IndustryGoogle Search Now More Personal: Ask Google About Your Travel, Purchases, Plans, Photos

Google Search Now More Personal: Ask Google About Your Travel, Purchases, Plans, Photos

Using Google Voice search, you can ask Google questions such as “Is my flight on time?” or “what are my plans for tomorrow?” and Google will now give you instant answers if the information is in your Gmail, Google Calendar or Google+ account.

Whats My Flight Status

When you’re traveling, not all mobile sites are created equal, even airport and airline mobile sites. Sometimes you just quickly want to check flight status, but it’s easier said than done when you’re dealing with multiple legs of the flight and multiple airlines.

Google has launched a new feature designed to make it extremely easy for travelers to find out their flight status, without having to scramble for flight numbers or worry about excessive Internet charges from leapfrogging around airline sites.

Now, if you have your flight information in your Gmail, Google Calendar, or Google+, you can simply type or use voice search to ask “What’s my flight status?” in Google search and Google will tell you. They are also extending this to reservations, purchases, plans, and photos.

  • Flights: “Is my flight on time?” for flight status information
  • Reservations: Ask for “my reservations” for dining plans or “my hotel” for hotel name and address.
  • Purchases: Ask for “my purchases,” for order status.
  • Plans: Ask Google “What are my plans for tomorrow?” for a summary of plans on your calendar.
  • Photos: Say “Show me my photos from Thailand” to find specific photos you uploaded to Google+

Google plans to unroll these features in the U.S. for English-speaking users over the next several days. It’s enabled for desktop, tablets, and smartphone.

For those who use Google Now, this is offering the same information, only with Google search instead.

Google also notes of the information is secure and via an encrypted connection, and it will only be visible to you and your signed into your Google account. However, you have the option to turn the service on and off in your search options, both temporarily and permanently.

Resources

The 2023 B2B Superpowers Index
whitepaper | Analytics

The 2023 B2B Superpowers Index

8m
Data Analytics in Marketing
whitepaper | Analytics

Data Analytics in Marketing

10m
The Third-Party Data Deprecation Playbook
whitepaper | Digital Marketing

The Third-Party Data Deprecation Playbook

1y
Utilizing Email To Stop Fraud-eCommerce Client Fraud Case Study
whitepaper | Digital Marketing

Utilizing Email To Stop Fraud-eCommerce Client Fraud Case Study

1y