David Mihm has put together a detailed infographic of the history of Google Places, from its beginning in March of 2004 as Google Local to the creation of the Google Place Page in October 2009 and the final re-branding of business listings to Google Places. In the timeline he also includes significant personnel changes at Google, product… Continue reading The History of Google Places from David Mihm
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2011 Local Search Rankings Released
David Mihm has released his annual Local Search Ranking Factors list. This is the best resource for local search marketers like myself online. Of particular interest in this edition is: The breakdown between “Pure” Local results (Places only, the traditional “7-pack”) and “Blended” Local results (where Places listings are blended with other search engine results).… Continue reading 2011 Local Search Rankings Released