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Will Google’s New ‘App Streaming’ Kill App Downloads?http://screenwerk.com/2015/11/18/will-googles-new-app-streaming-kill-app-downloads/By Greg Sterling on Nov 19, 2015 01:27 am Complaining that the world of apps was not enough like the web, Google, Facebook and others sought to enable deep linking within apps. Apple has recently joined the party as well. In one way this makes great sense. Deep linking and app indexing allow users to access and discover content within apps or go directly […]Read it! »Many Digital Marketers Seem Just As Confused, Overwhelmed As SMBshttp://screenwerk.com/2015/11/18/many-large-agencies-seem-just-as-confused-and-overwhelmed-as-smbs/By Greg Sterling on Nov 18, 2015 10:40 pm From behind a two-way mirror this evening I observed a 90 minute focus group. It consisted of representatives of digital agencies — mostly larger agencies. It was interesting to hear them discuss their digital marketing challenges and pain points. They spoke about the challenges of dealing with clients that were not sufficiently educated or were […]Read it! »How to Tell if a Page is Verified with the New Google Plushttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePlacesExpertJoyHawkinsLocalSeo/~3/XHfF-gPugm8/By Joy Hawkins on Nov 18, 2015 09:45 pm I was helping a user on the GMB forum and found it’s getting even harder to find duplicates now with MapMaker not having a phone-number search option any more. Currently, I search on Google for “plus.google.com” “999-999-9999” and then add &filter=0 to the end of the URL to find a list of duplicates. However, now […]The post How to Tell if a Page is Verified with the New Google Plus appeared first on Google My Business (GMB) Expert | Local SEO Tips.Read it! »Asking Customers for Google Reviews in the New Google Plus: What Are Your Options?http://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2015/11/18/asking-customers-for-google-reviews-in-the-new-google-plus-what-are-your-options/By Phil on Nov 18, 2015 07:09 pm Google’s really done it this time. The “write us a Google review” steps that worked so well for so long seem to work no more. In the new layout of Google+, if you send customers to your local page they will see no way to write you a review, because there is none.  (Sure, there’s […]Read it! »A Little Self-Promotion Never Hurts The SEOhttp://www.localseoguide.com/a-little-self-promotion-never-hurts-the-seo/By Andrew Shotland on Nov 18, 2015 12:37 pm LocalU just published an interview with your’s truly in advance of the LocalU event at Williamsburg I’ll be speaking at in March. If you were ever curious about how we make the donuts over here, I don’t think the interview will provide too much insight, but it sure beats trying to figure out what I am […]The post A Little Self-Promotion Never Hurts The SEO appeared first on Local SEO Guide.Read it! »LocalU Interview Series: Andrew Shotlandhttp://localu.org/blog/localu-interview-series-andrew-shotland/By Mike Ramsey on Nov 18, 2015 12:00 pm It's Time for another LocalU Interview! With our LocalU Advanced event coming up in Williamsburg on March 5th, we thought it would be fun to interview a few of the speakers. First on the list is the man, the myth, and the legend, Andrew Shotland at LocalSEOGuide.com. Business Development   What in the world possessed you [...]The post LocalU Interview Series: Andrew Shotland appeared first on Local University.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedThe New Google Plus – All About Collections Not About BusinessThe Local SEO Guide to Relocating your BusinessFully CHARGED: Search Influence Announces Seven Core ValuesSmall Tactics for Multi-Location SEO = Big ResultsAccelerating Velocity’s Roadmap to Drive Mobile Search Results With SyCara LocalReviews and Your Online ReputationFoursquare Joins Apple Maps Data Sources As Company Builds Out EcosystemFacebook and Reviews; It’s Time for the Big Boy PantsFoursquare Now On Apple MapsGoogle Using Points To Boost User Reviews, Beef Up Maps Content