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Google Spam Hall of Fame: Cheap Auto Insurance – #ShameOnGooglehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/SPg0amvOEyA/By Mike Blumenthal on Dec 24, 2018 11:16 am Google has the unique ability to look like they are doing something about systemic problems in Local when in reality it is just misdirection. Spam reporting is but one flagrant example of this. I recently reported some obvious spam. Any effing idiot could see that it is spam and yet my edit was denied. #ShameOnGoogle … Continue reading Google Spam Hall of Fame: Cheap Auto Insurance – #ShameOnGoogle →     Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedNear Me Searches Peak on Weekends in Search of Mind Altering Substances7 Key Takeaways from the Google Search Quality Evaluator GuidelinesE-A-T Checklist: 13 Ways to Improve Your Website’s E-A-T Rating and Boost Your SEO RankingWill Google Home Hub ever become a useful local search tool?Google testing restaurant booking with both ‘reserve a table’ and ‘tables tomorrow’ buttonsVideo: Last Week in Local – Dec 17, 2018Google Posts decline in traffic leave many to wonder if strategy is worth the timeHow Can You Tell a Competitor Does Effective Local SEO?Webinar Recording: Local Search in 2018/2019 – Looking Back and ForwardDo men and women value online reviews differently?