Google Places Listings Auto-Upgraded To Google+ Pages
Google has quietly announced in the Google Business Help forums that they have begun automatically upgrading some Google Places listings to the new Google+ pages with the added social features…
My Google Maps Business Listing Was Taken By…
A Google Business Help thread has one business owner complaining that someone else registered his business listing within Google Places and he has no access to make changes…
Google Maps Adds Location Sharing After Google Latitude Shuts Down
Google quietly announced on Google+ that they have added “location sharing” features to Google Maps for Android.
This was expected since Google Latitude died and was being shut down…
My Places (Stars) On The New Google Maps Mobile
The new Google Maps has been available for users to try out for a while now and there is no doubt it is missing a lot of legacy features from the old Google Maps – but there are also a lot of changes to how to access some features…
Local Search Marketers Guesstimate 2013 Google Ranking Factors
Despite the annual changes in the local search ecosystem, the ranking factors that Google uses to determine its local search results haven’t changed much over the past year. So say the 35 local search marketers that contributed to the 2013 Local Search Ranking Factors — organized again…
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New Google Places Enables Deleting Map Listings
The new Google Places dashboard was missing an important feature, the ability to delete or remove a business listing from your dashboard. But as of last night, Google has enabled that feature in the new places dashboard…
7 Things I’ve Figured Out About The New Google Maps
Google has been busy changing a lot of the user interfaces for its local search services. Between the new Google Maps, the Google Local Carousel and the new Reviews Pop-Ups, they have certainly thrown the local search world into a tizzy. I have been pl…
Google Business Photos Broken?
Yet another Google Local Business Places bug to report to you, this time with your photos that you upload.
There are confirmed reports
Google City Experts
Google has quietly launched a new local program called Google City Experts. They announced it on their Google Local New York Google+ page.
In short, it gives those who are active Google Maps reviewers, i.e…
Owner Responses To Google Maps Reviews Buggy
A Google Business Help thread has complaints from some business owners who are trying to leave responses to some negative reviews on their business profile.
Google began allowing owner responses in 2010 and since then…
One Year Shelf Life For The Google+ Local App
About a year ago, Google introduced the Google+ Local App claiming this app was the most reliable way for iOS users to rate & review on iPhones/iPads/iPod tou…
Google To Shutter Its Google+ Local iOS App Next Month
With the newly updated Google Maps app for iOS out, Google has announced its plans to shut down the Google+ Local app for iOS on August 7th. There’s been no official announcement that I’m aware of yet, but both 9to5 Mac and Mark Traphagen posted a Google email detailing the shut down…
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Did Google Maps Lose England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland?
The United Kingdom (to use its short name) is a complicated country, actually made up of four countries across two islands. If you were looking to understand it better, forget Google Maps. That’s because the service has lost the constituent countries of England, Scotland, Wales & Northern…
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Google’s Revised Advice On How To Move Your Business On Google Maps
In February, Google came out with specific instructions on how to move your business within Google Maps/Places/Google+ Local. Yea…
How To Search Nearby In The New Google Maps
As you know, Google Maps opened up the new Google Maps to all users who want to preview it. With that, comes confusion on how to use the new interface…
Don’t Try To Fix Your Google Maps Listing Yourself, Call Google.
About a month ago, some Google representative in India from the Google Maps team called my office to verify our address on Google Maps. We verified all was good and then he hung up. A day or so later…
Google Maps Preview Available To All
In May, Google released a very early preview of the new Google Maps design and then gave out limited invites to play with the new maps.
Google Maps iOS App Version 2.0
Google has announced the second generation Maps App for iOS devices. The major change is now it is iPad friendly…
New Google Maps App For iOS Includes Dedicated iPad Experience
Just a few hours after opening up the new Google Maps desktop version to anyone interested, Google has followed up by announcing new Google Maps apps for iOS. The big news is that, for the first time, there’s a dedicated iPad experience of Google Maps. Sure, you could use the previous Google…
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New Google Maps Now Open To All, No Invite Needed
Google has opened up the new version of Google Maps to anyone who wants to give it a try — no invite is needed. The company shared the news via Twitter this afternoon. First announced at the Google I/O conference in May, the new Google Maps was initially available only to a select group of…
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