The Latest Local Search News, Trends, and Insights
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By Damian Rollison on Oct 26, 2020 8:53:49 AM
In this week’s update, learn about the U.S. antitrust lawsuit targeting Google; Foursquare’s new virtual assistant; the role of the GMB “direct edit” interface; GMB features that do (and don’t)..
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By Damian Rollison on Oct 19, 2020 7:49:38 AM
In this week’s update, learn about Google’s new health and safety attributes; new “Place an order” links in GMB profiles; a study of GMB feature adoption; voting info from Google Assistant; wait..
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By Damian Rollison on Oct 12, 2020 7:50:47 AM
In this week’s update, learn about the response of tech companies to a House antitrust report; a new call history feature, virtual appointment options, and a change to video uploads in GMB; Yelp’s..
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By Damian Rollison on Oct 5, 2020 8:00:00 AM
In this week’s update, learn about the rollout of ratings, photos, and COVID-19 safety info in Apple Maps; a new verification prompt in Apple Maps Connect; COVID-19 severity in Google Maps; landmarks..
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By Damian Rollison on Sep 28, 2020 7:41:13 AM
In this week’s update, read about increased engagement with local businesses on Nextdoor; an Apple Maps pilot in Australia; virtual appointment booking in GMB; new Google Local Ads features;..
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By Damian Rollison on Sep 21, 2020 6:00:00 AM
In this week’s update, learn about the new Local Search Ranking Factors report; Google Shopping updates emphasizing local availability; Apple’s surprise iOS 14 update; a guide to TikTok for business;..