Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Entries Written By Mike Blumenthal
Google now integrating Coupon Results in Main Search Results
Google has recently refined their coupon promotion techniques. One such refinement is including Google coupon results in the main search results page. In November, 2007 Google started using Adwords to promote coupons. For specific searches (pizza coupon) google would present Adwords that would take the user directly to view local coupons in Maps. Now on …
Google Maps – No address required
It has always struck me that one of the bigger problems with the internet yellow pages is that often they are used to find out what people mostly already know or to confirm the last emotional inch of the purchase cycle. They look up the directions betweein two known locatiions to get the specifics of …
Local Links of Interest
WiFi Triangulation on Mobile and the Desktop – Greg Sterling, LocalMobileSearch Ted Morgan, CEO of Skyhook Wireless (provider of WiFi location on the iPhone)… said that the feature has already proven to be wildly popular with users and he’s seeing an impressive volume of usage already. Mobile Local Search: A Perfect Storm – Michael Boland, …
Google Maps: Return of the Reviews Screenshots
Here are two screen shots that show the view on the search:Restaurant Bradford Pa in the main search results page before and after the return (most?) of the reviews from CitySearch etc. Before Reviews were Added Back In (View full size ): After Reviews Added Back In (View Full Size): Several items of note: • …
Semmy Finalists in Local have been named
The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Local Search category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards are: The Finalists Local Search Interviews, Information, and Resources Michael Gray, Graywolf | 2/5/07 Location Prominence and Differences in Local OneBox and Google Maps Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 2/8/07 Local Numbers: Setting the …
Cool Google Maps App
Most of you that are interested in mapping already read the Google Lat Long Blog but for those of you that don’t Google has introduced a new tool today on the blog that allows a viewer to see an animated sampling of users map updates that have been made around the country. Even if you …
Citysearch & InsiderPages reviews are now back in Google
This morning I wrote a piece: Google Maps: The changing landscape for reviews that speculated on the removal of CitySearch, InsiderPages and Yelp reviews from Google Maps. They were gone. I verified that on a specific and general basis as recently as January 6th. A reader has pointed out that they are now back. CitySearch, …
Is iPhone Demand Fading or is ATT Failing?
At LocalMobileSearch, Greg Sterling raised the question: Is iPhone Demand Fading? I am not sure but if my experience is any indication it is more likely ATT shooting themselves in the foot. I went to an ATT store yesterday with a small business person who wanted to buy 3 iPhones. He was willing & ready …
Google Maps: The changing landscape for reviews
Over the past year with the development of user generated content and the rise of reviews in particular small businesses have been struggling with exactly how to approach this new form of customer input. The more internet aware have embraced the review process and have been using the process for reputation management, quality improvement through …
Google Maps Local OneBox 10 Pack Quality Issues?
The Local OneBox 10 Pack is new and has yet to be fully vetted. Its appearance off and on over the past week has made testing a bit of a struggle. One of my observations has been, that while Google may be going further afield to provide accurate results, in very rural searches they are …
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