Google: Google Assistant
Roughly 1 in 4 U.S. adults now owns a smart speaker, according to new report
It estimates there are now 157 million of these devices in American homes....
Google swaps ‘voice search’ on Android for Google Assistant
The Assistant is a more versatile, cross-platform...
Privacy issues may be hurting smart speaker market growth
Concerns that 'smart speakers are always listening' inhibit potential buyers....
Google Nest Hub Max: A new weapon in the smart home battle against Alexa
The $229 device could become a big hit, paving the way for more user engagement and monetization....
Google App Actions expands with four new categories
Users will be able to tell Google Assistant to pay their bills, book a ride, order food and...
Privacy could be hurting Facebook Portal sales
The devices don't appear to have sold well; is it competition or privacy -- or both?...
Adobe: 47% of smart speaker owners using device in shopping process
Another survey finds significant numbers of consumers using smart speakers for product research and purchases....
Report: Google Home beats Amazon Alexa in Q1 global device shipments
In the US, Amazon still has a significant lead over Google -- but it's shrinking....
Voice agents and interfaces will require many new marketing strategies
Marketers are only now getting a glimpse of the many approaches that will be required for the many kinds of voice...
Voice search: Content may be king, but context is queen in the new voice-first world
Yext VP of Industry Insights Duane Forrester discusses his new e-book, "How Voice Search Changes Everything," and what marketers can do to adapt...
Google Assistant comes to iPhone, adds alerts, hands-free calling & more
Google's virtual assistant gains a number of new features and expands to Apple's iPhone as competition for Siri &...
Why the future is all about PASO — personal assistant search optimization
Have you started considering voice search in your SEO strategy? Columnist John Lincoln explains why this should be top of mind for...
Cortana comes to Android’s lockscreen, Siri does some new tricks
comScore estimates roughly half of all search queries will be voice-initiated by 2020....
Your guide to using Google Assistant and the Google search app on Android & iPhone
Google Assistant is coming widely to Android phones. Here's how to use it and other ways to Google on your smartphone -- even for iPhone...
Alexa, can you acquire new customers for marketers?
If smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa make it easy to reorder products, how can brands get people to try out something...
Digital assistants, conversational search and the future of local
As digital assistants like Alexa and Google Home become more popular, how can local search marketers adapt? Columnist Brian Smith shares his...
SEO without search results is here with Google Assistant, Home and Amazon Echo. Here’s how to survive.
Columnist Bryson Meunier discusses how the rise of digital assistants will impact how search engine optimization is...
[Podcast] Marketing Land Live #34: Google Home vs. Amazon Echo with USA Today’s Jefferson Graham
Is Google Home really a "fail" on its first day being available to the public? We're joined this week by special guest Jefferson Graham of USA...
Will usability issues hinder Google Assistant, the star of Google’s new Pixel phone?
Voice-only search might hinder use of Google Assistant and split attention between it and the search bar -- which is now hidden behind a...