Google Maps Measure Distance Drawing Tool
Google brought back a fun feature in Google Maps that was not yet available in the new version of Google Maps – the ability to draw lines on Google Maps and figure out the distance of that drawing on the map.
Here is how it works:
Open the new Google…
Google My Business Mobile App For iOS & Android
Google has announced on Google+ the release of the Google My Business mobile app for iOS and Android.
The mobile app lets you manage your Google Business information, profile, social shares, analytics, even user access and more via the app…
Google Drops Search Queries From Google My Business
So Google launched this new fancy Google My Business the other day and even new fancy apps to go along with it but they dropped a key feature from the analytics – Google no longer shows top search queries that lead the user to your business listing in …
Google Maps Pokémon Winners Get Awards: It Is…
Remember the Google Maps Pokémon Challenge on April Fools Day? Well…
Google My Business: Google’s Answer For Local Business Woes
All of you who read here daily know about many issues Google has with Google Local, Google+ Local, Google Places, Google Maps for Business and all the other names Google has for it. It is a disaster, but Google My Business is aimed to fix all of that….
Royal Carriage Transit Directions In Google Maps
The other week we had Google Maps directions by Loch Ness Monster and this week…
You Can Now Connect Your Google+ Page With Your Google Maps Listing
You can finally connect your Google+ company page to your Google Maps listing.
For the past year or so, I had two listings for my company in Google+. Then, somehow, I had a third. Now…
Loch Ness Monster Transit Directions In Google Maps
On Google+, Google posted a new Google Maps easter egg that lets you do directions by Loch Ness Monster aka Nessie.
Google wrote…
Apple-Like Google Maps Design & Research Video
Jonah Jones, Google’s Lead User Experience Designer on Google Maps and Sian Townsend, Google’s User Experience Lead, put together a video a month ago about using research and design to make Google Maps better for users.
The funny thing…
Elevation Profiles Added To Google Maps Biking Directions
The other day, Google Maps added quick facts to maps in the Google Maps search results box, and I assume, as part of that, came these new biking directions elevation profiles.
Now if you do a bike route in Google Maps…
Google Updates Google Places Adds Manager Access & Social Features
Google’s Jade Wang announced on Google+ and Google Business Help forums that they have upgraded the Google Places bulk users to add social features and multi-admin functionality.
(1) Social Features: Each location in upgraded and verified accounts wil…
Transit Directions Come To Google Maps UK
Google Maps announced they now support transit directions in the UK on Google Maps.
Google added over 17…
Google Maps Location Based Quick Facts: Knowledge Graph In Maps
Google announced on Google+ that they have added a new section to the maps result for a location search named “Quick Facts.”
This section looks very knowledge graph like and has some very quick information around the location you are searching for…
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Google’s Knowledge Graph Expands Into Google Maps
Google is expanding its Knowledge Graph into Google Maps. The company has confirmed to Search Engine Land that some locations in Google Maps will now get a new “Quick Facts” info card, and that the data are from Google’s Knowledge Graph. This new feature began appearing on Monday…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Maps App Update Adds Uber, Offline Maps, Lane Navigation & More
Google announced they made a bunch of updates to both the iOS and Android version of the Google Maps apps. The major changes include adding integration with Uber, the ability to download offline maps, lane by lane navigation help, more local search fi…
Full Reviews In Google Knowledge Graph
Mike Blumenthal reports Google is now displaying full review snippets in the right side knowledge graph panel.
Here is a picture of the reviews in the knowledge graph:
Mike Blumenthal said on Google+:
They have been around for several months but…
Google Dropping Reviews From A Zagat User
When Google acquired Zagat, they integrated Zagat reviews into Google Maps.
Jade Wang from Google announced in…
Look Back At Older Google Maps Street Views Images
Google announced they will show, when they have it, the older images they’ve taken of streets via Google Street Views, so you can go back in time.
Google Street Views has been taking pictures since 2007 and Google is going to let you go back in time t…
You Just Can’t Trust Google Maps, At This Point, To Produce Either Relevant Or Accurate Results When Much Of It Is Just Pure Spam.
Fantastic interview by Nyagaslov Zhekov with Dan Austin on Google’s ineffectual response to map SPAM, including Bryan Seely’s spoofing of Secret Service listings earlier this year. Money quote: “The “newest” ploy, which has been in development for several years now, is to use real estate listings on sites like Trulia, and have the PIN card […]
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SMBs Have Got Google Maps’ Number…
Just found a classic thread on one of those “did you get a call from this phone number” sites. Some samples for your local SEO reading pleasure: Calls our business several times per day (not interested in their services). If you hang up, they call right back. They repeat this throughout the day and when […]
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