Google looks like it will discontinue the direct ordering option with the Order with Google button by the end of June 2024. This will impact third-party food delivery sites, such as DoorDash, GrubHub and Uber Eats. I assume Google will instead link to third parties and not directly integrate with them in the search interface. … Read more
Instacart is set to start serving ads on Caper Carts in Good Food Holdings banner stores. Customers using the AI-powered smart carts will soon be greeted by ads on the trolley’s home screen, featuring launch partners such as Del Monte Foods, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, and General Mills Why we care. Instacart’s latest advertising solution … Read more
Google Search is testing a gear setting icon on its local places results to let you set your food preferences. This setting would then show you restaurant results that better match those food preferences. This was spotted by Shameem Adhikarath who posted these screenshots on X: Here is the gear icon: Here are those preferences: … Read more
Here is a photo of a food truck parked inside the Google New York City office. It is a classic NYC food truck. I am not sure it was parked here but hey, it was. I found this photo on Instagram. This post is part of our daily Search Photo of the Day column, where … Read more
We saw a dental practice named “dentist near me” and a coffee shop named “coffee shop near me” – and here is a restaurant named “Thai Food Near Me.” This one was spotted by Alicia Tatone on Twitter. Generally, naming your business this way is a bad idea for SEO, believe it or not. This … Read more
Here is a photo shared by Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology of the United Kingdom, from Chippenham of a food cart with a Google logo. She shared this on Twitter, and said “Fantastic to bring Google UK to the Cyber Confidence Centre in Chippenham today, improving over 70 small, local … Read more
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