{"id":12955,"date":"2012-05-16T09:29:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T13:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=12955"},"modified":"2012-05-16T09:30:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T13:30:57","slug":"google-and-your-business-wrapup-may-15-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/16\/google-and-your-business-wrapup-may-15-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Google and Your Business Wrapup &#8211; May 15, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.google.com\/104613483865427528893\">Vanessa Schneider<\/a>, the Community Manager for the <a href=\"http:\/\/productforums.google.com\/forum\/#!forum\/business\">Google Places Forum<\/a>, has taken the initiative to record a video series summarizing key points that have arisen in the Google Places forums during the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>(Note to Google management if you are reading this: GIVE THAT WOMAN A RAISE! 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