Category: Google Maps

Remember when Google took over Zagat and then announced they are dropping the star reviews for businesses…

As we expected, Google introduced the new Google Maps interface and features at Google I/O.
The new maps are no longer a “static map” but now the maps are “immersively interactive” said…

Jane Wang from Google announced in the Google Business Help forums that you can now make a request for Google to move your businesses reviews from one listing to another…

Google Operating System reported that Google is completely redesigning and revamping the Google Maps user interface and design.

It is a complete overhaul of the design…

Now if you search for a local intent query in Google, Google will still likely show results from Google Places/Maps but it will no longer give you the ability to quickly click and see additional results…

It should be of no surprise to our reader or anyone who has a business listing on Google Maps/Places/Local that the Google Places Dashboard has issues and bugs.

It is one of the most consistent complaints from business owners who interact with Googl…

One of the more common topics I see come up is the question of, can I use images from Google Maps or Google Earth on my web site, on a t-shirt, in the news paper…

There are these internet rumors going around that Google Maps Satellite view captured a man dragging a body into a lake in broad daylight.

You can see the satellite imagery yourself on Google Maps at 52.376552…

iClarified spotted that Google released (too early) an iOS app that lets businesses manage their Google Maps listings.

I am not kidding you…