Yahoo! Local adds Web References and Imports Reviews – Stephen Espinosa, stephenespinosa.com
Yahoo! Local seems to be taking a step in a direction that will indirectly help SEO’s by adding web references and importing reviews into their local listings.
Google on One Boxes and Grouping Result Types to Fill Informational Needs- William Slawski, SeoBytheSea.com
A preview of “Google on One Boxes and Grouping Result Types to Fill Informational Needs”.
IDC: Smartphones Continue to Outpace Industry – Greg Sterling, LocalMobile.com
IDC, which tracks global shipments of mobile handsets, said that smartphone growth was 40% YoY compared with 10% growth for so-called feature phones. But even feature phones are getting better and becoming more viable as mobile Internet access devices.
Google Now Notifies Of “Search Customization” & Gives Searchers Control – Danny Sullivan, SearchEngineLand.com
Google is now showing “search customization” messages to inform searchers when their search results have been modified from “normal” due to a searcher’s geographic location,

