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Google has removed the link to Places search. The link, which had been located in Google’s “More” drop-down menu option, is no longer there, meaning local businesses can only be found via search (paid or organic), Google+ Local, or Google Maps.

Of the smartphone users studied, 60 percent used apps to access local information in 2012. Tablets are also becoming a technology to watch in mobile marketing, with tablet ownership crossing 40 million in just two years.

How can a brand rank in authenticity and pull some publicity out of its Facebook Page? With the right mix of art and science. Check out the latest top shelf insights, data, and tips designed for fashion forward thinking Facebook community managers.

People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing, others by watching, while others learn best by listening or in another way. Here’s how to understand learning styles and align the types of content you create to your website’s visitors.

Is a free web design or blog template right for you? Or do your business goals demand a custom website design and professional specialists for certain aspects? These 12 factors will help you determine whether free or paid is the right route for you.

Intel launched a five-month series of time lapse photography and slow motion videography contests, supported by TrueView ads and Promoted Channels. The campaign resulted in the highest conversion rate from ad to response the team had ever seen.

As an authority, with great visibility, and publishing great content, you will get links. If you’ve been guest posting solely to obtain links, without regard to any other benefit, here’s how to shift into a high value content marketing campaign.

Google has added goal conversions to its real-time reports. The Conversions report shows a list of the most recent goals, sorted by the number of conversions (highest to lowest). The report shows the goal number, then the name you gave your goal.

The application describes a device that would be placed on a wristband and would include one or more touch displays. The watch would include both clock hardware and a data line, suggesting the device will be capable of connecting to the internet.

Yahoo’s front-page news stream now displays personalized ads alongside news articles and other features. Stream Ads will have a similar look and feel to the news articles that will share space with the ads on Yahoo’s home page.

Facebook has confirmed that it will remove videos of people having their heads cut off. “We will remove instances of these videos that are reported to us while we evaluate our policy and approach to this type of content,” Facebook says.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s annual Who Has Your Back? report lauds a number of major companies for their efforts to help preserve user privacy and report to the public the extent of their cooperation with government groups.