The feature surfaces content from other social networks in Google’s mobile search results.
(Photo by Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) In a bid to keep people inside its ecosystem as long as possible, Google is testing a mobile feature that surfaces TikTok and Instagram videos in a dedicated carousel, according to TechCrunch. The « Short Videos » carousel aggregates clips from other platforms, namely Tangi, Indian TikTok competitor Trell, and YouTube. (OK, that last one is a Google subsidiary.) It’s reportedly different from the Google Discover feed and Web Stories function—the latter of which launched in October and focuses more on content created by Google’s online publishing partners.
