Google seems to be testing allowing searchers to “heart” and other emoji reactions a photo in the local search results. This can be a way for Google to learn if the images uploaded to the hotel listing is useful to searchers and maybe also help searchers interact with the Google local search results more. This […]
Instagram’s testing another new sticker option, this time with a photo cut-out process, that enables you to make stickers out of objects within your images. As you can see in this example, the new option will enable you to identify specific entities within your photos, and then easily cut and paste them in isolation, so […]
The logo for the social networking site “X” is shown in this illustration. … [+]Apple’s App Store. Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images SOPA Images/LightRocket through Getty Images Twitter (officially known as X) has reportedly deleted all of the images posted to its website between 2011-2014. Links that used Twitter’s native shortening service are […]
Google announced it upgraded the Google Search Generative Experience experiment to now also bring in reviews and photos from not just the web but also from Google Business Profiles. This makes Google SGE better at helping you plan trips, travel, restaurants and so on. Google wrote that they have “added new capabilities to SGE for […]
We’ve been following this soap opera for some time. Instagram was keenly focused on combating the growth of TikTok and turned to videos, which irked some of its old-school users. They even said that Instagram would “no longer be a square photo sharing app” and tested a hideous feed very similar to the Chinese competitor. […]
Mike Blumenthal dropped a simple but thoughtful local SEO tip that all businesses should do some time in the near future. Just check the featured photos that Google selected to be displayed in your Google Maps pin overlay. Mike said on Twitter“When the new on the side map was introduced for the Local Pack last […]
Most people know that Facebook cover photos are the large image at the top of a business page. What you may not know is that this image can have a big impact on a business‘s bottom line. Your cover photo is one of the first things potential customers will see, so it’s an important piece […]
Sometime in the past couple of months or so, Google added a notice after you upload photos to your Google Business profile that the photo is being processed. It may even add a label on top of the photo to say the photo is “pending” approval.” This was spotted by Mike Blumenthal over the weekend, […]
Google seems to be testing showing when a photo was taken or uploaded to a Google Business Profile listing. Google has done this for image search and other areas but I am not sure if this was done for photos on Business Profiles. This was spotted by Mike Blumenthal, who shared this screenshot with me […]
Google is testing allowing business owners to add captions or descriptions to photos they upload to their business profiles. Mike Blumenthal spotted this in a Google Business Profile Help thread and also posted about it on Twitter. The funny thing is that this is a feature request for a while and Google told people that […]