Are you tired of that weird “navigation arrow” found in Street View?  Well, Google is replacing that with a smoother “blue link” that will allow users to swipe and scroll through images more quickly. Here’s an example of what we would normally see (on mobile): Although I wasn’t able to get the new look myself, […]

In SEO, having the right content is important.  Not only is having the right content important, but knowing the right place and time to put that content can help elevate your website’s search positioning and increase your local business’s conversions. We know that getting your brand in front of your customers is a leading concept behind […]

There is a new slimmed-down version of the local box results being tested by Google for the mobile interface.  This version may end up showing in certain cases, such as where the user’s connection is poor, or where there’s a certain Google user interface A/B test.  Below is some captured screen shots by Sergey Alakov, […]

There are numerous threads spread across the Google My Business forum that tells of business owners or SEOs that have become panicked over finding out that the stumbled across a big red “Suspended” banner at the top of the page when they’re logging in.  There is quite the extensive list of things you should do listed on […]

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The other day, Google released an updated to their Google My Business app for iOS.  The main feature is the ability of business owners to temporarily change their hours of operation for a holiay or special event, directly from the app. Before, if you wanted to change the hours, you had to use the Google My […]

The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft and Amazon are in talks to possibly take a minority stake in HERE Maps, who is owned by Audi, BMW and Daimler, earlier this week.  There was a question of how aggressively HERE would be competing in the market ever since it was sold to the German consortium for just […]

When it comes to leaving reviews on local businesses within Google Maps, Google has decided to remove the Google+ account requirement.  Also, Google’s user interface has been updated for adding reviews while in the search results screen. The new interface was first spotted by Conrad O’Connell, while Mike Blumenthal noticed the removal of the Google+ requirement, which he said might make […]

With the newest iOS update to Google Maps, a few new features has been added to the app, such as the previously reported dedicated ride services tab.  Something else that’s been integrated is the recent Google Map lookups and saved places into Apple’s Spotlight Search. If  you do a search in the Google Maps app and save/star […]

As usual, Google has found something else new to test – something that Search Engine Land is calling “Local Business Cards” in search results!  Although this is something that Google hasn’t named themselves yet, it’s still a reasonable description of the new card carousel test that is featuring content from local businesses near the top of […]