{"id":9988,"date":"2011-05-20T09:52:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T13:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=9988"},"modified":"2011-05-20T10:22:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T14:22:13","slug":"a-brief-history-of-features-in-google-local-maps-and-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/20\/a-brief-history-of-features-in-google-local-maps-and-places\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Features in Google Local, Maps and Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I developed this presentation for a conference I presented at earlier this year. I have not included my notes or any context to the deck but I think it stands alone  as a quick look back thru the wayback wacky machine at Google&#8217;s local developments that I found significant. <\/p>\n<p>For those of you that think that local just hit the scene you will discover the long and rich history of Google Local. 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