Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Category Archive For "Local Search"
Local Market Share October – Google resumes upward swing
Heather Hopkins of Hitwise was kind enough to generate another look at market share of Mapquest & Google for Nov. ’07 thru Oct. ’08. Mapquest’s September jump has not continued. They appear to have plateaued and Google Maps appears to once again be on the rise. Mapquest has risen on my local radar of late. …
VoteReport: Near Real time mapping of voter reports
Andrew Turner of the HighEarthOrbit.com blog, reported on his work developing VoteReport: an open public reporting system to be used during the 2008 US Election to track the situation as citizens cast their ballots. The simple goal is to make it easy for anyone to send in a report describing the wait time, overall rating …
Hey I resemble that remark
Coverage of my shenanigans vìs-a-vìs Microsoft’s listing in Google Maps has been wider than just the search industry. Regardless, a number of writers have ascribed intentions and feelings to me that seem to drift toward the dramatic and away from reality. From the Silicon Alley Insider: “An angry small business advocate has his revenge”. and …
Google Voter Information Tool Goes Mobile
Google’s Voter Information Tool has gone mobile. From the official Google Blog: With the U.S. elections less than a week away, voting drives are ramping up. Political parties and non-partisan groups alike are sending out volunteers to encourage citizens to vote on November 4. To make sure these volunteers have the same voter info tools available to …
Local Links of Interest
Where Will Android Go Next? – Om Malik, GigaOm When it comes to its new mobile operating system, Android, Google’s dreams go beyond just mobile phones. Indeed, the company is hoping that the open-source version of the software will eventually find its way into a panoply of devices. iPod Touch serves as a flight ticket – …
Merchant Circle causes revolution amongst SMB’s
MarketWatch noted that MerchantCircle Revolutionizes ‘Feet on the Street’ Sales Force by Tapping Current Business Members. The subhead read: Local Business Owners Rewarded for Signing Up Business Neighbors to Network. I also read with interest Greg Sterling’s related announcement: MerchantCircle Turns SMBs into Sellers where he noted: In a clever twist, MerchantCircle is seeking to turn its thousands of …
Can the IYP’s survive and thrive?
The other day I noted that “As I have pointed out before, it is my belief that the IYP’s have already lost in this race. From my point of view they bring little of technical or marketing value to the space. Their core product, business listings have been commoditized to the point of being available …
Google Maps: One (data) Ring to Rule Them All
Yesterday I asked whether Google Map’s upward trend continue? Can Mapquest maintain its market share? Or like the IYP space does Google just have too much presence in search to not win this race also? From where I sit, these Map & IYP Market Share comparisons only look at a narrow sliver of Local results …
Maps IYP Market Share
For my presentation at SMXEast, Heather Hopkins of Hitwise was kind enough to provide me with this custom view comparing the 3 leaders in the Maps/IYP space. With Mapquest’s recent upgrade this space is largely converging into a consolidated Maps/Directions/Business Listing product. As I have pointed out before, it is my belief that the IYP’s …
Google Blogsearch good for hyperlocal blogging?
Google, in upgrading Google Blog search, has created an intriguing potential competitor to Techmeme. The upgraded search provides broad blog coverage, picks up stories quickly and has the potential to project blog content more widely. ReadWriteWeb noted: The new Google Blogsearch has the potential to reach tens of millions of people and drive insane amounts …
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