{"id":22252,"date":"2021-01-06T17:21:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T21:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?page_id=22252"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:31:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-22252\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-22252-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"latest-blog\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-22252-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22252-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><style>\n\t.entry-title{display: none;}\n\t.page .type-page{padding-top: 0!important;}\n\/* \tdiv#panel-22226-0-0-0 {margin-bottom: 0 !important;} *\/\n\t.post-22252{background: none!important; border: none!important;}\n\tdiv#panel-22252-0-0-0{margin-bottom: 0 !important;}\n\thr{margin-bottom: 0;}\n\t.blog-headings{display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;}\n\t.blog-headings h2, .blog-headings p{margin: 0;}\n\th4 a{color: #378d24; font-style: italic;}\n\t.push-down-30{width: 100%; margin: 0;}\n\t@media (min-width: 992px){\n\t\t.col-md-8 {width: 100%;}\n\t}\n\t@media (max-width: 991px){\n\t\t.widget_text, .sidebar.boxed.push-down-30 {display: block!important;}\n\t}\n\t\t\n<\/style><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--horizontal  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/21\/want-to-read-my-current-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mike-blumenthal-1138x493.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 797px, (min-width: 992px) 657px, (min-width: 768px) 718px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Search<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023-12-21T11:17:55-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">December 21, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/21\/want-to-read-my-current-work\/\">Want to Read My Current Work?<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>I have moved my efforts to Near Media,\u00a0where I contribute to our newsletter and share our Local SEO\/Google Local research findings, cover local news and provide analysis. While there I would hope that you would sign up for our \u00a0newsletter covering the local space. See you there!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/21\/want-to-read-my-current-work\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22252-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"blog-headings\">\n<h2>Google\/Local<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-06-10T13:54:42-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">June 10, 2021<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/10\/google-local-spam-hall-of-fame-just-how-long-can-a-google-my-business-name-be\/\">Google Local Spam Hall of Fame: Just How Long Can a Google My Business Name Be?<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>TL;DR &#8211; Really long I know this is the moment you have all been waiting for. Just how long can a name in Google My Business be? Well Jeffrey Magner of BigHorn Local SEO in Sisters, OR took the challenge to answer that burning question and he used his own listing as the guinea pig. &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/10\/google-local-spam-hall-of-fame-just-how-long-can-a-google-my-business-name-be\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"pgc-22252-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-06-10T09:26:16-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">June 10, 2021<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/10\/google-local-spam-hall-of-fame-we-have-some-real-winners\/\">Google Local Spam Hall of Fame: We Have Some (real?) Winners<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>After several days of heated competition, the judges are pleased to announce the winners of the Google Local Hall of Fame Name Abuse competition. As a reminder there were two categories to determine the longest name: Longest Name in the Wild (winner will be announced in a separate post) Google Character Limits on Name Length &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/10\/google-local-spam-hall-of-fame-we-have-some-real-winners\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22252-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"blog-headings\">\n<h2>Local Search<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/local-search\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/21\/want-to-read-my-current-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mike-blumenthal-1138x493.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 358px, (min-width: 992px) 292px, (min-width: 768px) 718px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Search<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023-12-21T11:17:55-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">December 21, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/21\/want-to-read-my-current-work\/\">Want to Read My Current Work?<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>I have moved my efforts to Near Media,\u00a0where I contribute to our newsletter and share our Local SEO\/Google Local research findings, cover local news and provide analysis. While there I would hope that you would sign up for our \u00a0newsletter covering the local space. See you there!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/21\/want-to-read-my-current-work\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"pgc-22252-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Search<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-06-11T11:38:28-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">June 11, 2021<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/11\/mike-b-around-the-universe-which-is-the-webs\/\">Mike B Around the Universe (Which is the Webs)<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>Articles: Analysis Image Packs and the Localization of Google Product Search In the past, image search optimization was complicated and returns were minimal for local businesses. That&#8217;s all starting to change. Analysis Confessions of a Google Local Guide Google Google incentivizes quantity over quality with user-generated content. Local businesses should take control of their profile &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/11\/mike-b-around-the-universe-which-is-the-webs\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"pgc-22252-4-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Search<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-05-23T10:07:21-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">May 23, 2021<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/23\/mike-b-around-the-web-i-look-at-yelp-and-more\/\">Mike B: Around the Web, I Look at Yelp and More<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>Every week I look forward to my work at LocalU and Near Media. Be sure to catch the article on Yelp. As a reminder, the FeedBurner email feed of my posts is going away soon. If you want to follow my writing subscribe to the Near Media Newsletter where I am joining David Mihm and &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/23\/mike-b-around-the-web-i-look-at-yelp-and-more\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22252-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"blog-headings\">\n<h2>Local Social<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/local-social\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--horizontal  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Search<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/local-social\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Social<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2017-04-08T09:50:36-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">April 8, 2017<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/08\/new-podcast-series-deep-dive-into-local-with-mike-blumenthal-mary-bowling\/\">New Podcast Series: Deep Dive into Local with Mike Blumenthal &#038; Mary Bowling<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/08\/new-podcast-series-deep-dive-into-local-with-mike-blumenthal-mary-bowling\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/local-mobil\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Mobile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Search<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/local-social\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Social<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2016-09-03T14:05:44-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">September 3, 2016<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/03\/local-u-advanced-end-of-super-early-bird-pricing-speaker-interview-with-joy-hawkins\/\">Local U Advanced &#8211; End of Super Early Bird Pricing &#038; Speaker Interview with Joy Hawkins<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/03\/local-u-advanced-end-of-super-early-bird-pricing-speaker-interview-with-joy-hawkins\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"pgc-22252-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/local-social\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Social<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/whats-new-important\/\" rel=\"category tag\">What's New &amp; Important<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2016-07-11T07:42:46-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">July 11, 2016<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/11\/pokemon-go-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-local-marketing\/\">Pokemon Go &#8211; A Glimpse into the Future of Local Marketing<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/11\/pokemon-go-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-local-marketing\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"pgc-22252-7-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/15\/google-mybusiness-now-surfacing-web-verify-option-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/gmb-verify-1138x493.