Category: Google Maps

Tim Colling posted on Google+ and it was also added to the Local Search Forums that Google My Business is now asking business owners to set the date they first opened up their business…

Google announced in the Google My Business Help forums and on Twitter that now restaurants can add and edit their menu listings directly in the Google My Business console…

Several months ago, we covered how Google was testing vacation rentals in the Google Maps and local results. So when I saw Allyson Wright, the Community Manager at Google My Business mention it yesterday in a Google My Business Help thread…

Over a week ago, Google enabled the ability to upload videos to local listings within Google My Business or the local listings photos section…

Remember Google launched their third attempt at offering small businesses an easy way to build a web site, this time in Google My Business last year. Well, if you do use it, then Google will show by default…

As we reported, Google launched video uploads in Google My Business but we also reported even though it says the videos would show 24 hours after upload, those videos are still not showing…

Google is testing showing the number of views or impressions on reviews within Google Maps and local results. Thilo Corneille posted a screen shot of this on Twitter…

About 10 days ago we reported some businesses and merchants were seeing video upload features in the Google My Business dashboard. Well, Google’s Allyson Wright announced in a Google My Business Help thread on Friday that this feature is now fully li…

It feels like every other day where Google is testing a new feature and user interface in the local search results finder interface and/or hotel search…

Google has updated the help document around how to request ownership of a business listing in the Google Maps and local area. Google wrote on Twitter “we’ve updated our Help Center article on requesting ownership of a verified business…

Colan Nielsen reports via Local Search Forums that some businesses are now seeing the option to add videos to their Google My Business listings in the photos section…

Google now has updated their review guidelines to prohibit and disallow negative reviews from current or former employees.

The new section under “conflict of interest” reads:

Maps user contributed content is most valuable when it is honest and unbia…

There was a post on Twitter that caught my eye and I wanted to share it with you all:

Thank you for uploading logos and photos of employees &amp…

After much testing, Google has rolled out a bunch of features around travel, trips, flights, hotels and more. In short, Google confirmed rolling out the price slider for hotels…

Google is showing the correct number of burning candles on their holiday decorations for the holiday of Hanukkah/Chanukah when you search for any keyword that triggers the Hanukkah holiday decorations…

Google has updated and rolled out the new map pin design for the local pack search results. Sergey Alakov spotted the test and then the rollout and I personally see the new map pins myself…

For months Google has been testing hotel price sliders on mobile and desktop. Well, now it seems like it is fully rolled out to all searchers…

After months of testing the local question and answer feature on desktop…

Google Assistant can now give you local results for service providers like electricians, plumbers, house cleaners and other local services you might need in your home or business. Google said this is rolling out to the Google Assistant, Google Home……

Previously, the only way to see a company’s Google Posts, all of them…