Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Entries Written By Mike Blumenthal
Google Local Business Center listings propagate like rabbits
Birds do it, bees do it and apparently Google’s Local Data does it too….recreates your business record like crazy. Some sort of asexual digital reproduction I suppose as some business records start appearing in Google Maps multiple times…not just once or twice but possibly as many as 4 or more (users report as many as …
Local Links of Interest
Mozilla moving to mobile – a great post from Schrep at Mozilla on their plans in the mobile space (prioritizing mobile platforn, adding mobile developement staff & a version of “Mobile firefox”). Also of interest was this tidbit about why now & available hardware: Getting a no-compromise web experience on devices requires significant memory (>=64MB) …
Google Phone
NY Times (reg. req’d) has an interesting article on the coming gPhone in which they contend: •It is an operating system to compete with Microsfot Mobile and nothardware •It will be an open source linux based phone environment as a means to “take the economics out of the Windows Mobile business”. •It will be unveiled …
Cancer Fund Raiser Meme
Marty Weitraub has an amazing personal story about his battle with cancer and has started a meme to promote the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fund Raiser during SMX Mobile. Go for it Marty! I am tagging Bill Slawski, Greg Sterling and Matt McGee.
Does the Google Bulk Upload Change mean Less Mapspam?
On September 27th, SearchEngineTigers.com published a letter from Google titled: Change In Support for Business Locations in which Google indicated that: If you are currently submitting Business Locations bulk uploads for inclusion in Google Maps via Google Base, please begin submitting your updated Business Locations bulk uploads via the Google Local Business Center found here: …
Just how rural are Google’s Billboards?
In Goog-411 rolls out bill boards in the hinterlands? I noted that Google had chosen some extremely rural settings for their billboard placements. Just how rural you are asking? Well….on my way into work today my path was blocked by this rafter ( or a gang if you prefer) of turkeys (for some more photos …
Local Links of Interest
Greg Sterling has a good piece on the The Debate Over User Reviews Matt has a winner on Dear Small Business Owners: Put Down Your Ranking Reports and it applies equally well to local search And Bill Slowski has an interesting patent review: Would You Rent Your Rooftop to Google To Show Ads Upon? (Too …
Google Maps to Navteq: We’ll build ’em with People Power
The recent purchase of NavTeq by Nokia has the potential to have incredible impact in the mobile and internet map worlds. The implications go beyond technology into social and political issues. Minimally the technology will give the largest cell phone manufacture dramatically increased technology in the mapping arena. Maps are the logical future of local …
Google announces satellite imagery upgrade
At the Google Lat-Long Blog Google has announced a satellite image upgrade that will appear in Maps shortly. Today we’ve published a significant amount of new or updated 60cm satellite imagery for Google Earth, with the Google Maps update to follow shortly. Much of this imagery is concentrated in the U.S., Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, …
Blogging From SMX Local and more
Blogging From SMX Local And Mobile – Mike the Internet guy is reporting on sessions as they happen Michael Jones (Google) Keynote at SMX Local-Mobile Earth and Maps have 250 million users daily around the world. Yahoo in 15-Nation Deal for Search on Cellphones (NY Times) Under the deal, Yahoo will feature its search engine …
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