Google has once again tested VERY different layouts for the Google Places local results. This particular test lasted a few hours in the wee hours today (October 29) but features several elements that having been popping up in Google's … [Continue reading] about New Google Places Layouts w/ Gray Map Pins: Face-lift or Botox Shot?
Blog
If I Had 1 Hour to Get Visible in Google Places
If I were James Bond and a dumpy little guy with a monocle and a white cat kidnapped me and demanded that I get his business visible in Google Places in one hour…the first thing I’d say is “You’ll never get away with it, GoogleFinger!” After his … [Continue reading] about If I Had 1 Hour to Get Visible in Google Places
Test: New Google Places One-Box Layout and Map Size
Update: It appears that this was only a test by Google (at least for now!). Today Google rolled tested out a new local “one-box” layout for Google Places: What’s changed being tested? Simply that the one-box is now to the RIGHT of the … [Continue reading] about Test: New Google Places One-Box Layout and Map Size
Google Places Scavenger Hunt: Find Me a Blended Review
What’s a “blended review”? It’s where a customer writes a review of a business and uploads photos to that business’s Google Places page—which results in the review and pictures being “blended” in the review area. I discovered “blended reviews” … [Continue reading] about Google Places Scavenger Hunt: Find Me a Blended Review
The Wedding of Google Places Reviews and User-Uploaded Photos
Reviews in Google Places have just gotten a little fancier: user-uploaded photos can now appear mixed in among customer reviews. If a customer writes you a review and uploads photos to your Google Places page, the photos actually appear IN the … [Continue reading] about The Wedding of Google Places Reviews and User-Uploaded Photos