Much has been said about Yelp’s removal from Google Places as a review/citation source. It’s unfortunate, because Yelp’s review system is unique and assures quality reviews from quality commentators. Google Places offered great exposure for Yelp; people see the reviews, along with a link to the business’s profile page over on Yelp. On the other [...]
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20 Aug
Checkin Wars: Claim Your Business!
Big news this week coming from Facebook: Checkins! The checkin wars have officially begun. Google Places will probably have something similar as well. It’s only a matter of time before checkins become a huge factor in local search ranking. Let’s see who comes out ahead, but for now, there’s going to be another required verification [...]
31 Jul
Checkins: A New Google Places Ranking Factor?
Google has just announced that they’re opening up their API to developers, encouraging checkin-type apps to link up with Google Places. This is a great move, that can 1) Bring additional focus to Google Places, encouraging both greater customer interaction, as well as increased SMB owner awareness of Google Places, something Google has been struggling [...]
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