Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Entries Written By Mike Blumenthal
Google Maps Implements New Semantic Search with a Brooklyn Accent
Even after staring at Maps for so many years, sometimes Map search results can still bring a smile particularly when it sounds like my grandmother. The search for Dui Lawyer Long Island (the dirty bums 🙂 ) brought back this Brooklyn Semantic Search result (with the emphasis on the G):
Google Replaces Tele Atlas Data in US with Google StreetView Data
There has been a lot of activity of late in Google Maps with rollout of Places and its attendant controversy, tests of the new Local Listing Ads, Ads in the iPhone, Streetview in Canada & the Czech Republic and lots, lots more. I was at SMX East when Google Maps announced both more detailed Maps …
Google Local Listing Ads: Summary of articles & resources
Here is a summary of articles and resources on Google’s new Local Ad Listing test program in San Diego and San Francisco: 10/9/09 David Mihm: My Thoughts on Google Local Listing Ads Greg Sterling: Local Listing Ads and 7-Pack Live Mike B: Google Local Listing Ads: Random Thoughts Mike B: Google Answers Some Local Listing …
Google Local Listing Ads: Random Thoughts
I was able to capture several variations of Local Listing Ad displays and captured them on a 1280 X 960 screen to get a sense of how many organic listings might show. I chose 1280px screen resolution as it is the display type of roughly 50% of current users. I removed tabs from my browser assuming …
Google Answers Some Local Listing Ad Questions
The newly announced Local listing ads are starting to appear on a limited basis in the wilds of San Francisco. David Mihm, the talented Local Search Expert, and I submitted a number of questions about this new trial to Google. –What will the range of prices be for a given market and category? –Will the …
Google is rolling out LBC Dashboard across Europe
Update 9/9/09: Viewers have spotted in India(!), Italy & UK as well. But still no reports from Canada 🙁 Martijn Beijk (Local Search Optimization) and Arjan Snaterse (Technical SEO Blog) have informed me that Google, starting late yesterday, has been rolling out the Local Business Center data rich Dashboard across Europe. Martijn noted on Twitter …
Google Maps: Are the 10 Packs Now the Lucky 7 Packs?
Reports have been coming into my inbox and from the forums since early this morning that Google Maps is now showing with great frequency a new Local Universal Result- the Lucky 7 Pack: The display is less cluttered and cleaner looking but once again limits valuable real estate and ups the ante on ranking. If …
Google LBC: Support to Be Available to Local Listing Ad Customers
Last night while at Marty Weintraub’s AimClear SMX East SchmoozFest, I was fortunate to meet Frederick Vallaeys of Google. He is the forthright (he gave me a business card!), communicative product evangelist for Adwords. He was on his way out the door but took the time to answer some of my questions about the newly …
Google Intros Local Listing Ads to LBC in Limited Markets
Google has started a limited rollout of a new fixed price SMB ad type in the San Diego and San Francisco market. The ad, which a new type of ad, which will be highlighted with a pushpin both on the ad and on the 10 Pack Map will be located directly above the 10 Pack …
SMX East – Announcing the 2009 Limited Edition SMX East Local T-Shirt
We are announcing, for immediate delivery, the availability of this year’s 2009 Limited* Edition SMX East Local T-Shirt! The shirt is intended to commenorate David Mihm’s Ultimate Local SEO Vanity Search & raise money for charity. All profits will be donated to Google to hire a customer support representative. 🙂 If for some reason they …
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