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Google Offers: Falling to Groupon Already?
As industry-leading Groupon continues to pick up steam, Google Offers, the company’s attempt to enter the daily deals scene, is already seeing a decline in revenues. This despite…
Google Buys Digital Coupon Platform Zave Networks
In a move that is likely aimed at further bulking up Google Offers, Google has acquired Zave Networks, a platform that lets…
5 Options for Choosing a Country, Region, or Language Selector
For multinational or international companies, there are many choices when it comes to selectors. What’s most important is that you choose one…
Google Wants to Get More Local Businesses Online
Google is extending its offerings for small, local businesses with the addition of city pages highlighting Google Places pages and Google Offers…
Google Adds Voice Search to Google Maps
Google has added voice search to Google Maps for Chrome users, allowing users to ask for directions verbally and more find hard-to-spell…
Google Adds Weather Layer to Maps
Google is continuing to expands its Maps feature with a "weather" layer. This layer lets you see the precise weather for a…
Google: AdWords Express Is NOT Sabotaging Organic Listings [Update]
Google's recently released local advertisement tool, AdWords Express, experienced a technical issue that made it seem users were having their ad displayed…
5 Reasons Search Marketers Shouldn’t Discount Bing
Although Google still retains its overwhelming 2-to-1 lead, with Bing’s market share now exceeding the 30 percent mark (including powering Yahoo search),…
Google Launches Hotel Finder, Steps Up Travel Search Game
Despite the purchase of ITA, Google has yet to delve deeply into travel features. However, their most recently experimental tool, the Google…
Google Buys Local Deal Aggregator The Dealmap
Google has acquired The Dealmap, a website that collects local deals and discounts and makes them available via Twitter, a mobile app,…
Mobile, Deals & Payments: Closing the Local Loop
Since the Google Wallet/Offers combo punch, we’ve seen a few other examples of mobile, deals and payments coming together to close the…
AdWords Express: Google Gives Local Businesses an Advertising Boost
Google has rebranded one of its products that provides a quick-and-dirty solution for businesses to create auto-generated search advertising campaigns in AdWords.…
Google Revamps Places Design, Removes Off-Site Reviews
Google has revisited the design of its Places pages. The new look is cleaner, involves more calls to action, and – most…
Local SEO: 10 Tips for Ranking in Your Area
Any local business of any size can benefit from search engine optimization. Geo-specific optimization in particular can make a service-provider’s small investment…
Understanding the 98 Google Local Ranking Factors
David Mihm has released his annual Local Search Ranking Factors list, which compiles feedback from 33 local optimization experts. The 98 resulting…
Local Online Business Listing Hijacking: Protecting Your Identity
Listings hijackers and spammers create chaos for legitimate local businesses and the local search industry. Some statistics provide insight on the size…
Bing Maps Updates Interface and Road Map Style
While Bing has released many competitive features in the past, one of their more successful is Bing Maps. Microsoft is continuing its…
Google Offers Hit NYC, Oakland & San Francisco
If you had signed up to receive more information on Google Offers and live in New York City, Oakland, or San Francisco,…
Foursquare Boasts Half a Million Registered Merchants
Foursquare is continuing its rapid growth. In addition to the 10 million users boasted by the company, Foursquare has just reached the…
Will Local Make up 70% of Mobile Ad Spending?
The local portion of the total mobile ad market is forecast to grow from $404 million to $2.8 billion, increasing its share…
Foursquare Hackers Turn New York City Into a Game of ‘Risk’
“World of Fourcraft” uses Foursquare's framework and Google Maps API, to create a social game social media marketers should look at for…
Search Secures Recognition as Local Business Info Provider
The idea of using search engines as a way to find local business data is fairly new. But according to a recent…
Google Street View Halted in Bangalore
Just a few brief weeks after Google Street View cars started driving on the streets of Bangalore, India, Google has halted its…
SEO Your Website For Foreign Languages in Your Domestic Market
With less competition, there’s a huge SEO opportunity within domestic markets to target native speakers of foreign languages. Here are some tricks…
Google Maps API Allows Street View in Grand Theft Auto’s Liberty City
Google's various APIs are designed to allow coders to run amok (in a good way) with Google resources. That's certainly been demonstrated…
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