{"id":13206,"date":"2012-06-19T15:08:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T19:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=13206"},"modified":"2012-06-20T08:24:17","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T12:24:17","slug":"the-g-merge-has-started-google-now-processing-manual-merge-requests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/19\/the-g-merge-has-started-google-now-processing-manual-merge-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"The G+ Merge Has Started: Google Now Processing Manual Merge Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Google is now processing manual Merge\/Verification requests<\/a> that were made to expedite the integration of the Google+ Local and the Googe+ Business pages. I assume that the bulk of merges have now begun.<\/p>\n

I and several others received this email in the last few minutes (just before 3:00 pm EST):<\/p>\n

Hello,<\/p>\n

Congratulations your Google+ page is verified and upgraded! Remember to keep the information on your page up-to-date by editing in your Google+ account. Please note that after you verify, changes you make to your page may be subject to review before being published. Learn more at http:\/\/support.google.com\/business\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2566475&p=edits_policy<\/a><\/p>\n

Since you are one of the first users to be verified, we’d love to get some feedback on your experience so far, this will greatly help us improve the product. Please take a few minutes to take our survey.
\nhttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/google.com\/spreadsheet\/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEthemZhcURpVWRIdkF1d2kwUklkbVE6MQ<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have any other question regarding your verified local Google+ page, check out our help center articles at http:\/\/support.google.com\/plus\/bin\/topic.py?hl=en&topic=2566084&parent=1710599&ctx=topic<\/a><\/p>\n

Cheers,
\nThe Google Team<\/p>\n

As Greg Magnusson of Leo’s Pet Care<\/a> noted, only one of the three links is currently live. I particularly was curious to understand what was meant by this sentence and link; Please note that after you verify, changes you make to your page may be subject to review before being published. Learn more at http:\/\/support.google.com\/business\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2566475&p=edits_policy<\/em>. Unfortunately the link is not yet live.<\/p>\n

The other problem is that the form makes no indication which listing is being merged. If you have more than one on an email address it can be confusing.<\/p>\n

Update: the links are now live.<\/p>\n

Policy for edits to local Google+ pages<\/a>
\nAny content that you have on your local Google+ page should follow the Google+ content policy. Information about your business should also follow the quality guidelines for listings.<\/p>\n

All new listings or changes to your existing listing are subject to review. Please wait a few days for your changes to appear on your local Google+ page. Having problems editing? Let us know.<\/p>\n

This page about service area businesses appears to be new:<\/p>\n

Service area businesses
\n<\/a>If you\u2019re a service area business and have hidden your address in Google Places for Business, your address is already hidden on the local Google+ page for your business as well. Once we roll out the ability to verify your upgraded local Google+ page, doing so will respect that selection to hide your address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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