Google is beginning a test that will change hotel search results for users in Germany, Belgium, and Estonia. This test will remove features like the map and hotel listings, replacing them with regular blue links to hotel websites and comparison sites. The experiment will only affect users in these three countries, whether searching locally or … Read more
YouTube is piloting a new experimental feature allowing users to add contextual notes to videos to provide supplemental information. The “Video Context Notes” feature, currently being tested on mobile in the United States for English language videos, allows invited contributors to write short annotations. Screenshot from: blog.youtube.com, June 2024. In its announcement, YouTube describes how … Read more
YouTube is testing two experimental generative AI features designed to enhance user engagement. These experimental features, which are currently available to a select group of YouTube Premium members, integrate artificial intelligence into the viewing experience on YouTube, offering innovative ways to navigate and interact with video content and its associated comments. Comment topic summaries with … Read more
Instagram, the popular photo-sharing platform, has taken another step in augmenting its services ecosystem by adding keyword search to the Threads app. Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Instagram, announced that the company is testing the new functionality in Australia and New Zealand, with plans to expand to more countries soon. Screenshot from Threads, September 2023 … Read more
At an advertising conference this week, Meta unveiled innovative new features for Reels, its short-form video product. Businesses can soon run ads between Reels on Instagram, an option previously exclusive to Facebook. The ads are designed to blend into the Reels experience so they don’t interrupt the user or feel out of place. Additionally, Meta … Read more
Personality tests are a great way to explore different aspects of who you are and uncover layers you perhaps hadn’t recognized about yourself before. Keep reading to learn more about the purpose of taking personality tests. Then, take a look at the best free personality tests we’ve compiled and discover aspects of who you are, … Read more
Is it testworthy, or is it untestworthy? There’s a fine line between optimizations and experiments. Testing something is an exercise in curiosity, whereas optimizing a thing is an act of certainty. If we know the outcome of a given activity before we perform that activity, we’re in optimization territory. For example, if you’ve discovered a … Read more
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Nobody wants to sit there pinching, poking, and squinting at their phone just to view your website. So it should come as no shock that 50% of people will use a business less often if their site isn’t mobile friendly, according to Google. But how can you be sure that your website is mobile friendly? … Read more
Google offers PageSpeed Insights API to help SEO pros and developers by mixing real-world data with simulation data, providing load performance timing data related to web pages. The difference between the Google PageSpeed Insights (PSI) and Lighthouse is that PSI involves both real-world and lab data, while Lighthouse performs a page loading simulation by modifying … Read more
