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Ratings & Reviews: 5 Strategies for Local Businesses
Ratings and reviews are essential to local businesses. They help by differentiating products and services, improving search engine rankings, and driving free…
Improve Your Organic Rankings With Google Places, Part 1
The basics of a Google Places: how to properly set up a listing and some of the principles behind why this is…
Google Map Tracks Protests in Libya
Twitter had played an enormous role in the recent protests in Africa. This was evident and a reason for why the Egyptian…
German Town Tells Google Maps: Give Us Back Our Harbor
Google Maps has angered officials and residents of Emden, Germany, by placing their port in the Netherlands. Emden’s City Council has been…
Mobile Payments: The Next Battleground for Google, Apple
Both Google and Apple are working toward integrating NFC to allow users to pay via a mobile device. Expect to see a…
Negative Reviews in Local Search: A Survival Guide for Businesses
If your business has received a negative review that is hurting your business, it's time for some online reputation management. Here's how…
Checking-in on Your Local Listings Across Growing LBS Apps
Five guidelines for business to create a strategy for establishing a local identity and building visibility to take full advantage of the…
Local Search: Your Address is the New Link
A look at some of the changes local search results are bringing to SEO -- especially link building.
Google Maps Launches New Widget Interface
After week of experimenting with a new interface, Google Maps has officially announced its release into the wild. They are calling it the…
Google Maps UI Changes
It appears that Google is experimenting with new controls for users to navigate through maps. The not-so-stylish, white buttons for selecting Map…