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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The Key To Success In Local Lies In A Vertical Approach
Vertical offerings are playing an increasingly critical role, not only in attracting consumers and directing them to relevant local business listings, but also in providing consumers with the necessary tools to evaluate and directly make purchases. As …
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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New Google Maps App Gives Users More Search Functionality & Navigation Features
Google announced today the release of a new Google Maps app for Android devices, with iPhone and iPad versions soon to follow. According to the announcement, the new Google Maps app will include more search functionality and updated navigation features…
Are Google’s Results Getting Too Ad Heavy?
Are Google’s search results getting too ad-heavy? A new blog post suggesting that Google’s non-paid listings make up only a tiny fraction of the entire page has sparked some discussion, though the exact percentage actually varies on how you count what’s on the page and from…
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Study: Google Local Carousel Results Win 48% Of Clicks, While Only 14.5% Of Clicks Were On The Map
When using heatmaps to gauge interest levels for Google Local Carousel results, search marketer Matthew Hunt discovered that 48 percent of searchers surveyed clicked the Carousel results, while only 14.5 percent clicked on the map. Using the search term ‘Chicago Restaurants,’ Hunt asked…
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Google Takes Street View Images From The Tallest Building In The World At Dubai’s Burj Khalifa
Google Maps adds another first today with Street View images from Burj Khalifa, the Dubai skyscraper that sands at 828 meters (2,716 feet) tall, making it the tallest man-made structure in the world. According to Google not only is this their first-eve…
Google Officially Launches Knowledge Graph Carousel For Local Search
After reporting yesterday that the Google Knowledge Graph Carousel was showing up more frequently and for a wider variety of searches, a Google+ post today announced the official launch of Carousel for local search results. According to the announcement, when a user searches for …
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Google Knowledge Graph Carousel Sightings Becoming More Frequent Within A Wider Variety Of Searches
While the Google Knowledge Graph Carousel was launched nearly a year ago, more reports are confirming Carousel image displays appearing more often and for a wider variety of categories in SERPs. The Carousel display shows results in an image-focused fa…
Google Maps Adds 1,001 New Street Views From Singapore’s Bay To The Vermont State House
Google Maps has added more than 1,000 new destinations, with an expansive collection of street views across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the US and Canada. New Singapore street views have been added for Fullerton Heritage Promenade, the Singapore Zoo, …
Google Officially Buys Waze, Will Integrate Technologies
Google announced they’ve officially acquired Waze, the popular app based social driven mapping technology. This was expected and the rumors are Google paid $1.3 billion for the Israeli startup company. The big questions are (1) will this acquisition be allowed and if so (2) will Google allow…
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Google Business Photos Expands To Europe & Asia
Google announced they have expanded their business photos program into Europe and Asia. Google Business Photos is a way for you to share the inside of your stores on Google Maps. There are groups of trusted photographers that take the photos for syndic…
Google Maps Expands European Biking Directions, Adding Hundreds Of Kilometers Worth Of Bike Paths
Originally launched in beta mode for a number of European countries last year, Google Maps has enabled biking directions for Germany, France, Poland, Ireland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. By working with partner organizations, as well as adding hundre…
Google Glass Diary, Part 4: Local Search & Navigation
Remember that first Google Glass video? It was published a little more than a year ago and gave the world its first glimpse at what Google had in mind for Glass. Even though Google described it as “an early concept video,” you can clearly see that local search and navigation was a key…
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Report: Google To Bid For Waze — To Shut It Down?
According to a just-published Bloomberg report Google is preparing a bid for Waze. Earlier this month rumors indicating Facebook was in late-stage acquisition talks with Waze for roughly $1 billion appeared online. Other parties (Apple, Microsoft) may …
Google Testing Ads In New Google Maps, Pushes AdWords Location Extensions
If you needed another reason to get your location extensions set up in AdWords, Google has announced its testing new ads in the new Google Maps. AdWords search ads set with location extensions can appear directly below the search box and on the map itself. Ads without location extensions can appear…
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New Google Maps UI Calls For Shifts In SEO Tactics
Last week at the Google I/O developer conference, a newly redesigned Google Maps design was introduced. While a number of online commentators have virtually gushed about the new interfacing from an end user perspective, there may be a less-than-rosy vi…
Google Updates AdWords Express Sign-Up Process, Ad Copy Preview And Dashboard
Google has updated the interface for AdWords Express, Google’s AdWords product designed for small businesses. Among the interface updates are a redesigned dashboard to show an at-a-glance look at ad views (impressions), clicks and calls generated as well as a pie chart that tracks monthly…
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