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Google is Making Progress with Locksmith Spam

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By Joy Hawkins on May 13, 2016 10:01 am

I’m actually really happy to report that Google is making progress lately with locksmith spam in Google My Business.  The spam problem is still absolutely terrible and at an all-time-high so I’m hoping Google will quickly expand these efforts way past the locksmith industry.  There are dozens of other industries that are becoming equally terrible (cleaning [...]

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GBoard SEO: Ready For Single Result Mobile SERPs?

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By Andrew Shotland on May 13, 2016 12:00 am

I just downloaded GBoard, the new Google iOS app that replaces the standard iOS keyboard with a keyboard that allows you to search Google from the board itself – and the results show up as cards at the bottom of the browser. Check it out: Gboard appears when you start to search in an iOS […]

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