Tracker Radar data suggests the feeling of being watched isn't just a feeling. Google trackers are embedded in 79.2% of the top 75,000 websites across the internet, giving the company the ability to watch almost everything a person does online.

As U.S. workers settle back into a hybrid work model, two commuter studies examine the impact of digital-out-of-home screens on consumer perception.

Voice interactions in search technology could become the backbone of a new product from Google. The teased technology during the "one more thing" moment at the end of its main Google I/O 2022 keynote.

Google plans to incorporate a new signal into image ranking with a schema to make its image search results more inclusive and diverse, representing a wide range of skin tones -- which is important to computer vision technology.

DuckDuckGo has developed a feature its Chrome extension to block Google's tracking and ad targeting methods and interactions on websites called Topics and FLEDGE (First Locally-Executed Decision over Groups Experiment). .

Smarter search optimization and tactics can sell items in stock, according to Lucidworks' data. Mismatched recommendations aren't the only reason shoppers leave the site without making a purchase. Some 15% of shoppers said they usually end up on a "no results" page when an item they look for is out of stock, rather than the site making a recommendation.

Searchmetrics' analysis suggests Google may have stopped trying to increase competition on Google Shopping in the UK since the country left the European Union under Brexit.

Apple, Google and Microsoft are collectively working on a way to move beyond passwords for everything from emails to access to phones and computers.

Marketers are buying into automation, according to a study published by PPCsurvey.com. The State of PPC Global Report 2022 highlights findings from more than 500 paid per click (PPC) specialists from agencies and brands worldwide. It highlights ad adoption and spend, priorities and technology, agencies, in-house teams, and more.

Bryan Cano, director of media strategy at StitcherAds, said that by analyzing historical performance, the company expects consumer spending to dip shortly after Mother's Day, but pick back up leading into Memorial Day.