As technology on the web changes, we periodically update the user-agents we use for Googlebot. Next month, we will be updating the smartphone user-agent of Googlebot: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; Nexus 5X Build/MMB29P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.96 Mobile Safari/537.36Read more…
Introducing the Google Analytics 360 Suite
An enterprise-class solution for a multi-screen world Our lives are filled with micro-moments: intent-rich moments when we turn to the nearest device to find a store, buy a product or look for answers to all kinds of wants and needs.Read more…
New ad formats and targeting to find, keep and monetize high-quality gamers
When mobile users are looking for entertainment they often turn to gaming apps. In 2015, an estimated 41% of all apps downloaded were games.1 However, while a user may be excited about downloading an app, it can soon be forgotten;Read more…
Best practices for bloggers reviewing free products they receive from companies
As a form of online marketing, some companies today will send bloggers free products to review or give away in return for a mention in a blogpost. Whether you’re the company supplying the product or the blogger writing the post,Read more…
Designing for Mobile Micro-Moments
Mobile has shaped the way users interact with businesses and brands alike. Nowadays, businesses cannot simply replicate their desktop strategy on mobile; they need to re-think how to build mobile experiences that are useful for clients in their moments ofRead more…
Introducing Chrome Music Lab
This year, for Music in Our Schools Month, we wanted to help make learning about music a bit more accessible to everyone by using technology that’s open to everyone: the web. We built a set of experiments that let anyoneRead more…
New ways to plan your vacation while on the go
With spring around the corner, it’s time to look forward to sunnier skies—and summer getaways. These days, mobile phones make it easier than ever for you to sneak in vacation dreaming and planning here and there—in line at the coffeeRead more…
An update on the Webmaster Central Blog
We’ve got a new URL! You may have noticed the Google Webmaster Central blog has a new address: webmasters.googleblog.com. That’s because starting today, Google is moving its blogs to a new domain to help people recognize when they’re reading anRead more…
#OneDayIWill: On International Women’s Day, share your dream with the world
Over the years, Doodles have commemorated the achievements of women in science, civil rights, journalism, sports, arts, technology and beyond. It’s always an honor to pay tribute to women who have changed the course of history, sometimes in the faceRead more…
From “Hi” to Fi to “Goodbye” to invites: 7 things we’ve learned about Project Fi
Roughly 10 months ago we introduced Project Fi – a program to explore new ideas in wireless connectivity. Similar to our Nexus hardware program, Project Fi works in partnership with leading carriers and hardware makers to push the boundaries ofRead more…