Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Category Archive For "Google Places (Maps & Local)"
M:Metrics Report: iPhone Internet Usage Far exceeds Market Average
In a report released today by M:Metrics it was noted that “the iPhone is already the most popular device for accessing news and information on the mobile Web, with 85 percent of iPhone users accessing news and information in the month of January.” Usage in other categories of internet access like watching video, listening to …
Local Links of Interest
Incomplete and Wrong Data in Google Local Search – Bill Slawski, SeobytheSea.com Bill covers some of the patents that relate to the post here last week: Google Plus Box – Where does the (wrong) data come from? Deer Blogs His Own GPS Position in Google Earth – Frank Taylor, Google Earth Blog A report on …
Google Maps adds Public Service Personalization
Google is now promoting high quality, user generated public service maps in the main Google Maps interface encouraging users to personalize their MyMap experience with worthwhile projects:
Google Maps offers Instant User Created Locations
For an update and detailed slide show on this feature see: Google Maps: Everyone can create a business listing Jean-Noël Anderruthy of the GoogleXXL blog alerted me to the Google Operating System blog reporting of a new Google Maps feature that allows users to create new content to be added to Maps. I have yet …
How many Google Coupons are there? Up 54%
In November of 2oo7, I used Google’s coupon search function to estimate the total number of coupons that Google was showing in major markets. Google introduced the coupon program in August 2006 and they announced a partnership with ValPak to help promote coupon use shortly after. Here are the numbers of coupons in NY, Chicago, …
Local Links of Interest
Milestone Talks To Matt Cutts From Google: Best Practices For Promoting Hotels Online. – Milestone, 4Hotliers Question: We have been doing a great effort for mobile devices and I think in the past year I have been struggling with what is going to be the future? Should mobile sites be designed for iPhones or SmartPhones? …
How to get help with your Google Maps problems
Google Maps has a tendency to be a bit “quirky”. You never know if the problem is something the business owner has done or whether you are running up against Google Map’s unusually “beta type” personality*. Besides this blog and myself there are a number of resources that you might want to review in your …
Google Maps: Business listings disappear
Over the past several weeks I had experienced a business listing that was present in the Authoritative Onebox, present in the Local 10 Pack (Michael Donnelly Interior Design – Buffalo), but was nowhere to be found in the Maps listing even when selecting the “more” info link showing in the Authoritative OneBox or the 10 …
Google Maps Local Business Center now offering instant listings?
One of the dreaded aspects of dealing with the Local Business Center in the past was the long delay of the PIN/postcard validation and the listing process in the Maps business directory. The phrase Awaiting Next Update took on a sinister character that often meant 6 to 8 weeks delay and sometimes never for the …
Google Plus Box – Where does the (wrong) data come from?
One of the more vexing problems in local search has been erroneous address & phone data showing for a bricks & mortar location in the main Google search results in the Plus Box. For a screen shot of the issue click here. Small business owners have flocked to the Google Maps for Business Group in …
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