Google seems to be testing a new section on the local knowledge panels named “often searched together.” Mordy Oberstein found this and said on Twitter that it is a “great way to see who your local competitors really are.” Here is the screenshot he shared on Twitter: We recently saw the often searched together as […]
Did you see the scrollable and expandable features in some user experiences with the Google Search knowledge panel and answer boxes? Well, here are examples of both – I am not sure if they are new, for some reason, I don’t think they are – but I don’t think I’ve covered it before. The scrollable […]
Google has a “recent images” photo carousel for some knowledge panels. For example, Google had this for a search on the [golden globes] last week, showing photos from the recently taken and published event. Here is a screenshot that I snagged (click to enlarge it): This was first spotted by Khushal Bherwani who shared this […]
Google has added a disclaimer to the appointment provider links that you find in the Google Search local panel and in the Google Maps business listings. The disclaimer partially reads under the “about these providers,” adding “providers are listed in random order.” It continues to say “however, if the business has specified a preferred provider, […]
Google is testing the placement of the Things To Know section on the right-side panel. Typically, you find these within the main search results in the middle portion of the search results. This was first spotted by Punit on Twitter but I can replicate it in some browsers. Here is a screenshot: We first heard […]
Microsoft Bing may be testing polls for the knowledge panels they display on the right panel. If you search for [joe biden]and scroll down the right side knowledge panel, you may see a friendly poll or test. This was spotted by Shameem Adhikarath and I am not able to replicate it, so this might be […]
Google Search has a knowledge panel for automobile and car related searches. If you search for a vehicle where there is an electric and/or hybrid option available, Google will say “hybrid available” and put that font in green. This was spotted by Melissa Fach who said on Twitter “Haven’t seen this in KPs before – […]
On April 1st we caught Google testing a scrollable right side panel for related images. Well, it seems like that test was not just for images but also for other blocks like knowledge panels, featured snippets and other image features. Both Brodie Clark and Khushal Bherwani shared examples of this on Twitter. Here is Brodie […]
Email deliverability should be a high priority for any sender. After all, you can’t achieve your email program goals if your emails never reach recipients’ inboxes. In a recent Twilio SendGrid webinar, we caught up with a panel of internet service providers (ISPs) to talk about the latest trends and best practices in email deliverability. […]
Rajan Patel, the VP of Engineering at Google, confirmed with me that Google has rolled out full width movie reviews. So when you search for a movie name and add on “review” to your query, Google will show a full width review panel in web search. This was spotted by Steph on Twitter who told […]