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 358px, (min-width: 992px) 292px, (min-width: 768px) 718px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/local-social\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Local Social<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2016-02-15T12:15:48-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">February 15, 2016<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/15\/google-mybusiness-now-surfacing-web-verify-option-2\/\">Google MyBusiness Now Surfacing Web Verify Option<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/15\/google-mybusiness-now-surfacing-web-verify-option-2\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22252-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"blog-headings\">\n<h2>Apple Maps \/ Siri<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/apple-maps-siri\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--horizontal  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/19\/an-updated-list-of-apple-business-listing-data-providers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/office-1730939_1280-1138x493-1-1138x493.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 797px, (min-width: 992px) 657px, (min-width: 768px) 718px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/office-1730939_1280-1138x493-1.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/office-1730939_1280-1138x493-1-520x225.jpg 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/office-1730939_1280-1138x493-1-1024x444.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/office-1730939_1280-1138x493-1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/office-1730939_1280-1138x493-1-768x333.jpg 768w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/apple-maps-siri\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Apple Maps &amp; Siri<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2015-09-19T09:19:43-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">September 19, 2015<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/19\/an-updated-list-of-apple-business-listing-data-providers\/\">An Updated List of Apple Business Listing Data Providers<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>Interested in who provides business listing data to Apple Maps? With rollout of iOS 9 Apple is becoming ever more important in local search. This fact struck home early this year when a major theme park contacted me and said that people were piling up at their service entrance instead of their front gate. Turned &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/19\/an-updated-list-of-apple-business-listing-data-providers\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22252-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"blog-headings\">\n<h2>Reviews<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/reviews\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/11\/thoughts-on-the-recent-rollout-of-aggregate-reviews-snippets-critic-reviews-in-google-serps\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cad-jacks-pricing-snippet-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 358px, (min-width: 992px) 292px, (min-width: 768px) 718px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cad-jacks-pricing-snippet-1.jpg 361w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cad-jacks-pricing-snippet-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reviews<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2016-09-11T11:20:48-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">September 11, 2016<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/11\/thoughts-on-the-recent-rollout-of-aggregate-reviews-snippets-critic-reviews-in-google-serps\/\">Thoughts on the Recent Rollout of Aggregate Reviews, Snippets &#038; Critic Reviews in Google SERPS<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>Since early August with the roll out of Critic Reviews and Top 10 Lists and with the recent rollout of Reviews from the web and a significant review snippet display upgrade, Google has been on a rich snippet tear. Here are some my thoughts, big and small, about these changes. Do you see these changes &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/11\/thoughts-on-the-recent-rollout-of-aggregate-reviews-snippets-critic-reviews-in-google-serps\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"pgc-22252-11-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/10\/google-updates-mobile-rich-snippet-display-with-pricing-information\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1958-672x372-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 358px, (min-width: 992px) 292px, (min-width: 768px) 718px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1958-672x372-1.jpg 672w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1958-672x372-1-520x288.jpg 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1958-672x372-1-300x166.jpg 300w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reviews<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2016-09-10T09:01:44-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">September 10, 2016<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/10\/google-updates-mobile-rich-snippet-display-with-pricing-information\/\">Google Updates Mobile Rich Snippet Display with Pricing Information<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>In addition to the release of Reviews from the web and new review rich snippet guidelines (again), Google has simultaneously updated the display of mobile organic review rich snippets with more space and additional pricing details. H\/T to Aaron Weiche, the CMO at GetFivestars. Although Jared McKiernan of ParkWhiz asks some interesting questions:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/10\/google-updates-mobile-rich-snippet-display-with-pricing-information\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"pgc-22252-11-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts  latest-posts--vertical  js-latest-posts\" data-type=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/04\/a-plug-in-for-adding-google-reviews-to-your-wordpress-blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/google-reviews-1138x493-1-1138x493.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 358px, (min-width: 992px) 292px, (min-width: 768px) 718px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/google-reviews-1138x493-1.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/google-reviews-1138x493-1-520x225.jpg 520w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/google-reviews-1138x493-1-1024x444.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/google-reviews-1138x493-1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/google-reviews-1138x493-1-768x333.jpg 768w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=45&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=90&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-45 photo' height='45' width='45' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__meta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__meta-content-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">Mike Blumenthal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-plus\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Google+ Local<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/microformats-in-local\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Microformats in Local<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reviews<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2014-08-04T18:07:37-04:00\" class=\"latest-posts__meta-date\">August 4, 2014<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/04\/a-plug-in-for-adding-google-reviews-to-your-wordpress-blog\/\">A Plug-in for Adding Google Reviews to Your WordPress Blog<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-posts__excerpt  js-latest-posts-excerpt\"><p>Update: I just heard from David Deering about the plug-in&#8217;s use of Schema. Firstly the schema is not done correctly. More importantly however (which I suspected but didn&#8217;t investigate as I thought the schema was reserved for the paid version\u2026 mea culpa)\u00a0marking up reviews and ratings that were created on another site actually goes against &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/04\/a-plug-in-for-adding-google-reviews-to-your-wordpress-blog\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22252-13\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22252-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-22252-13-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google\/Local Read More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":268,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22252","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22252"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22467,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22252\/revisions\/22467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}