Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Entries Written By Mike Blumenthal
Local Links of Interest
Yahooo Makes a New Play for Ads on Mobile Phones – Miguel Helft, NY times Magellan Device Adds Google Local Listings – Greg Sterling, LocalMobileSearch Google’s Lunchtime Betting Game – Noam Cohen NY Times This has little to do with local but is an interesting research report on the use of prediction markets within Google. …
Google Map’s Business Location Bulk Upload Still Not Working
MapsGuide Jen had noted in the Google Group – Maps for Business that the bulk upload had been fixed as of January 4th. That “fact” was reported here and at SearchEngine Roundtable. However according to recent posts in the Group (here and here) it appears that the bulk upload feature is still not working. This …
Which On-line Directories provide details to Google Maps – 2008
Over this past year one of my most frequently read articles was Which On-line Directories provide details to Google Maps (Nov 2006)I decided to revisit the current data (Thanks to Miriam at SeoIgloo) to see which directories Google was using for the restaurant industry and to see how things had changed. I also realized that …
Google Maps: Good News Bad News Announcement
Update 7:14 am 01/08/08 MapsGuide Jen to stay! Hi Mike, I’m not going anywhere quite yet! You’ll be seeing more posts from Maps Guide Sirene in the group, but you can’t get rid of me that easily ;o) Cheers, Jen Well Dave, there is a Santa Claus after all! **** In a surprise announcement today, …
Local Links of Interest
Taking Local Search to Store Shelves – Greg Sterling, Screenwerks Google on Reading Text in Images from Street Views, Store Shelves, and Museum Interiors – Bill Slawski, SeobytheSea Googlebot In Aisle Three: How Google Plans to Index the World? – Bill Slawski, SearchEngineLand
Goog-411 now a speedier option on Thomson/GE phones
Greg Sterling has noted a Thomson/Google deal that adds a one-touch, auto-dial GOOG-411 button into many of its latest GE-branded DECT 6.0â„¢ cordless phones. It should give Jingle’s Free 411 service a pause and it certainly raises questions about when Google will monetize its free DA service. Voice DA services are currently very lucrative and …
SEL Survey Data & Comparison
Mobile User Survey Redux: the Late Adopter After Greg Sterling surveyed SEL readers on their mobile internet usage patterns, I thought it would be interesting to survey a totally distinct user group. Greg agreed and we surveyed the 1123 registered readers of OleanInfo.com, a local portal site catering to folks interested in Olean NY. Roughly …
Most read articles for 2008
Here are the top 10 read articles from Understanding Google Maps over the past 12 months: 1. Which On-line Directories provide details to Google Maps 2. First Case of Large Scale Abuse at Google Maps 3. Google Coupons now has searchable interface 4. Now taking Nominations for the Rubber Chicken Awards 5. Sources for Google …
Local Links of Interest
As noted in WRAL.com there is a new local search engine, WhatsOpen.com that is now open. WhatsOpen is an intriguing service with an even more intriguing about us page. Their approach to local search is not the standard who, what or where but rather what and when. They ask a question that even folks familiar …
2008 Wishes: Peace on earth, goodwill for all people and help for MapsGuide Jen
Some days it seems like the World and Google Maps are going to hell in a hand basket with intractable problems; Global warming, end of oil, the war in Iraq, mapspam etc… but I am one of those folks that is a pessimist of mind and an optimist of heart about world affairs. I see …
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