Apple Maps “Announces” New U.S. Business Listings Data Providers

Just posted this on the Apple Maps Marketing blog, but it’s too big a deal to not put here as well: At the launch of Apple Maps Connect, we submitted an inquiry about submitting a client with a few hundred locations to Apple Maps.  Today we received the following email: “Thank you for your recent inquiry […]

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Google News Displaying “Suggested For You” Stories Customized To Match Your Interests

Google News founder Krishna Bharat used his Google+ account to announce a new “Suggested for you” feature in Google News. According to his post, Google News will now include a “Suggested for you” section of news stories to match your interests. Bharat says suggestions will…

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Google Knowledge Graph Carousel Gains “Breadcrumb” Navigation Links

Google has quietly added a small but important feature to their Knowledge Graph Carousel – a breadcrumb navigation link. If your search brings up the carousel and it references back to a higher-level knowledge graph panel, Google may show a link to the knowledge graph panel details. For…

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Google Adds New Shopping Campaigns Tools: Auction Insights, Diagnostics Tab And More

Strange things happen during the holiday shopping frenzy — search queries sky rocket and inventory fluctuates as demand surges on certain days. Managing spikes in search volume on brand and product queries and ensuring product feeds accurately reflect inventory pose particular challenges….

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