Google Flights now predicts airline delays
Google is adding new features to Google Flights that will help to predict flight delays sometimes even before airlines report the information.
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Google lets users ‘mute’ remarketed ads
Google is giving its users more ways to avoid remarketed ads that follow them around the web.
The UK’s most-searched people 2017: Politicians trump celebs
Donald Trump has topped the list of the UK’s most-searched people for the second year running, a new study has revealed.
New beer app guides people to perfect pints
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has developed a new app which lets users search for their closest pint from any smartphone while reviewing the pub and sharing their activity.
Top Google searches of the year: Hurricane Irma, Meghan Markle and Fidget Spinners
Hurricane Irma, Meghan Markle and Fidget Spinners were among the most popular global searches of 2017, according to Google.
Bing partners Reddit for new AI search features
Microsoft’s Bing is undergoing a major change, partnering Reddit and using AI to try and take on Google.
Google adds lead generation to voice services
Google is introducing new types of local search to its Google Assistant and Google Home products, opening up the voice activated platforms to lead generation for brands.
Generation Z poses new challenges for online fashion retailers
The latest generation to hit the shops in earnest has very different expectations from their parents, according to new research.
Top Yahoo searches of 2017: Love Island, Donald Trump and Meghan Markle
Donald Trump, the outspoken President of the United States is the most searched term by Yahoo users in the UK this year. Yahoo’s Year in Review reveals the biggest news stories, social trends and searches of 2017, taken from the billions of searches made on Yahoo Search over the course of the past year.
How consumer-generated content powered Argos business growth
This case study from Argos and Bazaarvoice, covers how the UK retailer ensured its website is a ‘one-stop shop’ for customers, including product descriptions and images, reviews, real-life images and Q&As of the products among others, and how it utilises product sampling prior to bringing new products to market.