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The Whitespark Local Pulse for 12/02/2016

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Google Local Spam Hall of Shamehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/jvDm1BmqkiY/By Mike Blumenthal on Dec 02, 2016 01:05 pm If its good enough to do, its good enough to do in excess. Particularly with a name that gets verified in the GMB. The only questions I have remaining are his age, his wife’s name and how many children he has. Maybe Google should do away with categories and attributes and just allow businesses to … Continue reading Google Local Spam Hall of Shame →Related posts:Local U Advanced New Orleans – Early Bird Special Ending 10/7 Google Local Updates – Review Stars in Adwords & Amenities for Hotels Google Review Snippets – Hall of Shame Favorites      Read it! »Google My Business Rolling Out Attributes to Single Listingshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/Tt4O73RmFRc/By Mike Blumenthal on Dec 02, 2016 12:22 pm In May Google added the ability to add yes/no attributes via API in May and allowed API users to add non binary attributes like menu links in September. Joy Hawkins has reported that the GMB now has the ability to add attributes to single listings. It is interesting that: Attributes are not available to all business types (lawyers and doctors do … Continue reading Google My Business Rolling Out Attributes to Single Listings →Related posts:Comatose Google My Business Description Moved from Hospital to Long Term Care on Path to Burial & Replacement with Attributes Complaints and Their Role in Business – I need your help Google Releases GMB API V3.0      Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedHow to Combat Twitter’s Header Quality IssueAttributes Are Finally Coming to the Google My Business DashboardSEO & Redirecting A Site To A Domain With Unrelated ContentApple hopes to enhance maps with indoor location and drone data collectionUsing Emojis in Google’s Local Pack & Knowledge PanelConsumer citations are the future of local SEOIf Nobody in Your Area Cares about Yelp, Should You Still Bother Getting Reviews There?Removing duplicates in Yext: still a hands-on processHow brands can win with omnichannel discoveryGoogle Adding More GMB Notifications?