Google Adds Support for Bitcoin Conversion

Google's currency conversion added support for bitcoin, a virtual currency introduced in 2009. If you search for [1 bitcoin to usd], [1 BTC in USD], [bitcoin eur], [convert 1000 gbp to bitcoin] and other similar queries, Google shows the interactive currency conversion card that also includes a historical chart. <br /><br />Last month, "Google Finance <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/google-search-integrates-bitcoin-price-calculator/">partnered with Coinbase</a> to launch a <a href="http://blog.coinbase.com/post/88679063982/coinbases-api-brings-bitcoin-ticker-to-google">bitcoin price tracker</a> that enabled BTC-to-fiat price conversions across a wide range of global currencies." This update uses the same data.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HAXNtmNiHvFf_0_lUiFoJ7b0jYrc4rfmisZoMJh1PpYwlerEuf_fC2wnn80JRP4LiH1jETYVtpVnT12f0FD-N6QAQ8MX1nUy4Gt4vqX05FKYBGWOlvm6TcgaccM0HAbZNbwEsuNwYN3E/s1600/bitcoin-conversion.png" /></div><br />"Bitcoin is often referred to as a currency, but it does not conform to widely used definitions of money," <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin#Economics">suggests Wikipedia</a>. "Economists generally agree that to qualify as money, something must be a store of value, a medium of exchange, and a unit of account. Bitcoin has some way to go if it wants to meet these criteria. It does best as a medium of exchange."<br /><br />{ via <a href="http://searchengineland.com/google-finally-adds-bitcoin-conversion-search-196817">Search Engine Land</a> }

Google Adds Support for Bitcoin Conversion

Google's currency conversion added support for bitcoin, a virtual currency introduced in 2009. If you search for [1 bitcoin to usd], [1 ...

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Updated Stock Card in Google Search

Google's stock card that's displayed when you search for [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=goog">GOOG</a>], [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tsla">TSLA</a>], [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Microsoft+stock">Microsoft stock</a>] and other similar queries is now a lot bigger. Tabs are placed above the chart and you can get the stock price at any time by mousing over the chart or tapping it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo-hpCik-rSRFy3WWl8-u23eBNeB2DUwmlO13SsKFjVgDBNOdcEiLaip5E7XTNC2dXlu4R3hDBfRFxXo4_wE0lkB5NUeSjXqZkUpkrgSBM0Q-ovIEw0cZC490gFJ8XX9CjPVDnXY4tWNR/s1600/google-stock-card.png" /></div><br />Drag the dotted line to get the price variation.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWmyD6WyJgu-Jx6zkZvZZukMPq8rD04_SSAb6m7FqYRYI4pSnH1q-q41T-d5_UBAuLkTVs2-YA7zzrPkXMzjkdxClV_d4Gy9c_SHRTYwU0c9ZvVV0Ehs79Kei9hhP6iXkAXZatXJcK-Rd/s1600/google-stock-card-2.png" /></div><br />Another change is that the links to Google Finance, Yahoo Finance and MSN Money have been removed.<br /><br />{ Thanks, <a href="https://plus.google.com/+J%C3%A9r%C3%B4meFlipo/posts/Mhw34tbigUk">Jérôme</a>. }

Updated Stock Card in Google Search

Google's stock card that's displayed when you search for [ GOOG ], [ TSLA ], [ Microsoft stock ] and other similar queries is now a ...

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Google's Experimental Search Box for Financial Sites

Google experiments with displaying a search box next to sites like Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Reuters. There's a button with the following label: "get quotes" and you're supposed to use this feature if you want to search for share prices.<br /><br />For example, when you type [Google] or [GOOG], you're sent to the right page from Google Finance, Yahoo Finance and other financial sites. If you search for [computers], you'll get a search results page from the financial site. Is this the first time when Google shows a search box and doesn't return its own results?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOWKWtzFGZWVmJXScAK_nsrtac-Ws4XcuwgwMXl0UysByVRevAftHpGPqfsRB9j5sxyQZt0XXWWkP_DFf0-09UAMAeFdj44cRcQ22tWdWp_39JgSGFBPCFqyU9Y2aDBb5q-SAt-ZDDE0U/s1600/finance-search.png" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YEeN6RuZ20QrOCd1AGTWRO1mJuaiq3zx0Oo6yOPp_m4KWPvo5_hG8NsNtygVfdSVOkPr2jcXy0m_uqFBt2v3K8M_bF5U-9roKrbqWNUE3YQHhIXrNY_AwrQTA3vDbMJ3hRvT3U348g1k/s1600/reuters-search.png" /></div><br />I checked the source page and it says that it's a <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/99170?hl=en">rich snippet</a>, just like those that are used for reviews, music, events, products.<br /><br />{ via <a href="http://allgoogletesting.blogspot.com/2014/01/google-show-search-box-when-looking-for-google-finance.html">Rubén</a> }

Google's Experimental Search Box for Financial Sites

Google experiments with displaying a search box next to sites like Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Reuters. There's a button with the fol...

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