Google: Maps & Local
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What do the symbols mean in Google’s Map Pack and Local Finder?
Over the past couple of years, Google has been consistently expanding upon its functionality for extracting information and displaying in local...
Waze conquers ‘digital dark zone’ with in-car, out-of-home ad coordination
McDonald's campaign showed drivers in-car ads that mirrored billboards....
Google My Business boosts visibility of business offers in Google Posts
A new feature in Google Posts can display up to 10 offers from your...
Google opens complaint form to crack down on fake info in Maps
Will this reduce the issues with fraud and spam in the Google My Business listings? We'll...
Startup helps small retailers get local inventory data online at POS
Pointy offers a way to gain more SEO visibility and compete with Amazon....
Google enables ‘join waitlist’ for restaurants
Functionality is provided by DineTime as part of Reserve with...
Business owners can now reply to reviews on Google Maps desktop
If you primarily use a desktop computer, you'll be happy to know that you can now reply to Google Maps reviews without opening a mobile...
Is Google Maps what augmented reality has been waiting for?
AR walking directions could be a breakthrough application for the industry....
Breaking down the new realities of local search: What we learned at SMX West
Experts at the San Jose event explored local rankings, Google Posts and dealing with competitors' location spoofing....
Google My Business supports hotel check-in and check-out times
Google is now giving hotels a way to communicate even more about their properties to...
Survey: Local SEO an ‘artisanal’ discipline dominated by small agencies
Roughly 53 percent of firms doing local SEO have 10 or fewer clients....
Small business scammer shut down by Google lawsuit
Defendant firm had falsely represented that it was acting on behalf of Google....
Google offers improved GMB sign-up flow for service-area businesses
Improved process will make it easier to set up service areas on GMB....
Leading local SEO predictions: Reserve with Google will grow, real-time local inventory gets real
GMB messaging, voice search optimization, local inventory data, Q&A and the decline of SMB websites are all explored. ...
Google emphasizes ‘Message this business’ in new local search test
Take notice, Google is testing a more prominent look for the messaging feature in the local search results. Is your business ready to manage...
Google testing restaurant booking with both ‘reserve a table’ and ‘tables tomorrow’ buttons
Google keeps testing new ways to reserve tables or book appointments in local listings. Here is one unusual...
Google Maps’ ‘For You’ tab comes to iPhones and a whole lot more countries
The personalized recommendations tool will be available in 130 countries on Android and 40 on iOS devices....
Google shutting down Allo, where Google Assistant made its debut
The company is investing in Duo and Android Messages, where it says it's seeing consumer traction....
Local Services by Google expands beyond US into Canada
The company is also running a test in the U.S. to show the number of local bookings businesses have received....
Google’s local pack adds ‘sold here’ label on query match
Local business may want to check out this new "sold here" feature to gain more exposure in...