helper, a troubleshooting Chrome extension

To help marketers ensure their Universal Event Tracking (UET) tags are properly implemented, Bing Ads has launched a Chrome browser extension called UET Tag Helper. UET tags are used to capture conversion events from Bing Ads campaigns and power Bing Ads remarketing. In Chrome, the new extension can be used to: validate UET tags in real time instead … Read moreBing launches UET Tag Helper, a troubleshooting Chrome extension