Share ThisGoogle+ Local a big pile of poo?
I’m worried that Google may not have put quite enough thought into the Google+ Local logo…
Google Places is dead! Long live Google+ Local?
OK this is big: we’ve been bitching about Google Places for long enough so we have to be happy with a change I suppose!
It’s been announced that Google Places are being completely replaced by Google+ Local pages, effectively combining the local business aspects of Places with the peer-review and social trust supposedly associated with Google+ profiles and pages.
It’s clear that local and social really can’t be viewed in isolation any more. Local ties in with social, which ties in with SEO, which ties in with content marketing, which ties in with social – in the near future great Google rankings are only going to be achieved by those being great at all of them.
Local search roundup: February 2012
Google Places Update: Codename “Venice”
360-degree virtual tours: Google Business Photos
Check-Ins: Influencing Google’s Local Rankings?
Infographic : Search Ecosystem 2012
411 Locals/411 Service: Beware!
New Google location extensions in organic search
Just spotted a location extension that I’ve never seen in the wild before – an Adwords-style ‘+’ extension beneath a couple of results on the SERP.
Google decided to display the address line with the option to drop down and see the map. Personally I like the change.
Local Roundup – October 2011
major ranking drops – Places gets an algorithm update!
ultimate list of local citation sites
users automatically updating your Google Places
Adwords location makeover
justice for Places manipulation – if you threaten Google with legal action
Local Search Roundup – July 2011
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
Local Search Roundup – June 2011
Here is a quick summary of the local search news I’ve been reading in June..
Google adds business characteristics to maps listing
2.2 billion local queries on Google
What NOT to do on local business websites
Google now showing local +1 counts
5 creative location-based campaigns for small business to learn from
Local Search Roundup – May 2011
Here’s what I picked up in local search news in May…
Google adds postcode outlines to map one box
Bing adds bulk uploads to local business listing
Google announce that location extension will now be charged on a CPC basis
6 key takeaways from the Local Search Association’s inaugural conference
30% of businesses are using local search as a marketing tool
Mobile Roundup – May 2011
It’s with you everywhere – it’s mobile! But what’s different in May?
Google reveals mobile ‘wallet’ system – allegedly nicked from PayPal?
Mobile is changing keyword research for companies and agencies
Tablet > mobile men > mobile women
The numbers game – iPhone apps and Android devices
Google News gets location aware
Google Music on Android
Mobile landing page ‘best practices’
Adwords location extensions now charged cost per click
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.
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