Google Places updated its look after Google Maps, Google Calendar, Google Gmail and other applications. This looks like the final version that Google Places will roll out and from what I can tell it’s a worldwide release. There are a few major things right now from what I can see: Third-party reviews are gone (well, suppressed [...]
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New Update Means Businesses Must Tweak Google Places
May 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When I search for something local, such as dog care for my awesome cocker spaniel, I hop on Google Maps to see what is close to me. In 2009,there were 27.5 million small businesses in the United States, according to Office of Advocacy estimates. As I was conversing yesterday on Twitter about all things SEO, [...]
