Understanding Google Places & Local Search – Developing Knowledge about Local Search

August 1, 2008

Local Links of Interest

Category: Google Places (Maps & Local) – Mike Blumenthal – 11:04 am

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,

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