The following are the nominees in the Local Search category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards. The judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Congratulations to all nominees! Thanks for the recognition!
- Local Search Interviews, Information, and Resources
Michael Gray, Graywolf | 2/5/07 - Location Prominence and Differences in Local OneBox and Google Maps
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 2/8/07 - Google’s forced choice for the Authoritative Web Site
Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps… | 2/12/07 - Local Numbers: Setting the Record Straighter
Greg Sterling, Screenwerk | 3/1/07 - Google Local Search Glossary
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 3/4/07 - The Latest Local Search facts and figures
Simon Heseltine, Search Engine Tigers | 3/7/07 - Local Search: Users First?
Cathy Hillen-Rulloda, Avante Gardens | 3/27/07 - Google Reviews: Reputation + Quality + Snippets + Clustering
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 4/6/07 - Yahoo tackles Geographic Challenges of Web Search Results
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 5/20/07 - Girl Scouts with Guns: Geographic Coding in Google Location Searches
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 8/5/07 - When Might Google Show Local Search Information in Web Search Results?
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 8/12/07 - Yahoo Local Now Features “User Denigrated Content”
Mike Blumenthal, Search Engine Land | 9/11/07 - Everything You Need to Know About FRO (Fake Review Optimization)
Andy Hagans, Tropical SEO | 9/20/07 - Five Reasons Why The Mobile Web Sucks
Scott Karp, Publishing 2.0 | 9/26/07 - Give Local Search Marketing a Shout Out with PlaceShout
Lisa Barone, Bruce Clay Blog | 10/11/07 - Local Search on Facebook
Larry Sullivan, Local Biz Bits | 10/11/07 - Geotargeting Location by IP Address = SEO Death
Andrew Shotland, Local SEO Guide | 10/14/07 - The REAL Problem with Local Search
David Mihm, Mihmorandum | 10/25/07 - How many Google Coupons are there?
Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps… | 11/3/07 - Anatomy & Optimization Of A Local Business Profile
Chris Silver Smith, Search Engine Land | 12/17/07 - Google Reviews Review
Miriam Ellis, SEO igloo | 1
Pretty cool, huh, Mike?
I’m excited about the concept of these awards and extremely happy to see an awards entity giving local search such prominent importance. Yipee and good luck to you!
Miriam
Comment by MiriamEllis (586 comments) — January 15, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
Miriam
Its a great idea to highlight the years best articles and I was glad to see your article there!
Mike
Comment by Mike Blumenthal (960 comments) — January 15, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
What do you think of the new Google Maps/Local results presentation in the SERPs today. Could this be a possible outcome from Google Local Symposium? A local search returned up to 10 results next to the map section instead of the typical 3.
While I noticed the results earlier today, others whom I asked to test it from different cities got the standard A, B, C…not the A-J results.
This could be a definite victory for local business if this Google Maps/Local presentation continues. Don’t you think?
BringBuyers.com
Local Business Search Marketing
Comment by Local Business Will Prevail (1 comments) — January 17, 2008 @ 8:44 pm
Hi Local
The appearance of the 10 results in the One box is of interest although I couldn’t repeat the results when I finally got back to my computer. The question for Google is: do the top 10 local listings provide more relevancy than 3 local + the organic results. My inclination is to say yes as Google’s local results have improved over the past year.
The question for the business owner is why 3? I am glad to see Google testing this as there is no good reason for just 3. Determining the “right” number is another question altogether. At some point their value is diluted by the quantity.
Mike
Comment by Mike Blumenthal (960 comments) — January 17, 2008 @ 10:30 pm