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Understanding Google My Business & Local Search

Entries Published On December, 2014

Apple: Local Search Embedded in Spotlight as a Default – Can it Move the Needle?

Google has long been the top dog in local search. Along the way they bested IYPs, Driving Direction sites and Mapping companies. Google left more than a few, like CitySearch and Yahoo Local, among the walking dead and severely limited the growth options for the likes of  the Groupons and Navteqs of the world. They have …

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