{"id":21341,"date":"2018-01-24T16:45:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T20:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=21341"},"modified":"2018-01-24T16:45:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T20:45:05","slug":"mike-b-around-the-interwebs-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/24\/mike-b-around-the-interwebs-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike B Around the Interwebs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been heads down for the past several months exploring the ins and outs of Google Questions &amp; Answers. Out of that came a ton of research* and finally some articles:<\/p>\n<p>At Local U, Mary Bowling and I discuss Q &amp; A:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localu.org\/blog\/video-deep-dive-googles-qa-questions-answers-examined\/\">Video Deep Dive: Google\u2019s Q&amp;A \u2013 Questions and Answers examined<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A three part series on the ins, outs and outcomes for Google Q &amp; A at GetFiveStars:<\/p>\n<p>Part #1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfivestars.com\/blog\/google-q-get-know-googles-latest-local-feature\/\">Google Q &amp; A \u2013 Get To Know Google\u2019s Latest Local Feature<\/a> &#8211; The basics and why it matters.<\/p>\n<p>Part #2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfivestars.com\/blog\/the-big-guide-to-google-questions-and-answers\/\">The Big Guide To Google Questions And Answers (Q &amp; A)<\/a> &#8211; The ins and outs, how does this new brand hazard really work.<\/p>\n<p>Part #3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfivestars.com\/blog\/5-step-plan-for-success-with-google-q-a\/\">5-Step Plan For Success With Google Q &amp; A<\/a> &#8211; How to succeed in this newest solcial, local environment.<\/p>\n<p>At StreetFightMag, with David Mihm (always a fun discussion):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/streetfightmag.com\/2018\/01\/16\/two-big-facebook-moves-in-the-first-two-weeks-of-2018\/\">Two Big Facebook Moves in the First Two Weeks of 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And to my great honor, not something that I wrote but something I am very proud of:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/mike-blumenthal-25121.html\">Mike Blumenthal &#8211; The Search Community Honors You<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>And of course a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfivestars.com\/blog\/5-step-plan-for-success-with-google-q-a\/\">new feature at GetFiveStars<\/a> that allows agencies and brands to monitor it. 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