Here’s my recap on what’s been important in Local Search this month:
Google overhauls Places pages
10 top tips for local optimisation
Bing Business Portal (BBP) image control
New Android local functionality
Timeline for listing a new business
After announcing I would run the Edinburgh Marathon on the blog earlier this year it wasn’t really an option to chicken out, so, despite not really training as much as I should, I took on the 26.22 miles on Sunday 22 May alongside hundreds of other enthusiastic and/or petrified runners.
The Adwords blog has announced that clicks on ‘show directions’ within location extensions, which automatically show business addresses within paid ads on Google, will now be charged in the same way as clicks on the advert headline.
We’ve just recently put together a very quick website for Gavin Walker, Senior Broadcast Journalist with the BBC. Nothing special at the moment (and waiting for more content as usual!) – should be updated over the next few days.
More information to follow here about the nature of the experiment [...]
Alex Salmond, First Minister for Scotland, has visited to cut the ribbon and open Attacat’s new Edinburgh office.
A massive thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate the move last week!
Facebook have more formally announced they’ll be phasing out the use of FBML for custom Facebook pages and switching to the use of iFrames and embedded Facebook apps. “Damn”, you may be thinking, “I only just worked out how to create a landing page with FBML”. Well, don’t be so downhearted; this change should give brands and sites a lot more freedom in what you can now do on your Facebook pages. You’ll need to make an ‘app’, which sounds daunting but is relatively straightforward with the these 8 steps.
Facebook have announced the switchover to a new appearance for company/business pages today – you can access the new layout and functionality in preview now, with full switchover happening on 10 March. It’s certainly a welcome change, offering additional functionality that advertisers and companies have been screaming out for, including the ability to ‘become’ a business page.
Is it a Santa Claus or a Panel Member?! Today it was Edinburgh’s turn to host the New Media Breakfast Q&A session. Belinda Roberts of Winning Entrepreneurs hosted the session whilst the faces on the panel were: Colin Gilchrist of Digital Face; Dan Frydman of Inigo Media and Tim Barlow from Attacat Internet Marketing.
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