Google Maps Local Business Center Upgrade: Bulk Upload MIA

The recent upgrade to the Local Business Center has appeared in Australia and Canada as well as the US. It still is not visible in Europe.  There were several changes that I noted on Friday that seem to be spam prevention mechanisms. One I missed though and of more import is that the bulk upload …

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Does IYP market share matter?

Does the IYP/online business directory market share matter or has the battle already been decided? Has this category been relegated to just another niche search area where money can be made but market dominance is not possible? A recent press release noted that www.local.com, ranked fifth in the Business Directories online industry category. This was …

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Google Maps: Coupons not functioning; Upgrade coming?

Update 9:20 PM 6/16/08: As of this evening, the coupon feature started working again. I was even able to add an ending date. I received the following when posting a new coupon: “Your coupon was successfully created and saved. Your new coupon should appear on the details page for your listing in Google Maps within …

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