Magento News
Magento has implemented a new system on the Magento U portal. This update has several new features including a better UI and course bookmarking. Magento U is still located in the same place under the My Account page.
The 2017 Magento Holiday Commerce Outlook Guide is here, featuring data from Magento BI, tips for customer engagement, optimization ideas, and more.
MagentoLive 2018 will be held October 9-10 in Barcelona, Spain.
Google News
Google Analytic is introducing a new feature over the next few weeks that allows a user to type in a question and get an answer. For example, you will be able to ask, “what percentage of sessions were from mobile devices in July?” and Analytics will display the answer.
SearchEngineLand wrote a good roundup of all of the major changes to PPC so far this year. It covers machine learning, conversion tracking, attribution, ads, shopping, and more.
Google has started to roll out a “Chat” feature within Google My Business. This means a customer can send you a message directly from your Google My Business page result. Your average response time is displayed, so if you decide to use this feature, try to answer quickly. The ‘Chat” feature can also be turned on and off at your convenience.
Videos can now show up in mobile image search results on Google.